Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-31
WHEN CORONADO
CROSSED SMOKY
Told by Father Mahan, Who
has Gathered Many HIS
tOriCal Facts.
STORY or WHITE MANS flRsrySH


From the sallna. (KanJ Union.
Last evening 10 n large audience
Father Mahcr delivered hia lecture.
"COrunadO'8 Expedition % Kansas iu
Nal"
Undoubtedly the description of Cor
onado's expedition TO Kansas was
something new 20 the most of Father
Mahera audlo ce. How many OF
those people knew before that the
Smoky Hill river which passes through
this county, played an important part
in This nrst expedition in what is
now the United statca2
I'm the year 1888, Indians from the
north brought word 10 Coronado that
To- the north there were large cities
with uatold wealth. with a party OF
FOUR Coronado pressed on. negro
who was with them. going IN advance
to prepare the way for them As
they nearod the city word was brought
10 Coronado that the negro had been
killed and that he need not press on
farther. We went on, however, until
he saw the city. its large buildings.
| 00ur. Eve. SIX stories high, as be i'm.
aginodl, and then he returned and ~.
/ ported 10 The ylceroy OF Mexico.
when was then called New Spain. An
expedition was sent out a ndCr Cor.
onadu. and with .juu men be soon
Casue 10 the great old city. The In.
dians defended themselves az best
they could, but they could not wish.
stand COrOnadO'a shower OF lead. or
/ his iron dress, and the city fol- Tho
blg buildings turned out On be- only
novels and Coronado was disguEtod !.
there was corn and beans, bat nothing
cl gold. That city was what wo now
know 90 be- iu the inclan reservation
Cu Jne llnc between New MoKicu and
Arizona ilc was told of wealth to
lho west Pressing en-. be- came upon
the Grand Canyon of the Colorado.
still no gold Then east he dlscuv.
erred the Rio Orandc river Ho went
into winter quarters. aud In the spring
aealn pressing on, be came upon the
plains ana saw Tho mighty herd OF
| buffalo A council was held some.
where iu the Indian Territory aud The
expedition started north. and On June
IS, 1871 crossed tho Arkansas river
somewhere near Fort Dodge. Later.
he came upon the Smoky I'm river
and crossed q where findsborg now
stands
From there nc passed toward where
Gypsum now stands, crossed Gypsum
and Turkey creeks. and arrived at
he smoky river again near junction
City. Here lived hostile bands OF IA.
dams az the junction OF the Repub.
lean and smoky Hill rivers, but no
gold. Coronado was now thoroughly
Disguised and following the Smoky
lili river until he reached the place
where he CROSSED at FIRST. near Lands.
BORG he started towards Mexico. Pre-.
vIous 90 This time De bad passed zap
and down The banks lf the Smoky
river for wouty Avc days Ia search
of gold. az the junction of tho two
rivers hC planted a large cross. bear.
ing the Gate Of the expedition
Arriving Ono New Mexico, he return
ca to O.I Mexico. bus Father padilla
reirace1 bis steps, accompanied by
two lnuIanB he had converted ~
crossed he Smoky river and nri .
ing at llc Junction the hostile bands
OF Indians shot him tu death with ar
rows. lie tell near Harrington. and
only two years ago a largo monumon
was unveiled there. dedicated 90 the
arst martyr OF the United states. and
the Grafton al the unwilling was
preached by Father Maher
Coronado returned. disguised lie
had not ,ound what he came f3r He
came for gold lie walked over o.. but
asa not Know .t be came Tor wealth.
yet The country ls one OF the wealth.
Test IN fhe world. he came for glory.
ana HIS nwnodifinn Wnn ono Of fhn
greatest iu history.
tlo was the FIRST 20 cnter the pres.
cnt territory % the United States; he
discovered Arizona. tho Colorado
river aud the greatest OF natures
works The Grand Canyon tho clln
dwellers these mysteries OF ancient
times discovered that Lower Cali.
fornia was not an island