The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-23
MISSOURI WOULD CLAIM TABLED QUIvIRA;
THEORIES OF VARI0Us HISTORIANS DISCUSSED

found Quiyira In Missouri possibly
The expedition probably wandered
east from the Arkansas river into Mis-
sour, according TO his reasoning. lie
bases his conciusions on parts OF All
the ancient writings. Castlneda re-
ported that the country was level
ns far AS Quiyira" and that there
they oogan to see mountain chains.
Those mountains, Houck believes,
were the Ozark range ga southeast
ern Missouri. Coronado refers TO the
great height OF the people of Quivira.
They were ten palms In height, ne
wrote To the king. II b. a well cstah-
lished fact hat the OsaHo Indians
were above the average Indian "a
height. Also those Indians lived on
the southern bank OF the Missouri
river and along the Usage liver In
Missouri Jarainillo speaks on the
peculiar headdrcss 81 the Quivirans.
The Usage. Kansas, Pawnecs, Sac and
Foxes and Iowas were Indian tribes
that shaved the head, except as Tor
an upright scalp lock. The Kansas
Indians lived along the Missouri nv
er. east OF kansas city. The others
were north.
Cas,anedu speaks OF the Guas In
dians which Houck believes. from %
similarity in sound, must rcfcr Co the
Kaws. or Kansas tribes. The French
first called the Kaws "Quans' The
Qulyira Indians also raised corn n
ala some other agricultural work.
The Usage. kaws ana paWuccs were
the only plains Indians hat did this
when white settlers first came to the
central west.
Finally, Houck says, the country
graphically described by Jaramillo
certainly describes western Missouri
mean Kansas or Nebraska. The
country presents a very fine appear
ance," Jaramillo writes, thar which
/ have not seen a better In all spain.
nor Italy, nor any part Of France nor
indeed, In the other countries where
! have travelled IN his majcsty's ser
vice: for Il Ia not a rough country.
bat is made up Of hlllocks and plains
and very fine appearing rivers ana
streams which certainly suit me ana
made me sure that u will be very
fruitful in all sorts % products. AZ
seems that description might also
serve for some parts Of Kansas ns
well as Missouri. Castaneda speaks OF
the great river OF Espiritu Santo
which flows through "A province called
"Arache." That might mean the
country OF the Akensea, as the Ar
kansas Indians were first called.
They lived along the Mississippi Near
the mouth OF the Ohio.
The greater number of writer's have
located Quivira either along the Mis-
souri, river between Kansas city and
Council Bluffs. or In northeastern
Kansas. Hodge believes It WAS west
OF the present site Of Topeka. on the
Kaw river. Bandolicr says that the
Quiviras were a band Of rowing In
dams In northeastern Kansas, more
than one hundred miles northeast OF
Great Bend. Gen. J. II. simpson
places them on the boundary line be-
tween Kansas and Nebraska. near tho
! Missouri river. u. II. Bancroft writes
that there In nothing in the span
lard's description OF the region, OF
Of the Journey. to shake confidence
IN simpsons conclusion" L. -
Prince grees as to the distance north
but believes Quivira was on the Mis-
souri, river. probably on the Missouri.
side. Haynes leads Coronado int
Nebraska and places Quivira on th'
/ Platte river. George Park Wiusnif
does not believe Coronado went far
Their east than middle kansas. j. v
Bower places Quivira on the kaw
river. W. w. II. Davis attempts e
show that Il was 100 miles south Of
Santa Fe, ~ NJ.