New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-12

manned for twenty-five Gays making i"i''N' =
plorations and determining upon his future courSe
The explorers heard of a great river further easo
which they believed to he the River Of the Holy
Ghost But after looking in vain for gold, they
halted on the shores of the Platte, and one ourn-
inr August day their leader erected cross
hearing upon its base the inscription Francesca
yosoucz de Coronado, General Of an Expenitioh,
reochcd this place" Coronado said he intended
70 return in the spring and make further eN.
vibrations in Quivera, but the soldiers douo'eo
Lis intention. and Castaneda wrote GOD mas
reserved these explorations for others To us ne
oivcs only the right to boast that we were tue
fire. IN discover them His will be DONE Inc
following spring Coronado had fall from his
horse. and remembering the predictions OF "e
Arabian astrologer hurridly returned home to MS
beloved wife Perhaps the prediction came True
for Coronado received cool welcome from the
vcerov. who had spent 10000 pesos OF gold on
the expedition, and he lost his government anu
bis rcnutation Further than this nothing Is
known OF the career OF Coronado which pes'h
with snch brilliant prospects, nor do we know
moro OF his devoted wife, the beautiful Donna
Beatriy.
Sucb il the story Of Coronado's march to the
interior and the legend Of King TartarraX' whlcn
the Nebraska people have celebrated in triumphai
rrocessions and marches. We have only 10 look
ot the records carefully to be convinced OF the
truth Of the narrative. Among the landmarks the
ycstiacs OF the village Of Cicuye, said TO be tine
last place visited by Coronado before he began
his long march across the plain. and descrioe"
in the narrative of some Of the explorers "'N
ho now seen in the ruined town known as Ola
Pccos From this point in their journey all h''-
rators agree that the army marched about seven
- larna
edlv the Arkansas II is unreasonable to sup
pose that any stream south Of the Arkansas was
meant The distance between the Pecos ana
Newton Kansas by the old Santa Fe trail is not
far from 600 miles We do not know exactly
the time occupied in the march after leaving this
noint. II has been given as fortyeght days ana
also ne forty-two and forty days. Granting that
it only took forty days, and deducflng
the twenty-five days spent by Coronado
after reaching the place there still
remains ample time TO make the journey
70 the Platte River Coronado himself reported
that he reached the forticth parallel OF latitude
Furthermore. his description Of the climate, the
soil and the vegetation OF Quvera corresponds
pcrfrctlv TO the conditions Of this portion OF
Nebraska. THE SOIL, he SAYS, is the best
which it is possible 70 see for all KINDS OF SPANS"
fruits BESIDES being strong and black, IL Is very
we'll watercd by creeks fountains and rivers
Here found plums, such as have seen IN Spaln'
wanuts. and excellent ripe grapes
Jar,millo. one of the lieuenants has lett TINS
doscrintion. 1.-The country has fine appear
ancc. such as / have not seen excelled IN france
Snoin Italy or Ia any of the countries which l
have visited in the service of His Majesty. IL Is
not a country of mountains, there being but
hillocks and plains with streams OF eAceiiehe
wafer II afforded me entire satisfaction Judge
that il must be fertile and well suited 10 "e
cultivation Of all sorfr of fruits For grazing
country experience proves that IL Is admiraoV
adapted. when we consider that herds oil pisoh
and other wild animals, vast as the lmaSina'pon
can conceive find sustenance there ho'icea
n kind Of plum of excellent flavor. something
ike those Of Spain; the stems ana Diue ho"'rS
of sort OF wild flax. suma"h along the margin
Of the streams, like the suuach VI oP''"' ANU
palatable wild grapes.
Gomora writes: "Quiverl is on the for'ieth
r,rollri az LATITUDE II is temperate country,
and hath very good waters ana much grass, p'u"'''
mullcrries. nuts. melons and grapes which rlpen
very well. There is no cotton. and they Apparel
,hsmselycs with bison hides aud deer skins.
The following might bc taken as description
NJ one OF the frca.ent storms in this region
" One evening. there camc up terriDle STORM
If wind and hail. which left in the camp hall
stones AZ large KS porringers. and even larger
They fell thick as raindrors, and III some spots
the ground was covered with them TO the dcp'h
of eight or ten inches. The storm caused says
one many taars. weakness and VOWS. Inc horScs
hr,ke their rcps. some were even blown down
the banks Of the ravinc. the tents were torn. ana
every dish in GIMP broken.
Among the interesting relics that have been
found are tile brcasiplate. helmet and forge OF
Spanish soldier which came TO light in the recent
excavations near the Pecos River. An old strrup
snch MS that used by Moorish horsemen. was found
few years ago near the Republican River IN
Franklin County. The engineers Of the Union
Pacific while constructing line near the Loup
River report finding ancient mounds and evil
denccs If former civilization. such as Drokcn
bits Of ancient pottery with markings Identical
10 those on the pottery found near Pecos. The
Pawnees who for long time occupied this region.
are related 20 the Aztecs There Is a Tradition
among the Indians that they once lad masnifi-