The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-11-10


Numberless objections can be brougbt
70 bear upon every theory offered as ex-
planatory Of The peopling oi this CONT
nent. i 70 its native races be aScr bed
one origin, and, therefore. the same de-
gree q antiquity. The truth i that. in
me light Of our present knowledge. II
can no longer be maintained that the
same people dwclt on either sca-coast.
hunted and fishcd even within the bar
zen confines OF the Arctic circle. rca al
the enormous cart h-woiks IL the Nlissis-
sippi Valley. and established the ciyili-
zation' Of Mexico. Central America and
Peru. On The other hand. IT, a diversity
q origin j. admitted. what evidence. II
any. haze we Of a greater antiquity Of
any one ~ these races over another? IN
other words. who was the first Ameri-
can? What manner Of man was he2
ms may seem 2 difficult problem to
solNes let Us considerable evidence offered
81 late bearing upon the subject.
in Europe the earliest evidence Of
man presence, as yet discovered. con
slstS IN The occurrence Of rudely-chipped
llnt implements Of large size. associated
with the bones Of extinct animals ana
q Others not now living in The same
iegion The deposits in which these
bones and Clipped flints are found con-
s's' oi beds 81 gravel and clay 81 uncer-
tam age, but nevertheless very old. and
arf directly assoc atcd with the ser:es II
changes which took place in The North
en- Hemisphere during the time known
as the eat Ice Age.
"a other words, during the prevalence
Y tne temperate zone II a much colder
climate there we're great Accommodations
q snow and ice. known as glaciers. AMI
enormous Hoods. due TO the subse-
9uent melting Of these. deposited in the
nfer valleys, beds u gravel and clay
Wllh which were observation-disclosures
powders. During this time ana for |.
prctracted period afterward. there IiyeJ
arace 81 men On the higher habitablc
ground. Furthermore. III this time not
Ply many extinct animals ranged the
."reSts' put others now living only IN
'he extreme North. rs The reindc nr' fhe
m'lsk-ox AMI walr1ls. were Also there
ana Were hunted BY these ancient peo.
p'e, 2 race whose weapons consisted
Wholly q ne rudcly-chippcd nints that
s ~ now mingled with the beds Or gray
Y MIS- down by the mighty Hoods that
Ice. "'''e'iu' ASe 81
This very briefly sets forth orr
knowledge of the earliest men known
!" nave lived In Europe. Now. the
QUESTION arises. are there similar evil
Ts',es q such early men in American
~ neIermine this, some ancient river
ssalley IN North America must b. cara. |
'a'y examined Lot lis take The Dcla.
ra'o n a. example. In the first place.
ms river Is certainly very ancient. Pa.
;sss"r Dana speaks Of il rs cmpfyino
;a'o tne Atlantic at Trenton. N. u an,
" tne "Crctaceous pcriod.' when M I
M ns y delaware and Chesapeake
bef.." we're out It sea. This was long
NM. r nan Or beast Of any kind had
y n, upon the earth. Since then.
I'M i'I, 'esuit q various changes, the
NV ,a"' M extended scaward hundreds n
4 MI n ana the last OF the great changes
~ y 'n1 history Of this part 81 the rlobe
~, IT, occurrence Of an Arctic clin,ate.
NV NV = Hooded stream that flowed n ~
s s, a perhaps hundred feet
'y ~ It's present level. M
49, Gan better realize the altered
c %"a ac'erof q river. when flowinr ~ !
aim. ' Y, increased elevation. by consid.
MN. 'ne recent condition or the Nil.
NJ. wv which, within short time.
msn' 'io'n iorty 70 siNty miles wide for
n,aa miles ~ is length; when A. ~
MN. MIMI levcl the width il but two Or thrcc
n wa = most This change, great Al
- was due wholly q rains