The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02
INCIDENTS
AND OPINIONS


tho hisneSs auG c0lo- q orr bulls. hNr
their horns arc not - great They have
8 eTest huuch upon their foreshaa'eerf
ard More hair upon their forc-part thsn
ufoa their hind-7art. and it j. Ike vogi
They have. as & were horses we've
unoz thei- back bone and MEGA felT
haugiug down their foreht ads and =
seemeth they have boards eccause q glse
very great store q hair hanging cova
AZ IN, 81 ChinS and throats- IRE males
have very short tails end a 6oek r.
bunch ar each end 50 that in SOM re-
spects thcr resemble, the lion. Srl ia
sosne ctHcr the camcl They push With
their horns. They run. overtake snd XII
s. horse when they are ir their rsae
ard anger. FINALLY. Il IS fierce beast -
counter anco and form ~ body me
horse aec from them because 81 ~
reformed shape or else tker fave f.ffr
seen them fTheir masters 1.-THE F.aits
Indians} have no other riches - sr-
stance of them they eat. they a7lra,
they apT.arel. they shoe themselves. aast -
their hides thcy make many shires
houses. shoes. apparcl anl robes. og tls,ir
r,.aes shsy made bodkins o. their sirev-s
ana hair. thread; ~ their horns aai
hladders. vessels, u their dues nge. aHt
If their eslf SKINS. budgets whcrin ihg
draw and keep water To DC shor- ihv
make 50 many thines 80 them ~ m
have need for or IS may suffice them la
The use ~ this life.
This true aad grsphis descripticr -
tho buffalo and The use the Indians v.a'le
or them wcalG hold good in ever. gar-
ticuiar. BIS years later when arSt lecd
among them
- enc instance On pursgins vast tard
o. aunalo. they anrroachcG an abfu-t
ravine iuto which ,hc huTala fen euta d
was fun ana tie herd crossed on ta,fr
nodics some ~ the h8r>ewcn following
rice into Ihe tanelcd mass and vevs
extricated with dmeuity
Again he speaks ~ terrific storm
which hail stones fel as biF rs era, sae
seriously miuunE their horses d.
known hail stones Xiii cattle oa the
plaiils Asssin De SAWS. '0u .hc nlsls
ara Immense number ~ sman animal,
serblng sgHlrrcis and numerous taifs
hurowed tv thcrn .n the earth. eviie
prairie dogs
Finally thcv reached the couafg
known as ouieira and described By CaTa-
nado as follows.
The province ~ ouiviri IS s5o League
from Mckee labout see5 miesl the riare :
] have reachc,i IS The fo,h dsgsee }af
tudc. The earth ia the best possible faf
all kinds of productions ~ spain. Ter
while 10 IS very strong ard black. So g.
well watered By brooks springs So
rivers. ! have found rrunes mild plswsl
like those 90 spain. some II which wrra
black. alsp soElc excellent grapes aui
mulberrias Jaramilio. who accompanied
Coronado. speaking % this region sass
This country has "A supsrp appearance
and such as 7 havr not seen better ~
al spain. neither in Italr 90 france upr
IN any other ccuntry. IL saus0cs mo
completely I presume that Il Is very fer
tile and favorable Tor TIE cultivation 40
all kinds % fruits
Evidently Coronado has crossed thz
great plains and cnteresI northeastern
Kansas. and bis impressions % the country
were the same ms my ogn. when 7 aret
lexplored the same plains and tho couHtr
of Quivif7t. IS years istcr. The only
/ point can locate with certainty in Cor
o1ados march across the plaias IS The
salt plains 81 The Slmmoroue on ~.
sontheru border n Kansas. about fhe
southern Hne ~ Mead county. lie SAYS
con the road tbey passed great sat
&
3 or 3 inches thick were gcra noafina
on the surface. In Iss1. GA the pialna.
saw Indians win pack horses loaded
wish the same rock salt. 20 8 inches
chick. ticking e north - their Nebraels
home. Therefore. feel safe IL fasl
tivciy Iocstne this point on tteir re8ts.
f'rom The salt plains rp course ws
cast ~ 1orth coming % s. isrge river 81
g 90 .s.f
saint Peter end -satnt rani efidrrti
the Bg Arxansas river ara prohab'y H
TIE junction ~ tie Iitre traausss- Sex
erai Caya' journey fTthtr in fhe saa
directiun. iu JULY. Is-f. ahrT came o. ~
conutrv ~ Quisira. eeldenuy fne ooBnff
along the kansas Ftvcr ard its iriavfarlss
ard teyoas that vas erest river.
denily TOO Missouri Corsnaas RAD eut
him grsises. rou> pial1s .Inaiane. ~ vaarn
Dc SAYS. .Jresa-Tc5sus are 8 rs.afie fsfE
an8 being constantly 81 persa3f 81 SEINE.
'-n1w che ceaa'rr perfectly srcor rnre-
lrg CoforaIa waa gef stad rf4aeleelaa
monk Fnsr Juan To Paaaa uha faH
~ zeal for fhs conversion ~ ihe rtess
~ Ogitlra- e. A.. D. fff returned
aeroes tha riairs 20 THESE people wasfa
- vss -fc-sasfsl hs h.s iaf,ors. TIE
Qulv.rians iare1 hin 81 fafher. rsi-
iar O. exfcna ais hrid * Influence 81
usrf - another frfe. snemtss ef ffe
Qusirians and ~ mrr8rfel - fssfs.
probably In ahat Is row Tfaslrsrf
cosrfs f-7neas rfa vas ffe fret vnfs
men 81 ieae his ufe ~ Earaaa s-
whs. hrcarae - 80 rg4ins r f-snras
fnr ff.r neaf fwe, hurssrea pears hlslefr
S. almost saeaf bnt e IS very efssett