Panama and the canal . ee. THE GRFATEST OCEAN 17 news of more goUl, tlic settlers were willing to planned to cross the mountains and to see for him-self if a way could not be found to the land of treasure. Some months later, in September, 1513, withtwo hundred men, he i^lunged into tlie troi^ical ^^ ^^^ J^ - ^ Discovered forest. On the 25th of that month, from a highpoint of land on the Isthmus, he and his men looked withastonishment at a vast ex-panse of water stretchingoff to the and southas far as eve could daAS later, on the 29th,haAing reached the watersedge,
Panama and the canal . ee. THE GRFATEST OCEAN 17 news of more goUl, tlic settlers were willing to planned to cross the mountains and to see for him-self if a way could not be found to the land of treasure. Some months later, in September, 1513, withtwo hundred men, he i^lunged into tlie troi^ical ^^ ^^^ J^ - ^ Discovered forest. On the 25th of that month, from a highpoint of land on the Isthmus, he and his men looked withastonishment at a vast ex-panse of water stretchingoff to the and southas far as eve could daAS later, on the 29th,haAing reached the watersedge, Balboa claimed pos-session, for the king ofSpain, of the greatest oceanon the globe. Eager to make furtherplans, Balboa hurried Ijackto Santa Maria, only tofind to his dismay that fif-teen hunrlred gTeedy ad-venturers had arri\ed fromSpain,—all bent on shar-ing in the conquest of the golden country. With this com-panv came also a new governor for the Isthmus. Thisman, Pedrarias, has been called a two-legged tiger. He. View of Pacific from Balboa Tree. i8 AN UNTIMELY END was one of the most evil and l)rutal men ever sent by Spainto the New World. At once jealous of Balboa, he did all inhis power to prevent his expedition to the golden Balboa pressed on his preparations. His energy wasamazing. By 1517 he had forced the Indians to cut a road-way through the dense jungles and to carry four ships, pieceby piece, across to the Pacific; had put them together again;and was ready to sail down the coast of South thousand Indians are said to have perished in this here Balboas career was to come to an untimely hatred of Pedrarias could allow him to go no further. He was arrested, tried on a false charge of trea-Baiboa ^*^^ ^^^ beheaded by order of the governor. So perished the first white man to cross Pan-ama,—the Discoverer of the Pacific. Others must find thegoden country. CHAPTER III PIZAERO AXD THE GOLD OF PERU ^^^m For the next sc\en }-cars
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