The thrilling, startling and wonderful narrative of Lieutenant Harrison

who was taken prisoner at Golidad, Texas, in 1836, and only escaped the treacherous murder of his companions by the inhuman Mexicans, to be transferred to a punishment worse than death, namely, the mines of Mexico, from which he succeeded in making his escape, and subsequently joining Col. Doniphan's command, on its way from California across the mountains by which means he again reached the United States : full particulars are given, in the book of his trials, sufferings, and brutal treatment in the mines, which are also accurately described, together with the prisoners, the overseers, mode of living, rations, their chastisements; chains, punishment in the black hole, etc., etc. : the whole together forming one of the most wonderful, and thrillingly interesting books ever published

by Harrison, E. J. Lieut