Panama and the canal in picture and prose .. . cific, but a greatschool of whales encountered near thePearl Islands, where even today theyare frequently seen, affrighted his menwho made him turn back. In his party was a man whohad fallen in love with Balboasbeautiful mistress, thedaughter of the Indian cacique Careta. She had been annoyed byhis advances and complained to Vasco Nunez, whowarned the man to desist, accompanying the warningwith remarks natural to the situation. This manoverheard a conversation, really concerning somepitch and iron for the ships but which might be dis-torted to con
Panama and the canal in picture and prose .. . cific, but a greatschool of whales encountered near thePearl Islands, where even today theyare frequently seen, affrighted his menwho made him turn back. In his party was a man whohad fallen in love with Balboasbeautiful mistress, thedaughter of the Indian cacique Careta. She had been annoyed byhis advances and complained to Vasco Nunez, whowarned the man to desist, accompanying the warningwith remarks natural to the situation. This manoverheard a conversation, really concerning somepitch and iron for the ships but which might be dis-torted to convey the impression that Balboa wasplotting the overthrow of Pedrarias. By an un-lucky chance the eavesdropper was chosen asone of a party to carry dispatches to Pedrarias,and had no sooner reached the presence of thatbloodthirsty old conquistadore than he denouncedBalboa as a traitor. Moreover he roused theold mans vanity by telling him that Balboa wasso infatuated with his mistress that he wouldnever marry the governors daughter—a marriage. OUTDOOR LIFE OF THE NATIVESThe tree is a mango so loaded with fruit that the boughs droop. The fruit is seldom liked by others than natives 6o PANAMA AND THE CANAL which had been arranged and announced as anaffair of state. In a rage Pedrarias determined to put an end toBalboa. Accordingly he wrote a pleasant letter,beseeching him to come to Santa Maria for a con-ference. That Balboa came willingly is evidenceenough that he had no guilty knowledge of any he reached his destination however he wasmet by Pizarro with an armed guard who arrestedhim. No word of his could change the prearranged name more than any other mans deserves to belinked with that of Columbus in the history of theIsthmus of Panama. It was in 1517, and Balboawas but forty-two years old. Had the bungling and cruel Pedrarias never beensent to the Isthmus that part of the country knownas the Darien might by now be as civilized as theChiriqui province. As it was,
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