The Coconino sun., 1920-02-20
Habitation of Man,

me nrSt Wnlte people to VlSlt thlS region was the expedition sent out from Moqui (Hopi) on an exploring expedition by Francisco Vazquez de Coronado in 1540. This expedition, headed by Don Garcia Lopez de Car denes, went northwestward, most likely along the ancient Hopi trail, as their guides were Hopis. As result of this northwestward march, they discovered the Grand Canyon. As the trip out consumed twenty days and their provisions were exhausted, they then returned, describing the canyon to Coronado on their return in the glowing terms: *"It is a great river
 (*See "The Journey of Coronado, 1540-42, Translated and Edited by Parker Winship," A. s. Barnes X Co.,, 19O4)
 whose banks extended three or four leagues into the air and are broken into pinacles higher than the tower of the Cathedral of Seville.'" If Car denes followed the Hopi trail as it is supposed he did, he was undoubtedly at the Indian village of Moenkopi and went to the canyon little westward from it. He and his party, at least crossed the area covered by the Tuba map herewith. If Cardenes saw the village, as is supposed, it was too small to receive notice in his account of the expedition made to Coronado and the. spanish government
 In 15S3 Antonio de Espejo and four white companions went directly west from the Moqui (Hopi) pueblo of Awatobi (Aguato) on a journey to Bill Williams Fork in search of some mines which the Indians had told him about. They left Awatobi April 30th. His route lay over the old Hopi route westward, then directly across the San Francisco mountain belt to Bill Williams Fork. After examining the mines there, he returned to Zuni by d is quite likely that the "Ojo Triste" mentioned in Luxan's account of the itinerary was one of the Moenkopi or Tuba springs"
 ,tSpanish Explorations of the Southwest, p. 1S7.)
 On Friday, November r. 1898. Marcos Farfan de los Godos, a cap tain under Onate, and eight compan- ions set out from Moqui to discover some mines reported to be thirty leagues farther to the westward; i; these were the same mines Espejo had previously discovered. December Sth they returned bringing fattering re- ports. Their route lay past Tuba and Moenkopi. Their itinerary states:
 Travelling on for two leagues along the mountain range, which was cov- cred with snow Gin all IA leagues 50 or 60 miles, out from Moqui), they camped for the night on a slope where was found small amount of grass for the horses and placed the sen- tinels, two of the Indians whom they were taking as guides said that they knew where there was water very near, and they wanted to go and bring some in some gourds. But the wit ness did not give his consent, as he feared they would fee unless accom- panied by a trustworthy person, and accordingly Captain Alonso de Que sada went with them.
 "He took the Indians ahead of him, and after travelling about three arque- bus shots from where we were lodged the Indians saw lights and dwellings, and signalled to the captain that they Wcft tlc Judfidud lHsidHS. lHc Cdp- tain, finding himself so near, told them to go over there, and having ar rived there he found many Indians and Indian women in four or five rancherias, who surrounded them with their bows and arrows. The captain told them that he had a message for them; that he was not coming to do them harm, but, instead, to give them what he had. Thereupon they were resassured, and two Indian chiefs of the said rancherias came on with the captain and friendly Indians to where the witness and his companions were. The witness treated them very well, showing them marks of friendship, caressing them, giving them beads and other presents. He then sent them back to their own rancherias, telling them by signs that they should reassure the rest of the people, be- cause they were not going to injare them, but to be their friends, an& to