Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-23

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rate tighter. incurred charges OF heresy
esq -fssanltx % the latter part OF the
FIfteehth E1ry' b. exol wing the Idea
that the earth was round and that BY
sailing west from Europe one might
In time hope to arrive n the East In
dies. After many failures be asuecaad,
ed In interesting Queen Isabella OF
Spain and capitalist named Pinzon
ia his great idea With q fleet Of
three little ships manned by crew
OF felUns and other offscourings OF
European ports. he began his sup
posediy insane journey which later
proved successful
Criminals and beggars, led BY q IA
matte on mad cruise. made possible
by the generous within Of an unedu-
Gated woman
On October u, 1892. Columbus
reached San Salvador island. Three
later voyages he made. opening up
other parts OF the new continent For
reward he fell into disgrace, was inn
prisoned and died 10 poverty and OBJ
security, with no realization whatever
OF the incalculable importance OF his
discoveries
After him John and Sebastian
Cabot. father and son. explored North
America In the name OF the misery
King Henry VII OF England (the
"Henry Of Richmond" who conquered
and succeeded Richard ND. and we're
Informed by that worthy monarch that
their voyage was failure.
Sir Walter Raleigh a few years
later colonixed Virginia and intro
duced tobacco into Europe He named
the newly settled province after
Elizabeth. the "vlrgin Queen" Of
England. His reward was imprIson-
ment and execution, Captain John
Smith followed him, making the vir-
ginla settlements permanent and open
Ing up New England, He. too, died
obscure and 10 poverty.
Balboa, IN the name Of SPANS
king, pushed on from Darien across
trackleae wilderness and discovered
the Pacific he was beheaded. The
spanlard De Soto explored the great
Southwest, discovering the Mississippi
river and finding an unllmely grave
In It's waters. Plzarro and Cortez,
Spanish adventures, conquered
Mexico and Peru. The former ex-
plorer was banished from Charles
VS. court. the latter was murdered
Ia his palace.
Hendrix Hudawn. Englist sailor in
she Dutch merchant services, dis
covered New XorK ID 1909. landing
first at coney lsIana then stopping
at Manhattan island and then pro-
ceeding up the river that now bears
his name 10 q point north Of Albany.
Later while exploring Hudson's bay
in search OF the North pole. be was
cast adrlft IA a small boat by his
own men and left 70 die Cartier and
other adventures meantime had put
Canada on the map" as French terri
tory.
SO much for discoverers and ex-
plorers. They risked their lives, their
fortunes, their whole careers, not for
but for the greater wealth
and glory OF the kings they served.
Their final reward Ia nearly every
rase was poverty. disgrace or execu-
lion. Never before or since was the
maxim "Put not your trust 10 princes,
70 terribly verified as IN the instances
,f these Fifteenth and Sixteenth cen
Jury heroes. They are immortal in
lame. but their earthly recompense
vas shame and death.
Roughly speaking, America was
llvided up among Europe's nations as
ollows: Spain held the Far South;
England, the virginian and adjacent
olonlee the Dutch ruled New York
1nRinnd, the new Engian eol0nfes
ind the French, Canada But the
English cobonists were harder and
,acked by greater home power than
we're any Of the other settlers. ex-
.ept perhaps the French. So by 1855
England held all the Atlantic coast
forth OF Florida and south OF Canada.
Var sprnng up between the French
md English coIonlsts. the indiana sid
ng with the French. After q long and
loody struggle the English finally
ron.
England. however. neglected and
ppressed her American colonies. fall
IL to send them succoF. Ievying heavy
nd unjust taxes: allowing them no
In parliament and
ending incompetent men TO govern
lem. For centuries dissatisfaction
creased throughout the thirteen
,lonies. and in ITS they formally /,
snded together against the mother
,untry. and In the following year
rev up the Declaration Of Independ-
zee, casting on forever the yoke Of
Onarchy. The elght-year war fol-
wed. wherein the weak little col
lies. under George WashlDgton's
orIous leadership. fought with vary
z SUCCESS for their rights, at last
inning complete victory and free
IN.
The new Union. stIll under wash
gton's guidance. began lts career
A republic. Despite second war
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