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deep a gulf, hollowed out hj a river for its course." Thus 

 the discoyery of the Great Canon of the Colorado dates hack 

 to the year 1540. 



Coronado's trip to Ceyola does not seem to haye heen quite 

 as prosperous at first as that of Father Marco. He met with 

 great hardships, and lost many of his horses and men before j 

 reaching the Eio Gila, and, after resting there two days, 

 seems to haye had great difficulty in making his way through 

 the Mogollon Mountains. "But," he continues, "after we 

 had passed thirty leagues of the most wicked way, we found 

 fresh rivers and grass, like that of Castile, and many nut 

 ti'ees (Piiion pines), whose leaf differs from those of Spain, 

 and there was flax, hut chiefly near the hanks of a certain 

 riyer, which therefore we called El Eio del Lino (Colorado 

 Chiquito*). Here he was met hy some people of Ceyola, who 

 first appeared friendly, hut afterwards attacked his army very 

 valiantly. At last he arrived at the walls of Zuiii, and sent 

 messengers thither, hut they were ill treated and fii-ed at, 

 upon which, after an attack and skirmish without the walls, 



he boldly assaulted the city, and, after considerable resist- 

 ance, took it by storm. The Indians fought with bows 

 and arrows, and threw stones upon them from the walls. 

 Coronado himself was twice unhorsed, but his Spanish armour 

 saved him. Plenty of com was found in the town, of which 

 they were greatly in. need, several persons having starved on 

 the way. " It remaineth now to testify," writes Coronado, 

 "of the seven cities, and of the kingdoms and provinces 

 whereof the father provuicial (Friar Marco) made report to 

 your lordship; and, to be brief, I can assure your hontiur 

 he said the truth in nothing that he reported, but all was 

 quite contrary, saving only the names of the cities and the 



Still called Flax Eiyer. 



