Columbus through the Bahamas, had all been made around 

 this date with the French group, and Ed had recruited his 

 volunteer crews for the entire cruise with this in mind. 

 Consequently, when Korganoff was unable to organize his 

 part in the venture in time to reach the shoals as planned, 

 we were forced to carry through our plans for the trip as 

 scheduled. It was finally arranged that Glenn Krause would 

 accompany our party as Korganoff 's representative. If we 

 found anything of consequence, Korganoff was to be noti- 

 fied so that he could join us. 



We left Cap Haitien in the early afternoon, and soon 

 had Point Picolet abeam. From there Ed charted a course 

 toward the Silver banks, 160 miles away. 



Our course skirted the outer edge of Monte Cristi 

 shoals and the low sandy islands known as the Seven 

 Brothers, which extend in toward Monte Cristi itself, that 

 famous pavilion-shaped mountain at the eastern end of 

 Cap Haitien bay which Columbus noted in his Journal 

 as he coasted along the northern shores of Hispaniola. 



By dark we were well out at sea, knowing that we had 

 had our last glimpse of land until our adventure at the 

 Silver shoals should be ended. For there is no land near 

 these dangerous banks, only ocean for scores of miles in 

 all directions, and the brown look of coral just beneath 

 the surface, marked here and there by foaming white 

 breakers. 



It was here, in the seventeenth century, that a Spanish 

 galleon, heavily laden with the wealth of the New World 

 and badly crippled by a hurricane, had foundered as it 

 sought to reach the Spanish harbor in Puerto Rico for re- 

 pairs. 



Many are the tales which have come down tlirough 

 the years about this lost treasure ship. Stories emanating 

 from Jamaica, from Puerto Plata, from New England and 

 even from England tell of a whole silver fleet going 



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