"Where is the house located?" Quesada asked, eagerly.
"Some of the Indians say it is in the north, some say the south, some say near by, and others far away," answered his servant.
"Very well, we will search in all directions until we find the miserable dog, and when we do it shall go hard with him."
It took them several months to hunt him down, and when they did find him he could not be induced to tell anything about the treasures.
"I have a house of gold in the sun where my master and lord, Bochica lives. I go to him, whom I have faithfully served all my life."
After his death a new governor was sent from Peru, and he undertook to drain the lake to get the treasures of gold and emeralds which had been thrown into it in honor of the Golden Hearted. The Muscas were told that the new Governor would be kind to them if they would tell where they had hidden their wealth, but one of their priests said:
"Do you think a river will run up hill?"
The new Governor, hearing the remark, turned to him, and said:
"No, it is not possible for water to run up hill. Why do you ask such a foolish question?"
"How then, do you expect me to believe in the existence of a white man who will be just to us? One thing is quite as possible as the other."