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-- THE NEW COLONY.
-- EXPEDITIONS OF DISCOVERY--GUACANAGARI--SEARCH FOR GOLD--MUTINY IN THE COLONY--THE VESSELS SENT HOME--COLUMBUS MARCHES INLAND--COLLECTION OF GOLD--FORTRESS OF ST.

THOMAS--A NEW VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY--JAMAICA VISITED--THE SOUTH SHORE OF CUBA EXPLORED--RETURN--EVANGELISTA DISCOVERED--COLUMBUS FALLS SICK--RETURN TO ISABELLA.
Columbus had hoped, with reason, to send back a part of the vessels which made up his large squadron, with gold collected in the year by the colonists at La Navidad.

In truth, when, in 1501, the system of gold-washing-had been developed, the colony yielded twelve hundred pounds of gold in one year.

The search for gold, from the beginning, broke up all intelligent plans for geographical discovery or for colonization.