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

can WHERE he would he unable TO carry o"' ""
advice of the devil. When. after a long ",,o"'
rcvcn cities were reached. the knightly ca'"'io''
and disappointed soldiers vowed Veneeahoe "P
the poor friar's head The seven CITIES W.
saualid hamlcts. In place OF rrgah'y Ill" p0"'r
and spcndor was desolaton. simplicity ana po'-
or,r Tho rosy dreams were resolved into I'M
| tempting, uninviting reality Du' since 80 n'" nj"
had been expended upon the journey, CORONADO
do,or,rcd % 90 further and visit other cities.
Surely there were realms worth conquerlns' an"
| :; on,,rse NJ time they would surely find Them
Tho natives. anxious TO keep the adventures OUT
or their territory. did all in their power 70 revive
thc courage Of the party. Far TO the ehst"ar"'
ohout o5O miles they said, was populous ana
| for,;Io rcgion which would surely meet inc en-
roc.otions Of the conpucrors. Coronado lea HIS
army tbithcr and 10 this day may be founu 'ne
ruirs Of the villages between the Mo "'"h'''
and tbc Pecos not far lroh '
ait. If Santa Fc. The natives Of these cities 'iee
| ,hc invaders with q cordial and geniai "e'coine'
oGcrina them Jewels and turquolSes' rare ''',''
| besides an abundance OF the snbstah''a's vi INV,
.nd sorcnoding them with the planfive music OF
| I'll ord 6rcs In return for this hospitality 'he
cn,riorls burned ore of the villages ana i'nPr's-
oncd some of the chiefs Coronado demande' c'o'"
crourh 10 furnish suie for his army ana w wiz
fer was n. hand and the natives 'ounh ~ "'"'c"''
| IN comnlv with the Generals request they WIT
evon forced TO give mp their own garments ihe''
| were ONLY n few Of the indigni'ns heapru "po"
| those gentle people by III" Span"rds' WIZ, ."o
hi,oi,r tclIx us hal been instructed by the Vice
. - ,,,,ico d. N have these people understand
| that thcrc was God in Heaven and an emperor
49, .o.,,, All tbc wrongs were endured with
marc or less resignation until one OF the oiicers
,oor Tho husband and the chiefs of the village
eo,nloined 70 Coronado but, failing to obtain JUS
| ,;co determined upon revolt. The natives rose Ill
arms b,rricadcd their houses and for two days
| y shower of arrows kept the assaian's Nv Day
Finally the Spaniards dug under the walls an" Se'
fro ~ tbe villarc The Indians asked for quarter
and laid down their arms. Eut NOTWITHSTANDING
| tho treaty the Spaninrds determined 10 pnrh 1he
natives alive as example to other villages Inc
natives seized the cudgcls from the fnel gathereu
for their bonfire and made a brave dcichoe' "''
| few escaped The report. however. spread among
| ,bo matchmaking villages that the Spaniards had
,;,lotc1 ,he treaties of war and were not TO De
,-,.,cd Tho winter which followed was one
| ~ unrreccdcntcl severity, and the Spanards, I'M
abb, To- move nOrthward offered to overlook pasv
offences and to grant shelter 70 All WHO """i"
suhmit 70 their Invasion The Indians refused,
|
calamity for fifty ,ays being deprived of water
and enduring terrible torturcs, the inhabitants
were forced 10 surrender, but not until they had
first built bonfire into which they cast all their
cvels and lncry that they might at least he spared
fine humiliation Of seeing their goods in the pos
session of the enemy Not escaped They
wcre literally moved down by the Spaniards. who
rushed in on horseback sword In hand. mus.
we are told. these supplemented. peace-loving
ncople who had greeted Coronado with the per
furnc of flowers and the soft music of their hu'cs'
learned that, although there might not De q "ou
Of mercy I'm Heaven. there was certainly an emperor
on earth.
One Of the Indians in the valley, knowing that
| a desperate effort must W. made n rid the una
If Coronado and his followers. clcvery disguiseh
himself and appeared before Coronado, pretending
10 he a mysterious rcrsona9c ana hh'cr ot Ills
rcoplc He gave descriptions OF land lar re-
mote that supposed all previous accounts pon
"A mighty river iloatcd canoes which carried lor'F
on,.,ncn Huge vessels sailed on the streams sur
noun ted by golden eagles and supporting raised
daisies where tie lords were wont 10 sent 'h"'"-
selves under a canopy of cloth OF eom' lnr"'-
ray Iong.bcardci and hcary headed, the monarch
IL reg regions. took In, nooniaN nap under ID
bupcsprcading tree in garden of roses lie
,eudcd by impcrcrptbc cords. These magic bells
,,hcn plaved mon by the wind gave forth eN-
,ui.ito sounds The KIM toyCd with sfrlng
~ nricclcss beads which furnished n mental stimu-
lns and aided the flow Of cloqnence in his prayers
| He vorshipped n cross of gold and made daily
vn,y. of alteration - the maC" Of a woman the
puecr Of the Heavens. All the commoncst honsehon
utensils in this land were wrought of SILVER III"
beaten gold To tins wonderful region. this
land Of Quivcm. the Indian offered 10 conduct his
ere uon, friends whenever they wished
Coronado. still hrcd Ivy the hope OF
n wonderful conquest. and always ready
10 believe I'm on,cns made ready for another eN-
pr!ition after taking fIc wlsr prccnuiion TO have
lie guide sccIrclv found. One soldier 70 whom
ahlution was not even a memory declared that
| lac hal seen this Indian with his face in BASIN
! in close proximity 10 the water talking 10 the
| devil Thi-, together with other mysterious conf
munications, satisfied Coronado On May s. lj4l,
| the army left the valleys they had 50 chectualv
! subdued and Chrisiian7cd crossed the gently
| flowing softly muimnrng Pecos AMI began the
weary march over tire prmeval wind-swcpt plains
! across tho southwestern territory, 10 the region
! # the Arkansas, eight hundred miles away Cas-
| tena "a one of the private soldiers. who has left
| an account of the march, s1ve that each was or
| (erea 10 count hI> steps, tat fair estimate OF
| tie daily PROGRESS might lie made. a. well as Of
! the entire distance travelled. There is vision
Of n qrim dusty. weary footed band marching
with uncertain precision during those long sum
mer DAY :. through the high scorched, cared grass,
over the southern prair O., wh're the calm monot-
| onv Of the clear sky WAS only relieved by tom
nest Such were the h1rlships endured u graf
i,fy the whm of n supcrstltious, avarieios Span
lard. ore wonders that they had the energy to
plundrr. vet the faithful chroDic.er tells us that
they left no trace Of Indian Villages that Glanced
10 he in their path Finally, when their endur-
ancc had been s'rlncd TO the point Of fncturc.
| and no tangibe evidences appeared Of a anl gilt
| icring With gold, the adverturers began to look
| with suspicion upon their guide. They noticed