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Show APPENDIX. BY ELLIOTT COUES. Eusebw Francisco Kino. The main source of information on this subject is a rare book entitled: Apostolicos | Afanes | de la| Compania de Jesus, | escritos | por un Padre [ Jose Ortega] | de la | misma sagrada religion | de su Pro-vincia | de Mexico. 11. H. S. | Con Licencia. | - | Barcelona : Por Pablo Nadal Impressor, | en la calle de la Canuda. Ano 1754. | 1 vol., small 4to or square 8vo; 6 unpaged leaves + pp. 1- 452 + 5 unpaged leaves. Book II, Chaps, i- xvii. pp. 224- 343, is entirely devoted to Kino's life- work. It appears from page 242 that the author found a package of Kino's papers, " in which are co- ordinated his travels, enterprises, and discoveries"; so that the book, being derived to some extent from Kino's own MSS., is of the most unquestionable authenticity in this regard. Padre Jose Ortega was also a Jesuit, but he is more particular and painstaking in his history and geography than most writers of that company in those days; dates 522 |