CHAPTER 2.
SPANISH AND FRENCH PIONEERS IN THE UNITED STATES [Sidenote: Indian traditions.] 10.

Stories of Golden Lands .-- Wherever the Spaniards went, the Indians always told them stories of golden lands somewhere else.

The Bahama Indians, for instance, told their cruel Spanish masters of a wonderful land toward the north.

Not only was there gold in that land; there was also a fountain whose waters restored youth and vigor to the drinker.

Among the fierce Spanish soldiers was Ponce de Leon (Pon'tha da la-on').