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1st. Each tribe was once very numerous and were continuously 
friendly with each other, so much so that they often visited, 
hunted, fished, etc., together, and assisted each other in wars with 
other tribes to the west and north-west, also in wars against the 
Spaniards ; also they often went together to the sea as far north 
as “ Cabo de Gracias a Dios” (discovered and named by Christo- 
pher Columbus September 15th, 1502) ; also were frequently 
together on Rio Segovia (“Wanks” or “Coco”) Matagalpa 
(“Grande” or “Awaltara”) Prinzapulka (“Tongla”) and Escon- 
dido (now called Blue field River by the Zambos occupying part 
of the Mosquitos Indians’ Territory) . 
2d. There lived, soon after occupation of parts of this country 
by the Spaniards, a majestic and beautiful young prophetess, to 
whom all three tribes named gave allegiance and hearty devotion. 
She exhibited great power over all kinds of birds, insects, animals 
and reptiles, and she encouraged the young men to prepare them- 
selves for some great performance to which they were to be led 
by an ancient chieftain or prophet, long departed, but whose 
memory all then and now revere ; but, suddenly this prophetess 
became offended and left, going North, accompanied by about 
fifty old men and their wives. The Indians do not acknowledge 
it, but from their peculiar mode of telling about her departure, I 
suppose this prophetess was captured by the Spaniards when she 
was en route for Mexico ; — some of the Indians say that she was 
offended because their forefathers continued to wear rosaries. 
3d. They all had, in very ancient times, a mighty prophet or 
Cacique, who appeared suddenly, full-grown, in the territory of 
the Amerriques, but was not of that tribe, to whom many tribes 
of Indians gave allegiance (even the war-loving tribe near the 
Yescca and Tooma Rivers, about Lat. 12 deg. 47 min. N., and 
Long. 85 deg. 48 min. W., related to me in early part of 1890 
many traditions referring to this prophet) ; all declare that he 
led them through many successful wars on land, river, and sea, 
and that, accompanied by many of his people, he once met on the 
Eastern (Caribbean) sea coast numerous red-faced, white-bodied, 
tall people who arose from the white bottom (coral covered) of 
the sea, and that much conversation was held and many presents 
exchanged between the two parties. 
The Amerriques Indians could have made presents of gold, skins 
and feathers from birds. 
