. Young folks library . ou reach the greatriver Caromoran, which flows hither from PresterJohns country. It is a great river, and more than amile in width, and so deep that great ships can navigateit. It abounds in fish, and very big ones, too. Youmust know that in this river there are some fifteen thou- 64 A Book of Famous Explorers sand vessels, all belonging to the Great Kaan, and keptto transport his troops to the Indian Isles whenever theremay be occasion; for the sea is only one day distantfrom the place we are speaking of. And each of thesevessels, tiiking one with another, will require
. Young folks library . ou reach the greatriver Caromoran, which flows hither from PresterJohns country. It is a great river, and more than amile in width, and so deep that great ships can navigateit. It abounds in fish, and very big ones, too. Youmust know that in this river there are some fifteen thou- 64 A Book of Famous Explorers sand vessels, all belonging to the Great Kaan, and keptto transport his troops to the Indian Isles whenever theremay be occasion; for the sea is only one day distantfrom the place we are speaking of. And each of thesevessels, tiiking one with another, will require twentymariners, and will carry fifteen hoi*ses with the menbelonging to them, and their provisions, arms, andequipments. Hither and thither, on either bank of the river,stands a town ; the one facing the other. The one iscalled Coiganju and the other Caiju; the former is alarge place, and the latter a little one. And when youpass this river you ent^r the gi\3at Province of Manzi,which was conquered by the Gi*eiit THE FIRST EXPLORATIONS OFCOLUMBUS (FbOM THS JOCKKAI. 07 COLUICBUS,) Tkaxsi^tkd bt sib CLEME5TS K. yARK7TA\L
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