The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-23

Quiyira. long claimed by New Mex
ico. and intimatcs that Missouri, ana
other states within the swing uf a Dig
circle Of southwest territory have a
fuir claim 10 the tabled spot Thcor-
icf of various historians are discussed
and contrasted Col u r. Twitcholl
and l.. Bradford Prince. eminent New
Mexico historians, are quoted iu the
H%rticlo published In the Times, which
follows
Somewhere In the great central
plains OF the United States. three hun
drcd and sixty three years ago this
summer, an adycnturous spanish oN-
plorcr. with ~thirty-six companions,
wandered In search OF q mysterious
lana of Quivira Historians of six ot
the modern statos 81 the nation have
sought since 10 prove that the golden
city that lured Don francisco Vas
qucz de Coronado from the luxury OF
Mexico was situated within their pres
cnt borders. Now, II appears, all OF
them may be- In error, and whatever
honor they may be In being The site
of the tabled Quivira may belong TO
Missouri, whose writer's haV made
little effort 10 locate the land within
It's borders.
Coronado began his march at Com
postclla, Mexico, In February, 1870,
barely a half century after Columbus
he'd first sighted the shores OF Amer
lea. After many vicissitudes hts eN-
petition reached .TigeuN. a point ON
the Rio Grande near the present town
Of B~ernalillo. n. NJ. and spent the
- - NNNANAaN.a - Aaa. hnaHH
able 10 make n fairly accurate map Of
this art OF the explorers journey.
But four days after leaving TigenN
Coronado entered a land never before
visited by European. and the dire
ton OF his travels from that point
have become almost a mooted qncs.
ton. II is possible that even yet some
excavation Of arms or accouterments
OF the period of his exploration may
prove definitely whether he found
Ouiyira In Kansas. Nebraska. Okla
homa. Arkansas. Colorado, New Mex
leo or Missouri.
All modern speculation on the eNpe-
dition IL based on five writings, Cor
onado's letters to Viceroy Mendoza oil
Mexico and the king. a book by capt
Juan Jaramillo. another by Don Ped
ro Casteneda and two anonymous
publications printed soon after the
Journey. the "Relacion del Suceso'
and "Relscion Postrera de Sivola.
Jnramlilo and Casteneda we're OFF,
cials under Coronado. The two an
records probably were writ
ten by historians Of the period after
Interviews with members OF the ex-
petition.
The march from Tiguex oegan April
20. t54i. In four days the army ar
rived at Clcuyc, an Indian village on
The Pecos river. This place has been
well established by a. +. Bandolier'
who SAYS In his "Gilded Men that
Castaneda described the village 50
well that when he was there IN lshV
the measurements he made compared
accurately with those made by the Ola
spanish soldier. This point Is also
important because II points to acrur-
acy In Castaneda's writing, From
CIcuye JaramiilO. who was an army
officer and therefore used Ia com
putting distances and directions "i
march,. says they went three DAYS
rather To the northeast Castaneda
agrees. saving that on the fourth day
/ they reached a river which was too
deep TO ford. a majority Of hisl"r-
mus agree that this was the nhd
The 'Relacion del Success says, how
ever. tina the march was southeast
which record is used 20 shaw thA'
| Qniyira must have been In Arkansas
OF Oklahoma.
II is ser,ain that after thirty-siN OF
10. fH.WnUAIA hgHNmH
worried over his failure To- fin Oui''
ira. A consultation Of captains wa
called. Il was decided To send most
Of the army back to TigueN WINE
Coronado with thirty foot soldiers and
six cavalry pushed further INTO the
! plains. This point has been located
hy historians all h way from toui
hundred 10 eight hundred mileh fin"
Tigeux and In all directions from
southeast 90 northeast. \ t0o-mll'
arc. starting directly east Of Beraal'
lilo. y. NJ. would oegin about shat
tuck, Okla. and pass hroIgh Shht-
tuck. Okla. and Englewood ahu
Dodge city. Kas. A 500-miie are
| would be about a line through OKLA
homa city. Enid. Okla, Kingman and
Great BEND, Kas. SalliFaW, ok'".
~coffeyviTe. Eldorado and Couhci
Kas. and Hastings. Neb, would oe ~
a 60O-mile arc. Clarksville. Ark'
Springfield. Clinton and Kansas Cily
No, on "a 70O-mile are ana a
Knob, Ark. Rolla, Jefferson ctty ano
! Mason City. Mo and Des Joines' Ia
on an S00-mile are.
IT Is hardly possible that the poin.
where the main army under Areilan'
turned back vas farther than i've
hundred miles from Tiguex. Suef
eminent historians ~ r. r. TNitchel
aud r. w Hodge locate Il on the Col
orado river In Texas Gen. j. n
| simpson. Louis HOuck and others IN
cline 30 the opinion that the writinsi
OF Iaiamilio and Castaneda are more
authentic than the Anonymous Ike
laclOn del suceso" and locate th'
point somewhere IN modern okiaho
ma, probably west 81 oklahoma tty
Al any rate IL Is agreed b. an ih'
| ancient authorities that ceronhd'
went north about thirty days VIII
his small escort They made ehA'
marches and reached q great river
This they followed northeast alon'
It's course for several days. Moderf
writers who disagree as to the plae'
where Arellano turned back unite oi