The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-13
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS,

A1 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS,
has heretofore been accorded the praise
and credit of Disseminating the ocean
and bringing two hemispheres into con-
tact; of opening up for the suffering
humanity of the old world new world
OF peace, rest and freedom. The bones
of the grand old admiral will not rest,
less easily in his cathedral tomb in
Havana a, the attempt to f2ch q lesf
from his laurel crown and stick it as
feather in the cap of Left Ericsson or
anyA previous discoverer of the new
world. Columbus knew that Europeans
had preceded him and discovered HUT
ramannaland (white mans land)
marked on his sailing charts. The pre-
vious discovery, however, was in his
time yelled in mythic uncertainty,
hundreds of years having elapsed since
the stories originated, and to him be
longs the honor and glory OF bringing
together the old and new worlds for all
practical purposes of humanity. Left
and his predecessors deserve praise for
their daring voyages of discovery, but
Columbus alone conferred the boon of
possession upon the races of the earth
who have since made it their refuge.
sg The chief question for the present
purpose is, was Left Rricson-as is
cIaimed-the first European who dis
covered and trod upon the shores of
America? The following is, trust, a
fair answer to the question. L shall be
happy if more light may be thrown on
the obscurity that envelops the matter
BY persons who may be competent to do
SO.
The Scandinavians count three
several predecessors of Columbus, viz:
Ari Marson, whose voyage took place in
983; Biorn, afterward, and later Gud-
lief, son of Gudlang, who toward the
middle of the eleventh century followed
the track of and eonversed with Biorn in
Ruitramannaland, or Irland it Mikla,
the great Ireland beyond the Atlantic.
ARI rHE LEARNED,
born in 1867, compiled the Landnama-
book, from which the following is ex-
tracted: He says: "Uif the Squinter,
son of Hogni the White. occupied the
whole of Revkianess southwest pro-
nontory of Iceland) between Thorska-
ford and Hafratell. He had wife
uamed Biorg. the daughter OF Eyvind
tie east countrvman. They had a son
named Atili the Red, who married
Thorkotu. daughter OF Hergill. They
had son named Arl, who was driven
by a tempest to Huitramannaland
(white mars land), which some call
Irland it Mikla (Great Ireland), which
lies in the western ocean, near to Vim
land the Good. west from ireland. Ar
= cd ff, ~ h.1f
baptised there" The Landnamabock
compiled in the thirteenth century, re-
Iates of the second and third voyages
$50 Rain, the Limerick merchant, frs
stated. who lived for a long time il
| Limerick, in Ireland" This Rain al
Iuded to was kinsman to Ari Marson
and lived at the beginning or middle O.
the eleventh century. $50 also ThOrke
the son of Geller grandson of Ari Mar
SOM says that certain Icelanders stated
who heard Thorfnn, Jarl of the DIRK
news (born in 1908, died in 1064) relat,
that Ari had been seen and known il
| Huitramannaland, and that, although
there held in great honor. Arr had
| of Dolum. Their sons were Thorgils
Gudlief and Illugl, which is the famil..
of Reykianess." Then follows passag
which shows that Eirck the Red wa
connected with the family of Ari Mar
son. It proceeds: "Jorund was tn
son of Ulf the Squinter. He marie,
Thobiorg Knsrrarbring.. They had
daughter, Thjodhild, whom Eirck tn
Red married. They had son, Lei
the Lucky of Greenland" whom be
Iieye is the Left under discussion.
| Arr the Learned, being immediatel
descended from Arr Marson, and havin
lived
A CENTURY LATER,