The Shasta courier., 1863-03-14
Early Discoveries in the Western Hemfs-
phere.

The following interesting information, says
the S. F. Call. has been compiled, with cred
table industry, by some of the more advanc-
ed pupils Of the Rincon school:
A.D. BY TAE NokrHxEN.
9S2-Ari Marson, an Icelander, is driven
by a tempest to White. mans land, or
Great Ireland. which was found settled
by Irish. Supposed to be North and
South Carolina
9S6-Eric the Red, an Icelander, discovers
Greenland
9S6-Bjarni Herjulfson makes a voyage ;
sees the coast of New England, but
does not land.
994-Lief Ericsson, son of Erie the Red, dis
covers Newfoundland, and names it
Helluland, or SONY Land )" and
Nova Scotia. which he names Mark
land, or Woody Land" Also visits
Nantucket and Cape Cod. One of this
party, Tyrker, a German, having dis
covered plenty of grapes, Lief names
itVinland.
999-Bjorn Asbrandson makes voyage to
Great ireland, and, remaining, is
elected Chief.
-Thorvald Erikson visits America, is
killed by Indians, and buried at Cape
AluertOH. Mass.
1905 l0-T Thorfnn Karlsefne visits New
foundland and south east coast of Mas
sachusetts.
10ll--Freydis, daughter of Eric the Red,
Helgi and Finnbogi. two brothers, ma
tives of Iceland. visit Vinland, where
Freydis causes the brothers to be kill
ed, loads their ships, and returns.
1029-Gudlief Gudlangson makes a voyage to
Great Ireland, and sees Bjom Ashland
son.
have visited America.
1266-Some Priests from Greenland explore
Polar Seas.
BY OTHER EUROPEANS.
christopher Columbus; Bahama Is
lands, Cuba and Hispaniola; Italian.
l493-Christopher Columbus; Caribbee Is
lands and Jamaica; Italian.
497-Sabastian Cabot; Newfoundland and
adjacent coast, Italian.
Christopher Columbus; Trinidad Is
land and American Continent; Italian.
1499-Americus Vespucius N. E. coast Of
South America; Italian.
l500-Vincent Pinyon; Amazon river; Span
ish.
l5Oo-Alvarez Cabral; Brazil; Portuguese.
l500-Gaspar Cortereal N. E. coast of N.
America.
l5O1-Rederigo de Bastidas and Juan de la
Cosa part of Central America; Span
ish.
christopher Columbus searches for
passage to India; Italian.
l50S-Dias de Soils and Fincente Pinzon !;
coast of Yucatan; Spanish.
1910 Vasco Nunez de Balboa Isthmus of
Darien; Spanish.
1910 Alonzo de Oleda and Diego de Nicu-
essa; Gulf of Darien; Spanish.
1912 Juan Ponce de Leon; Florida; Span
ish.
1913 Vasco Nunez de Balboa Pacific
Ocean; Spanish.
1915 Dias de Soils; Buenos Ayres; Span
ish.
l5I7 Francisco Hernandez Cordova Mexi
co; Spanish.
1918 Juan de GrJalva; names New Spain;
Spanish.
1919 Ferdinand Mage Ian; Straits of Ma
gellan; names Pacific Ocean; Portu-
guese.
1920 Sebastian Cabot; Paraguay; Italian.
1920 Fernando Cortez; inyades Mexico !;
Spanish.
1920 Luke vasquez de Ayllon; The Caro-
linas.
1924 Francisco Pizarro; Peru; Spanish.
1925 John Verazzani; N. E. coast of N.
America.
1928 Pamphilo Narvaez; invades Florida;
Spanish.
1882 Franciso Pizarro; Ecuador Spanish.
1884 James Cartier; Canada and St. Law
renee; French.
1884 Fortune Ximenez Lower California;
Spanish.
1885 Diego de Almago; Chile; Spanish.
1885 Pedro Mendoza founds Buenos Ayres
and conquers country; Spanish.
1910 Francisco Orellana explores the Am
azon Spanish.
l54l Ferdinand De Soto; Mississippi river;
Spanish.
154I Juan Rodriguez de Cabrillo; Upper
California; Spanish.
1862 Jaspar Coligny; part of Carolinas !;
French.
1576 Martin Frobisher; Polar Sea; Eng
lish.