L'histoire de Colomb . les fruits qu'ils ont tenté d'imaginer le même asfruits ils avaient connu en Espagne. Columbus nommé thenext stream qu'il traverse le fleuve d'or, becausesome les particules de l'or ont été trouvés dans ses sables. La troisième rivière qui résidait dans son cours à travers translucentpebbles, qui lui a donné un regard vert, donc Colomb calledit Green River. L'ensemble de ces cours d'eau étaient le Yaquior ses affluents. Jour^ reachedthe suivant l'armée pied de montagnes abruptes, que le discoverercalled les portes de Cibao. Le jour suivant, le wasthrough mars un pays sauvage. Souvent ridershad

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The story of Columbus . fruits which they tried to imagine the same asfruits they had known in Spain. Columbus named thenext stream that he crossed the River of Gold, becausesome particles of gold were found in its sands. Thethird river that lay in his course ran across translucentpebbles, which gave it a green look, so Columbus calledit Green River. All of these streams were the Yaquior its tributaries. Tlie following day the army reachedthe foot of some steep mountains, that the discoverercalled the Gates of Cibao. The next day the march wasthrough a rough and rugged country. Often ridershad to descend from their horses and scramble up steepplaces, leading their animals. From this point Cohim-11 142 THE STORY OF COLUMBUS. bus sent back some mules to Isabella to bring moreprovisions, for the journey had been longer than he hadexpected, and the Spaniards thought that they could noteat the Indian food. The following day found the littlearmy in the country of Cibao, which was very dilierent .Isabella .^?//^. MAP OF THE KOTJTE FROM ISABELLA TO CIBAO. from the Royal Plain. This was a land of rocks, cov-ered only with such plants as could grow in a stony soil, with a few pine and palm trees here and there, whilelittle streams carrying particles of gold in their sandsran down from the mountains. The Indians met theSpaniards with presents of provisions and grains ofgold which they liad gathered in the streams for them.Columbus made up his mind to build a fort in thiscountry, so that the Spaniards would have a place inwhich to store their gold and to take refuge in, in caseof an attack. He named his proposed fort St. Thomas, as a sort of pious jest, because the discontented ones atIsabella had doubted the existence of gold here unlessthey might see it and touch it. When the men were LOOKING FOR GOLD. I43 digging for the foundations of this fort thej came acrosswhat seemed to them a sort of nest of straw, in whichwere, in place of eggs, several round stones as large asoranges

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