FRANCIS DE ULLOA a.d. 



1539- 

 maine we saw Seale-fishes. This haven is called Ancon Ancon de Sam 

 de Sant Andres. ^''^'''^ 



Chap. 5. 



They discover a mountainous Island very great, and 

 neere unto it certaine other Islands with a goodly 

 greene and pleasant countrey. They have sight of 

 certaine Indians in Canoas of canes, whose language 

 sounded like the Flemish tongue, with whome they 

 could not have any traffique. 



THe next day we proceeded on our voyage, sayling 

 betweene the maine and an Island, which we suppose ^ great 

 to be in circuit about a hundreth or eighty leagues, ^^^^^^' 

 sayling sometimes within one, and sometimes within two 

 leao^ues of the maine. The soile of this Island is of 

 certaine mountaines not very steepe with caves in 

 them, and as farre as wee could descrie by the coast, 

 there appeared no signe of any plaine countrey. Here 

 from this day forward wee began to bee afraid, con- 

 sidering that we were to returne to the port of Santa 

 Cruz ; for it was supposed, that all along this mighty 

 gulfe from the entrance in at Culiacan until the 

 returning backe unto the said haven, was all firme 

 land, and also because wee had the firme land alwayes 

 on our right hand and it goeth round circle-wise unto 

 the sayd haven ; but many thought and hoped that 

 we should finde some mouth or out-let, whereby wee 

 might passe through unto the other coast. What our 

 successe was we will declare in the relation following. 



The next day being Thursday wee sayled with scant ^% retume 

 winde, for it was almost calme, and passed beyond -^^^^ ^f^i^^^'jf 

 that great Island, having firme land alwayes on our o/oalifolnia 

 right hand, and coasting (as I sayd) very neere unto 

 it. The next day likewise we sayled with little winde, 

 it being in a manner calme, and passed neere unto 

 the shore by certaine round baies, and certaine points 

 which the land made, which was pleasant to behold 

 being somewhat greene, and there seemed to be some 



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