Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-02-11

have been coming to these shores BY ad-
venture and by shlpwrecks and drifts for
many centuriesp Il ~ not at all unlikely
that some have COM from Wales. Ireland,
Scotland, England, Norway, Italy, Greece
and other countries Of Europe, just as
some Of the theories claim. Also from
Asia on the west, from India, China,
japanese and other countries from Asia,
just a. IL claimed by the aforesaid Asiatic
theories. Neither Is 1t hard to imagine
that Egyptians, with their early knowl.
edge Of astronomy and navigation, could
have push d out far enough at sea to
have been lost In storms and sh~ipwiecks
ard dritted 10 these shores. Nor the
Carthagenians. with their love for
the sea, or the Numidians, with
their 100 miles OF sea coast. Where
is the Inconsistency In the SUPPOSE
tiOn that people at different times In
all these countries. some time or timesin
the far of past by accidents or otherwise
were drilled 10 these shores, some from
European countries on the east and some
from Asiatic countries on the west, and
inding themselves here aud unable TO
return, we're compelled 10 stay.
Then again, man being anxious and
curious to "nnd out many inventions" "a
the Bible says, but also curious to ind
out places, how natural II was for them,
rs for the Welsh, for instance, 10 try 10
fnd out what vas beyond and push their
frail crafts out and on until land was
discovered on the American continent,
as for instance the story found In old
Welsh annals, and translated and pub.
llshed In 1889. IL tells that one Nadoc and
q handful OF men sailed westward for
some unknown country, but found no
resting place, but at length came 10 a
large and fertile country. Nadoc and a
part OF his men returned after awhile TO
Wales and induced a large number OF his
countrymen TO join them In their second
voyage. They sailed with their ten ships
and many families, and 1t Is supposed
reached their fertile country" America,
In safety, but never returned. Might not
this account, In part, for the fact that
so many Welsh names are found In Mex.
leo and Welsh words and phrases among
the Navajo and probably other Indians.
The reader would be interested with X.
B. Anderson's book lin my library
america not Discovered by Columbus"
He claims the Norwegian theory Is well
established.
Not only are Welsh words found among
the Nayajos and other Indians as we'll as
In Mexico. but also Chinese and Japan
csc. especially In the latter. Vallejo, In
his history OF California says the Japan.
ese we're In that country at the time OF
the conquest. and that traces OF the
japanese languages are still found among
the coast tribes.
Mr.. Brooks, In 1875. published in the
San Francisco Evening Bulletin. an Nc.
count Of forty one instances OF the
wrecks Of Japanese boats along the Pa
cidc coast, and says he has the records Of
over n hundred such disasters. IL ia
not unreasonable 10 suppose that such
disasters have been occurring not only
with boats from japan. but OF India,
China, and almost every other country
not only in modern times, bat all along
down the centuries.
How natural then the conclusion that
the American continent and the isles OF
the seas have been settled very much in
the same way. and by people from almost
every land and cline, and commenced at
a very early period in the history OF the
world, especially after the food, as given
In Genesis.
Will the reader please excuse this wild
dash out on the wide seas OF speculation
When | began the article | had no idea
Of drifting out so far. but unlike the
poor unfortunate japanese and Chinese
who drifted to our western coasts, and the
Welsh, Norsemen and others to our east
ern coast, and were compelled to remain.
| am permitted to return and survey my
work; that Ia, to re.read my article and
believe 1t is not 30 much speculation az
reason. Thus we can account for the
many shades OF color. facial differences,
Uranium differences. languages, hero
glyphics. signs, religions, etc. Each
brought with him his own language,
religion, civilization, etc, and thus al
most everything peculiar to any aud all
Of the old world people Is stamped TO
some ex tent upon the people Of the new
world. THos, HAYWOOD.