The way Columbus planned it was to sail to the Canary Islands, then make a long jump across the Ocean Sea to the treasures in the Indies. ... They told him that the islands to the north and south were where he could find gold. By December 5, 1492 Columbus and his crewmen had searched many islands, but had not found any gold. ... This time on the island he found gold! ... Columbus sailed across 5,000 miles and was only able to find the same island over and over again. ...

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Many of them believed all the foreigners wanted was gold and treasure. ... However, when he goes to the island, he finds no gold. Columbus then traveled to some other islands and finally finds gold. ...

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