. Stories of the three Americas. Their discovery and settlement. er beautifully carved. Itwas divided into many rooms, and had abundant stores of provisions,and in one room were kept the dead bodies of the ancestors of thechief, which had been dried and embalmed, clothed in mantles em-broidered with gold and precious stones, and then hung upon thewall with cords. The chief Comegra had seven sons, the eldest of whom was ayoung man of high courage and generous spirit. He presented to 38 STORIES OF THE THKEE AMERICAS. Balboa four thousand ounces of gold made into ornaments. A fifthof the metal wa
. Stories of the three Americas. Their discovery and settlement. er beautifully carved. Itwas divided into many rooms, and had abundant stores of provisions,and in one room were kept the dead bodies of the ancestors of thechief, which had been dried and embalmed, clothed in mantles em-broidered with gold and precious stones, and then hung upon thewall with cords. The chief Comegra had seven sons, the eldest of whom was ayoung man of high courage and generous spirit. He presented to 38 STORIES OF THE THKEE AMERICAS. Balboa four thousand ounces of gold made into ornaments. A fifthof the metal was set apart for the king, according to the customs ofthe explorers, and in dividing the rest the Spaniards got into a noisyquarrel. This astonished the young Indian and disgusted him. Heknocked over the scales, spilling all the gold upon the floor, and said :What is this, Christians, is it for such a little thing that you quarrel? If you are so fond of gold as for its sake to desert your owncountry and disturb the peace of others, I will lead you to a province. A FOREST OF DARIEN. where your utmost desires may be gratified. Beyond the moun-tains of the west, he said, there could be seen a mighty sea, on whichwere ships with sails and oars. The people who navigated theseships, he said, lived in a country where gold was used for the mostcommon vessels, and where it was as plenty as iron in Spain—for theSpaniards had told him of the iron of their country, and showed himto how many uses it could be put. Balboa was deliahterl lo know of the existence of another ocean. THE FINDING OF A NEW OCEAN. d9 He was sure now of discovering the East Indies, which Columbusand other explorers had sought for in vain. That the way to thisnew sea was beset with many savage tribes, as Comagre and his sonsassured him, did not daunt him in the least. He sent for provisionsand men to Don Diego Columbus, the son of the great discoverer,who was then governor of St. Domingo. The large amount of goldthat
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