FOUR CENTURIES AGO
EXPLORER’S RELICS DISCOVERY IN CENTRAL AMERICA. Received March 26. 11 p.m. (A. & N Z.) NEW YORK, March 26. Mr Carters, an archaelogist, has discovered what are believed to be relics of the expedition conducted by Fernando de Soto in 1539. In that year Desoto, with a goodly company, set out from Tampa Bay in search of El Dorado. In 1541 he discovered the great Mississippi and crossed over to the Washta river, but his companions were decimated by disease and continual skirmishes with Indians and all clues to the source of the treasure proved elusive. In 1542 de Soto died of fever and disappointment. The remnant of his expedition eventually reached Mexico. The relics just discovered were found in an Indian mound. The item of principal interest, is an iron sword.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20106, 27 March 1928, Page 7
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