The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-30

Dorado which means the Golden King. This
title was afterward abbreviated TO II Dorado"
1.-THE Golden One, and still later To EldOrado, as
a designation for the country ruled by this King.
The Spaniards had their lust for gold fired by
tnrmed 10 j inv . IA "eIo nahy ehIruiilons
One OF these set out in of Gonzales. a
brother Of Pizarro. II was composed OF 400 men
terrible hardships which the natives said they
would have TO undergo. For two years the ex-
es, and at the end OF that time there were only
nifty men left. The remnants. of the expedition
aanaliy reached z stream which appeared 70
abandoned themselves TO the rushing current
of the, stream; They were swept onward for
many days, and finally brought up in the At
Atter sore trials a mere hand full succeeded in
reaching Spain under the leadership OF Oyellara.
They confirmed the that the natives
OF the lncas' empire made 10 PizzAro. and
further told amazing stories Of the remarkable
colorado. They described their rushing trip
down the mighty river. and related how they
had seen in the distance, beautiful cities where
They also reported thai many OF these warriors
were women, tall of stature and OF herculean
the men, and the stream down which the ex-
petition passed was atterward called the
Amazon after these women warriors.
which the survivors OF this expedition told,
their description OF the wonderful couatry
expeditions, but none OF them ever succeeded in
reaching the famous EldoradO. A Spaniard
uAlueu. MaEllnels the Ouly SURVIVOR OF an eLpe-
dttion into the country In 1888, told a story OF
having seen Manoa, the capital OF the Roucou-
yenne EN- pire. lie described it as a city OF mag
nihcence and riches beyond parallel. IL was
built on the shores OF a lake. and, according 10
his story, the sands surrounding the lake were
OF pure gold dust, There were further attempts
20 penetrate the country and reach EldOrado.
but these were also unsuccessful. and the sto-
ries passed into the realm Of legend.
The country IL still populated by the Roucou-
yenne Indians, who live amid the dense forests
In the interior OF Guiana near the Thumu-Hu-
mac Mountains. They are a peaceAble and IN
norant tribe and are absolutely without knOw1-
edge Of the value OF the precious metals which
are said to abound In the country. At the mouth
OF the Carsewenne River q collection OF huts is
called the city OF COunAni, which il the only civ
OF any size in the country. Counani is two dayS
Journey by sailing vessel from Cayenne. The
story OF the recent discovery OF g8lA deposits OF
the houcouyennes starts from COunAni. IL Is
there that q half breed named Jean Baptists. the
grandson OF the last chief OF the tribe, lives. Hs
Is said 20 DO nearly So. years old and fast losing
MS health. IL was be who made the secret
kn0wn and started the gold fever. He had as a
friend, 20 the story goes, a French Alderman
named Pierre Htlliers. The fisherman formed
an attachment for the aged half breed. and at
various times assisted In making life cOmfoHa-
Die Tor him. BAptists had a young grandson.
whom he asked Nilliers TO take charge on until
this increased the bond OF f~Tfendship 10
tween him and the half breed. one isy
April last the aged half breed tOok