Stories of American explorers : a historical reader . e, and stopped at or near what isnow San Francisco. Indians in ^reat numberscame down to the shore to welcome him. Like theIndians who first saw Columbus, thev believed t/ Drake and his men to he ^ods, and sent thempresents, including some articles of second time the Indians came and broughtfeathers and ba^s of tobacco. From the top of ahill their chid made a speech, tiresome bothto himself and his bearers. At the end of it theother Indians bowed in a slow and serious days later the Kin«> himself came lead
Stories of American explorers : a historical reader . e, and stopped at or near what isnow San Francisco. Indians in ^reat numberscame down to the shore to welcome him. Like theIndians who first saw Columbus, thev believed t/ Drake and his men to he ^ods, and sent thempresents, including some articles of second time the Indians came and broughtfeathers and ba^s of tobacco. From the top of ahill their chid made a speech, tiresome bothto himself and his bearers. At the end of it theother Indians bowed in a slow and serious days later the Kin«> himself came leading aprocession of men, women, and children. lie wasclothed in skins and surrounded by a bodyguardof a hundred warriors. Following him and hisjruard were the natives, decked with feathers. Kachone bore a present, and all advanced, singing anddancing. In front of the Kin**1 was an Indian. 120 American Explorers bearing two crowns made of colored feathers andthree very long chains of bone. They put one ofthe crowns on Drakes head, and hung the chains. They put one of the crowns on Drakes head as tokens of rank about his neck, and begged himto stay with them and be their King. Drake called the country New Albion, but hesoon sailed away, as he was eager to reach Englandonce more. Before sailing, however, he set up a Sir /T/Y///r/\ Drake plate or post, and on it engraved the- name ofQueen Elizabeth. DKAKi: .MADi; A KNKMIT l\\ 1 .1 .1 / A l;i . I 1 1 On June • lie set sail once* more-, going ina westerly direction across the Pacific. For sixty- • » eight days he saw no land. Finally he reached thePhilippines, and other islands of the Pacific, wherehe traded with the natives, took on fresh provisions,and repaired his ships. In cruising among the islands he sometimes hadto sail through shallow seas. One day they were • * stranded on a shoal from eight oclock in the even-ing until four oclock the next afternoon. Beforethey could get free they weir ohliged to lighten
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