The story of Columbus . ut his own chamber. When he got to the end of it, he stood on one foot for a moment and then, turning about, walked back again. He next stood on the beam, braced one foot against the w^all of the tower and threw an orange to the top of it. This feat had attracted a good deal of attention, but Ojeda was really doing a braver thing when he ventured into the country of a chief who had slain the first company of Spaniards that had gone there to look for gold. Ojeda and his men had to f^^^cross many rivers before theyreached the mountains. Theyfollowed an Indian trail andcli
The story of Columbus . ut his own chamber. When he got to the end of it, he stood on one foot for a moment and then, turning about, walked back again. He next stood on the beam, braced one foot against the w^all of the tower and threw an orange to the top of it. This feat had attracted a good deal of attention, but Ojeda was really doing a braver thing when he ventured into the country of a chief who had slain the first company of Spaniards that had gone there to look for gold. Ojeda and his men had to f^^^cross many rivers before theyreached the mountains. Theyfollowed an Indian trail andclimbed up into the mountaincountry. No Caonabo appearedto stop the way, and the Indianswere friendly. They w^ashedgrains of gold out of the sandsof the brooks and gave themfreely to the white men. Therewas certainly gold here. Ojedaand his men picked up somenuggets, one of which weighednine ounces. They were surethat there must be a great deal of ore in the mountains,for the Indians dug no deeper than the length of a hand. Mil ^>^!
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