The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-04
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To the EiItor ~ The EAGLE
In the Congressional library there Is an
old account in Frunch OF the visit of Coro.
nndo IN knn-n, in ibii, being the relation
given by tasicnadn. who was ON the oxpedi.
ton. Al desire 10 give IN this letter Is
the description of the iirst Kansas cyclone
known Ia history ~ translated. After lcay.
INK the Indian Town ~ Cicuyc, situated a
little south Of where IL, Vegas now l., Corb.
nado marched toward Quiycra, NJ the author
says. "north-norihcast," aud came ON To-
Indians who lived in tents NAL of tanned
buffalo skins. The Spaninrls saw such vast
numbers Of buffalo upon the plains that 1T
seemed Ia be n thing incredible u belief"
These Indians assured ~ anew that We
would iind many villages, and we directed
our steps Ia the east
shortly anonyad u. Garcia broke his
arm and We lost o Splniard who disappeared
in the chase. The country was very Hat
The party still marched toward the cnst
trying 10 discover the village. and came upon
nu incredible hcrl OF bison. OF which they
Killed many. I'VE marched sixty miles
without seeing anything but buffalo aud
sky Note. This j. the best buffalo story
ever told1
After this n painted Indian turned up In the
command, who was a native Oi QuiVcn. aud
named sopctc lie l. the first Kansan whose
name u known W history,
After considerable moro marching they
came To village name aud location not
giycnl Whcnv they saw an Indian woman a,
white ~ a Spauiarl aud painted.
while the army WIS campci here Ia a
rnyinc there came M w the evening q VIC.
lent cyclone tiourbillon) Of wind and hail.
which throw into camp aquantity NJ hail.
stones ~ lnryo ~ pOrrugprs (ccuellesl and
even laurr. They fell a. thick ~ rain and
IN some places the ground was covered ~
the depth Of two or thrco palms The horse,
all broke their ias,onlnEs aud nll escaped
with the exception ~ two ar thrre who wcrp
held onto by les ncgps' THE ncgrucs.
/ please note the first appearance Vt the col.
urcd brother Ia Kansas history he Is hold.
/ Ing QUITO snmcthingl who had taken helmets
aud hucklcrs IN shelter themselves with.
/ The wind carried some ul the horses and
/ glued them upagninst the walls oi the raylne.
/ while other Wcr carried Ia places whence ID
/ WIS not worth the trouble " rcgninlnr
| them. II we had been as,nilod hy thi,
tempest out on the plain We would have LOST
almost all of the horses without IT, being
I possible Ia have rebound them. The hail.
stones also broke many " The tents, dam.
| ngcd many helmets, wounded quantity of
/ the horses and broke all II the camp cool
| INK vessels This WIS not any small cmhnr.
rnssmcnt for thorc were not any moro N
such articles In the country. Onc could not
find thcrv even guurd calahashcs and neither
corn nor bread was 10 be- seen anywhere. Tor
the inhabitants lived only on flesh. either
nav or badly cooked, aud fruits Here ends
the description u the cyclone.
Thence Coronad0 marched four DAYS Jour.
ncy and came 10 a populous country ana the
town " Coma which u the nfst mentioned
Kansas town. lie aftcrwarl visited tb.
present site of your city, no doubt having
been impressed with the conviction that Al the
confluence u the ~. Peters aud ID. pnuli.
Rivers tthe Great aud Little Arkansnsl Inc
would iind Cibola whore he might possibly
meet pcHolo who was then marching wet.
ward by way Of Fort Scott also In scnrrl M