Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots
CHAPTER XIII.
_Lost in the Wilderness._
Incidents at Achise.--Arrival at Cofa.--Friendly Reception by Cofaqui.--The Armed Retinue.--Commission of Patofa.--Splendors of the March.--Lost in the Wilderness.--Peril of the Army.--Friendly Relations.--The Escape from the Wilderness.--They Reach the Frontiers of Cofachiqui.--Dismissal of Patofa.--Wonderful Reception by the Princess of Cofachiqui. 220