Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-25

reef on which the flagship grounded lies
on the city OF Cape Hultcn In hayu,
mile or so distant is Point Picnlrt, culel
10y Columbus puutu Santn Rounding Point
lficolet that memorable Christmas eve the
SANTA Maria was forced by the current
upon the first 0f u line " reefs that
stretches In front Of Cape Haitirn from
three to i've miles distant. and a little far
ther from the hullnu village This In
dian settlement, Gunfico, ! located NJ the
present bOuTg OF Petit Anse. two miles from
Cape Haitien; Il r. now partly In rufus aud
occupied by n.herfo folk, There is a small
chapel here ruicly furnished anil few
email huis aud houses. Beyond aud around
lie snlines, OF salt hats, and the coast "a
hordered with munEroVV swumps,
knew that everything putulnlng TO
the wrecked vessel was brought To Guac-
built near Il, and | looked for rs sight not
far away, / found II ON summit of
snail hill In the snllucs near the beach,
with slopes SO nearly perpendicular ns 10
appear artificial. ! found un relic there,
but its position, 50 near the ancient Guniion
the only elevation within two miles, aud
its strategic advantages uyrr every other
situation marked u ps the spot where Co
luuihus founded NnNdud,
Let us learn the fate Of Navldad from 60
lumhus' own journal, II eleven months
as he promised he would, with a large iieHi,
to receive the ton " gold he confidently
expected. They arrived In front Of The
fort but as Il was night and gs he had
lost the Santa Maria tho year before on
these same reefs the ships iay-tO TN morn.
ing, The CBnuoua were tred, but there was
no response fr0m the shore which lay Do
darkness. without sign ~ light or llfe Co.
iumbus felt great unouslncss all night and
early In the morning he sent d boat TO land,
The fort Wns found, llsmanued. and not
II WIS Learned ingly TINT o few had died
cf disease, q dozen had he'm Killed Ia an eN.
pSdllon into ,hS mo9ni fggi9g Iel e aa
nabl the cncilue Of the golden mountains.
who Ind secrrtly uinrthed down on the
fortress In the night. They learned, ,hls
from Guaranararl; the Spaniaris found Him
reclining In a cotton hammock, suffering
from wound received Ia personal eucoun'
ter with Caonabo himself
/ do not believe that dc caclque bud any
part In the aAssaore, except IN defense "
The garrison. Columbus had returned here,
but he was too much DISCOURAGED by what
had occurred 20 entertain the thought OF
fnuudiur mon the ruins OF Navidnd He
sent d caravol nlrthci along the coast To
search for site and here Columbus hin'
self sails out o. the story
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