The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-02-03

for gold and silver IN Il country far
beyond, and by this means get rid
Of an expedition who had quarter
cd themselves upon the country for
the season without
IMMEDIATE TROUBLE.
1t was thus that Coronado was
induced to extend his tripto the n.
T., visiting Cicuye, EN- route, des-
ignatod by some modern writer's as
Santa Fe, and by others rs Pecos,
he extended his explorations to a
province called "Quivira." Lee
turers and writer's upon the subject
in various States and localities have
been ever ready to catch upon the
descriptions of the country given
in the journals Of the expedition,
and mgeuiously credit their locali-
ity with Il chapter on ancient histo-
ry. Thus, Nebraska has a theo-
rist who claims that the southern
and central portions Of that State
was the romotcst point reached by
Coronado. Another theory locates
Quivira, the outlying terminus of
the expedition, at or near KANSAS
City ; while another locates the
province furthor south, possibly in
Arkansas. However all this thco-
rizing may be, there is no doubt a
bout Coronado having extended his
march far to the northeast, over
treeless plains, where quantities Of
buffalo roamcd, cXtendingnO doubt
to some point well toward the Mis-
souri, river. Wherever Quivira
may have been located, we are told
that there he met "TatarraX, the
king of the proyiuce," and hat his
people gave no greater sign Of be-
ing possessed of the precious met
ais for which they were in search
than a ".jewol Of copper about the
neck of the king" The men OF
Quivira lived principally on bufa-
10 meat, slept IN tents made of but
falo hides, wore shoes and cloth
ing made of buffalo leather, and
"wandercd about like the Arab"
Coronado disheartened, and his
companions sorely discouraged, re-
turned after two years to Mexico;
stores of gold and silver had not
yet been gathered from
THE MINES,
although known to exist, as found
and appropriated without labor by
Pizarro and Cortez. Had Corona
do have prosecuted and set his men
to work upon the mines after the
manner Of this generation, he
could have made returns far eX
cceding the wealth Of his time.
About 1881, Ruyz, with a com
pany Of Franciscans, and an escorr
of soldiers, came up the valley O
the Rio Grande, certainly as far a:
the province of Quivira, the pucb
clio near Santa Domingo, and nC
doubt extended his visits to the
east, tor he remained in the country
several months, and after his es
cort had abandoned him, Upor
the return OF the escort to Racate
cas- without Ruyz, Espeio becam,
interested in his fate, and late il
? l1S2 departed IN search Of Ruyz
and incidentally to learn Of tn,
country. lie journeyed by way o
the Rio Conchas and the Rio
Grande to Poala pucbelo, whore hc
learned Of the death Of Ruyz anC
his companions at the hands Of tn,
natives. Continuing, he visiteC
other pueblos in the vicinity, an,
made an expedition to Jemoz, Zia
Asoma, Zuni, and beyond, Espej'
being less aggressive, encountercC
much less opposition from the Pu
eblos than Coronado, and refers t,
them in terms OF commentator
f for their habits Of industry, clean
%liness, government and hospitalit.
, to the extent of supplying his com
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