The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-16
where Did the Indians Come
Front

coast reports that Japanese junk had ceme
ashore oi, one of the islands OF Alaska, wlh
three living japanese on board. The vessel
had been disabled IN a storm off Japan. amt
had tlritied two thousand five hundred miles.
in nine months. tweGty-three OF the crew
persisted from hunger and exposure. The
striking occurrence is by no means nnnar-
slleled. just forty years ago. a japanese
vessel With living men on board came ashore
mean the mouth OF the olumhia river in t,re-
gnn 1t had a cargo Of rice. ana the crew
had consequently enough 10 eat. though their
only drink was water from occasional rains.
Such occurrences assist greatly in explaining
how America was peopied-a question very
perplcxing to our ancestors. though. late
geographical and chronological reseaFchcs
show clearly that there is very little mystery
about it.. The Japanese are evidently ot the.
same race with our Indians, their iallg,agc
being To some extent smiliar to these of our
tribes; ana it is not at all unlikely that, DUR
ing the thousands years to which Japan
history goes back. many vessels have floated
from tlieir Shoresto ours, bearing living per-
sous Of both sexes. But even, II itwere ini-
possible for them to cross the ocean, it j. GER
tain that Asiatics could easily make their
WAY to America shores, Behring's Straits, or
the Aleutian Islands. the distances between
which would be an easy voyage tor q canoe.
Ten or twelve years ago the Arpietaus pub
lshed an account OF II VOYAGE down the
Amoor. by Perry MeDonough Collins. the
tIast. fltilrl lfIt
In this journal he const lly spoke os the
wild tribes Oh its banks as '.lndims.a We
remember asking HIM at the time why he
csssstpt them such. and he repled, .sbecause
hey are EntEstns.'' He was slamiliar. BY long
personal observataon. with the tribes iii Ore.
eon and California and deelarefl he could see
no material difference between them and the
tribes of the Amoor. He is man Of plain
common sence, with mind not obfnsticated
| by chronological or antiquarian studies: ansb
the idea had apparently never entered his
head that the AmoOr tribes were rot Indians.
Their appearance. their garments. their mode
of lifc. and the lodges in which they tlwelt,
! he said. were all similar to those. OF the ma
/ tiycs Of Oregon. Their language. also,
seemed to him very much. the same. though.
| of course, he had no critical knowledge OF
| their dialects. Taking this resemblance for
granted. therefore, and there being no great
difficulty in crossing the oceal by way OF the
i Ale,stian Islands. eyeniH canoes. there Is no
1 longer any mystery about the peeping OF
America. DR.. De PnAgeon. a learned gem
i tlessagl. now in cnr city, in fact, naintaiNs,
after long study oi Peruvian antiquities, that
4 civilization and population originated en
this continent, and that the arts, customs,
manners. and religions+of lseGhincse, the
Hintloos. the Asyrrians, and Egyptians are
only developed limitations OF Peruvian orig
inals 1t is well known that according to
4 Aoassiz and other em inent geologists. this
continent was thu first land that rose above
the ocean that formerly cf veretl the whole
surface of the earrh.-[ EacAanqe,
AN ISpIANN BRrDEGRooM.--- The Tcrre
: Harte Expsess OF Thursday Says: a young
man accompanied by damscl called at the
County Clerks office OIL Tuesday evening
aud took out Il marriage license. Judgt
Tong being present. the two were made oiff
: in short space of time. After the knot was
! duly tied. the young gent cody remarked
! that lie had no stamps to pay for either sh'
! license or the splicing. and wens out leavfifs
g the officials to console each other. ne fhe'
I went to Sheriff Stewart and borrowed dol
: lar with which lie went to the Gfapo House
e took supper. engaged a room and stayed ai
night. Yesterday morning he TOLD his newi.
G made wife that lie didn't want her isociet.
e .,ny more: he was ..busted.n and she wolil'
> have to take care Oh herself. Whereupon h
. moved off .'by the right flank guide lefi.
!, HERE is Il hint to liotlsekeepers. which
very important. Merely envering ttpa be-
~ with blankets sn6 connterpanes will II
= more nrotect it from dampness or keep 1t CIR
! than pane ct glass will keep out ligsH. ~
;, atmospheric moisture will Fenasr:ffe NIL wt
) ven fabrics. Hence the Importance OF keei
j ing the beds in spare rooms regularly airet
Many dear friend or welcome visitor Ia
been sent to an lmtimely grave. or Athlete
for life with disease by being put into be
!. which had permitted to stand lmocttapffet
:. Keen the s;,arebeds, when not IN use, IT.
= from all coyeri g b,lta light spread.
as A GERMAN. who had not paid much after
r. ton to learning English. had a horse stole
ar from his barn the other night, wheseupon j
n advertised as follows:
IL ..Von Mite. ds oder day, yenl was bi
as awake in my sleep. | hear something's vat
X dinks not yulst right in milne barn, und
vnst. ont sl,lmps to bed unfl runs NIT {