A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . y due north, andtience the sailors were alarmed to §ee it deviate. THE ERA OF DISCOVERY. 21 Sargasso Sea, Here were vast tracts of soa-weed whichfilled them with fresh terror, for they seemed to be in ashallow sea, in which the vessels might be wrecked on barsor plunge deep into mud-banks. Sig-ns of Land.—Columbus alone kept firm of heart, anddid his utmost to cheer up his despondent followers. Heshrewdly deceived themas to the distance theyhad gone. As they wenton, signs of land ap-peared. Pelicans andother birds wer
A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . y due north, andtience the sailors were alarmed to §ee it deviate. THE ERA OF DISCOVERY. 21 Sargasso Sea, Here were vast tracts of soa-weed whichfilled them with fresh terror, for they seemed to be in ashallow sea, in which the vessels might be wrecked on barsor plunge deep into mud-banks. Sig-ns of Land.—Columbus alone kept firm of heart, anddid his utmost to cheer up his despondent followers. Heshrewdly deceived themas to the distance theyhad gone. As they wenton, signs of land ap-peared. Pelicans andother birds were clouds looked likedistant shores. But asday by day passed with-out land appearing thecrews lost all hope, andsecret plans were madeto throw their leaderoverboard and sail forhome again. Fortunately, the signsof land grew more de-cided, A branch withfresh berries was seenfloating by. A carved stick was picked up from the waters. Other floating objectsswere observed, Hope replaced despair. At length, aboutten oclock on the evening of October 11, 1492, Columbus. The Ships of Columbus. ^ The Sargasso Sea is now known to be due to great currents in theAtlantic, which here whirl round in a vast circle and carry to thispoint floating sea-weed from far-dislant waters. The weed remainsalive and many small ocean animals dwell in its midst. 22 DISCOVERY AND INHABITANTS OF AMERICA. saw a distant light, which moved as if it were carried. Attwo oclock on the following morning the glad cry of Land ! came from one of the other vessels. A sailor hadseen land in the clear moonlight. When day broke the joyfulmariners beheld close before them a low, green shore, onwhich the sunlight gleamed like the beacon light of voyage was at an end. A new world lay before theireyes. On Shore in the New World.—On the morning of Fri-day, the 12th of October, 1492, the happy discoverer setfoot on the shores of the new land. He was clad in afull suit of armor, and bore in his hand the roya
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