The story of Columbus . Mil ^>^!. THE GIRALDA TOWER, SEVILLE. 138 THE STORY OP COLUMBUS. in looking for it. Ojeda and his men went back withtheir specimens of gold. The next day, another younggentleman, named Gorvalan, who had been to anotherplace where the Indians said there was gold, returnedwith specimens of the metal. There was great excite-ment in the settlement. Columbus wrote a very hope-ful letter to send back to Spain. Dr. Chanca alsowrote in his letter that the king and queen mightnow consider themselves the most wealthy sovereignsin the world, for, said he, on the return of the s
The story of Columbus . Mil ^>^!. THE GIRALDA TOWER, SEVILLE. 138 THE STORY OP COLUMBUS. in looking for it. Ojeda and his men went back withtheir specimens of gold. The next day, another younggentleman, named Gorvalan, who had been to anotherplace where the Indians said there was gold, returnedwith specimens of the metal. There was great excite-ment in the settlement. Columbus wrote a very hope-ful letter to send back to Spain. Dr. Chanca alsowrote in his letter that the king and queen mightnow consider themselves the most wealthy sovereignsin the world, for, said he, on the return of the shipsfrom their next voyage they wdll be able to take backsuch a quantity of gold as will fill with amazement allwho hear of it. So twelve ships sailed back to Spain,laden only with the news of gold mines, of laurel treeswhose bark smelled like cinnamon, of trees bearing bees-wax or producing wool and cotton, and other marvelssuch as men can always see in a beautiful new land be-fore they have had time to put their new discoveriesto
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