Show columbia story lost when columbus returned to spain from ibe new deiv world he stopped on r february 1493 at santa marta maria one of the th islands of the azores probably Y to take water four days before this this he ha bad encountered a most terrific storm and was convinced that be his men and hla his vessels must dust perish norr NOP Co colimbus lambus Colam baa realized in his heart that he was going back bach to spain with news of ft A oam second in im to no other aud and when it seemed that hla his ship would sink at any moment he set to work to make a record of his mighty undertaking hoping that by some will of the F fates ates it would not be lost to posterity so he be carefully prepared as complete an account of his marvelous voyage us as was possible under the circumstances dr cum cu instances stances tie ile wrote the details of his bis journey on a stout piece of parchment wrapped it carefully in a piece of water waterproof cloth then placed it in an ironbound barrel and threw it into the raging ocean but the fates were kinder to Co lambus than to this account made in a time of stress certainly this MIA the first record of america written by the brave hand of columbus would be the most precious relic in all the chronicles of our country alas dit uit it n never ever tas bas been found 1 and if I 1 thought there wert were one chance in a million of findt i it I 1 would take my power boat the first follo folio and cruise in the neighborhood of the azores fo forever reverl 1 S IV rosen kosen bach in the saturday evening post |