. Stories of the three Americas. Their discovery and settlement. ffic be-came in great demand. Betterthan all, he was able occasionally to see and talk with his country-men. But the months went by, and still he saw no opportunity forescape. At last he slipped away, and the others joined him. Insteadof following down the coast they struck westward. They had neitherclothing nor food, but they pushed onward. Some friendly Indians,who had had no experience with the white man to embitter theirminds against him, gave them skins to wrap themselves in, and inone way and another they obtained food. Sti
. Stories of the three Americas. Their discovery and settlement. ffic be-came in great demand. Betterthan all, he was able occasionally to see and talk with his country-men. But the months went by, and still he saw no opportunity forescape. At last he slipped away, and the others joined him. Insteadof following down the coast they struck westward. They had neitherclothing nor food, but they pushed onward. Some friendly Indians,who had had no experience with the white man to embitter theirminds against him, gave them skins to wrap themselves in, and inone way and another they obtained food. Still pushing onward overrocky mountains and desert valleys, they crossed the continent, andat last reached a Spanish settlement on the Pacific coast. This wasthe town of Culiacan, on a river which flows into the gulf of Califor-nia. Seven years had passed from the time when Narvaez and hisfour hundred followers had landed with such high hopes on theFlorida coast, when this poor remnant of four men, all that was leftof the army, at last reached a place of BOAT 09 DE VECA ADRIFT.
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