Hey John, do you think we'll get a discount if Kevin buys it?

On this day in 1599, Jusepe Guitierrez, the lone survivor of the Bonilla expedition, was found by Spanish explorer Juan de Onate.

Francisco Leyva de Bonilla, a Portuguese captain in the service of Spain, was dispatched in 1594 by Governor Diego de Velasco of Nueva Vizcaya to pursue beyond the frontiers of that state a rebellious band of Indians that had committed acts of theft. Once across the border, Bonilla and his party determined to explore New Mexico and the plains beyond and to search for the fabled treasure of Quivira. They spent about a year at the upper Rio Grande pueblos, making Bove (San Ildefonso) their principal headquarters. They then explored into Arkansas and Nebraska. According to the statement of Gutierrez, a Mexican Indian who was with the party, Bonilla was stabbed to death after a quarrel with his lieutenant, Antonio Gutierrez de Humana, who then assumed command. Sometime after the murder, Jusepe and five other Indians deserted the party and retraced their steps toward New Mexico. On the way, four were lost and a fifth was killed. Jusepe was taken captive by Apache and Vaquero Indians and kept for a year. At the end of that period, he made his way to Cicuye and in 1599 was found at Picuris by Onate, who secured his services as a guide and interpreter. When Onate arrived at Quivira in the summer of 1601, he learned that hostile Indians had attacked and wiped-out Humana and nearly all his followers on their return journey, by setting fire to the grass at a place on the High Plains subsequently called La Matanza.

Fulfilling another viewer's request this week using plastic beads.
The results are unusual.

That's certainly a unique short starter, I have a few bones laying around looking to become something.
Thanks for the idea.
 Kevin

All much needed items. Looking good buddy. Now if you can find anyone interested in shooting muzzleloaders and using those kind of items. Good luck with that.