Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-01
RELICS OF PRIMITIVE MAN.
Traces of Towns That F1ourished on the
 Pacific Coast Ages Ago.


 In glancing over the thriving city of Pasa- dena, with its thousands of Caucasian resi- dents, its evidences of culture and high civilization, it is difficult to realize that few hundred years ago it was peopled by many more thousands, who constituted race far in advance of many of the western tribes of today. They lived in fourishing towns, had their laws, built temples, manu- factured beautiful stone implements, and tho smoke of their campfires arose from every hilltop in the length and breadth of this summer land Who were they, and where did they come froma My own opinion is that the native population of this section can be traced to many branches of the Mongoloid stock. This country, if we judge by the works of art, language, etc. was the meeting ground for many widely differing races. In looking for the ancestors 1 should go to the Chinese, the Japanese, the people of the Malay country, to a limited extent, and possibly the islands of the South Pacific, while other tribes may have reached here from the interior of the continent and the south.
 Some years ago map was made showing the location on the Pacific of junks and yes sells that had been blown from the coasts of China and Japan. They were shown to have been picked up all the way across many having been carried below San Diego by the Japanese current before the crews were res cned; so it was an easy matter for the Jap anese to reach these shores. Others un- doubtedly found their way here by way of the Kurile and Aleutian islands, and we have as q result people combining in their lives and customs many remarkably distinct characteristics. Even 150 years ago or less there was so great variety in language that the Spaniards found a different dialect every few miles, and even Boscana says that in his time the natives at San Diego could not un- derstand those at San Juan.
 There is little or no evidence to show that there was any advancement or improvement in these people, and we know little about them up to the time of the discovery of the coast by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, in June l642-nearly 250 years ago. In sailing uI the coast they sighted three islands-Cle menti and Catalina-the two divisions ol Catalina appearing like two distinct islands The vessels of Cabrillo stopped at variou: points from San Diego to Santa Bar bara and beyond, and from the meagel l descriptions we can form something oi an idea of the inhabitants. They were In dians, curiously marked with slashes upor the thighs and body with some white pig ment. They dressed ill skins, and were armed with bows and flint tipped arrows 1 At Wilmington or San Pedro the natives fired at them, and wounded several of tn, SpaniaFds.
 They were undoubtedly peaceful people living in large villages in the open spaces il the canyons of Catalina and San Clemspti and near the springs. That they were idola tors there is little doubt. Cabrillo refers tt 8 temple which be saw upon one of tn, islands, the walls of which were painted ane which contained idols, This temple wa built of wood, and has been the object pf re peated search by archaologists, so far with out success. AS to whether it was built upol Catalina or Clement opinion is divided Mir Schumacher, who has taken many valu able icolleetions from the islands, believe Catalina to have been the spot, while other favor Clement. Chicago Herald.