Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-11-17
THE WHITE INDIANS.
Romantic Tradition That They Are
Descendants Of Welsh Prince.
INDIANS ARE MERELY AlBINOs.

For more than 100 years the quca-
ilon whether their existed IN America
20 tribe 81 white Indians has been agi-
tatci. and more OF less positive state
ments from learned men can be quot
"a on both sides That the legend OF
Ia white race had basis IN fact ~
proved by six individuals stlh living
IN the pueblo ~ Zunl. n. NJ. says the
Scientific American. Their existence
however. ~ known to very few. and
even ~ those Who have visited the VII
laFo. not many rave seen the white In
dams for as rule. they keep them
selves out ~ sight The history ~ the
legend 10 interesting.
From the earliest times more or less
definite rumora about white Indians
have been current In 1891 the Rev. DR.
John Williams published treatise on
the subject. which IL now very rare al
though the Impetus which he gave the
inquiry atili survives. The purpose Of
the publication was to start a suhscrip-
ton fund. 10 be devoted 20 the explora-
ton OF -the Wild parts 81 America be-
yund the ohio river" where the au-
thor was sure the long-sought white
men would BE- foun.. In his own mind
there was not the slightest doubt that
these whites. descendants OF Prince
Madoc who. according 20 the old
Welsh legend. left his native country
soon after ti70 A. D.. on account 81
family dissension. and started out 60
the west. leaving ireland on his right
hand.
According 90 the ancient bards.
Prince Madoc returned In the course
" time with glowing accounts % a
new country he had discovered. and
gathering his adherents about him. he
set san aFain for the far west. Go the
land which he had found and was
never afterwards heard o. Dr Will
liams contended that the white IN.
dams werr the descendants 81 these
18th century welahmen. and. whatever
may be thought OF his conclusion his
argument was certainly worth consid.
GRAFTON He cited the many reports
concerning these Indians then current
/ coming from various parts 81 the
| American continent. particularly the
account of a man named Huntington. q
native ~ England who had met tbs
white InAilna 40 q grand trading meet
inE. or Indian fair. at the forks ~ the
ohio. lie was told that they cams
from remote district west % the Mis-.
slsslppi RimlnFton's companion. q
Wclshman. claims 10 have spoken q
these Indians In hts own language o..
was said also. that these Indians had
book which they venerated highly. hu
were unable 20 read
|
the Pacific railroad surveys across th'
continent were made. the story croppe,
out In another form. but the white In
dams were definitely located az IN,
pueblo ~ ZuEd In the reports 81 tn
survey. published In 1856. a doscrlp
lion ~ one ~ the indiana is given. 10
gcthcr with ltst ~ words which wer
said Go b. practically anonymous Il
the Zuni and Welsh languages. No ex
PLANTATION Of the presence Of whit
members ~ she tribe was attempted
About 1871. J. IT Beadle. a newapape
correspondent. visited Zuni He men
tlons a book which these Indians had
ana which they regarded with grca
reverence. although they could no
read A.
There can be no doubt that the whit
Indians ~ Zuni are albinos. There ar
four others az the Moqui villages an
several scattered among the other pue
blos. In dress manners. customs an
language. they are like their fellow,
but their complexion Ia very fair the
are indeed much whittier than the aver
age white man who has lived much {
the open air. Their hair Is tawn,
yellow. instead OF the set black whic
chara rterizes the In.ian. Their eye
, are 40 weak that they have 90 kee
them closed In the sunlight This
due doubtless, % the absence % co
oring matter Ia the iris ~ the xxi
lacks that protection. also, these pee
b pie suffer very much from sunburi
where the regular Indians IN almost a
' Immune as a negro. Their eyelids an
lips are always sore, and u II probabl
I on sccount of their dread Of the sur
llsht that 81 few travellers have see
them
To those who have seen these cui
" ious freaks they give the impression 4
hrst that they ars lrlshmcn dressed 4
Indians FOR their faces have a decide
IS Celtic cast. The only way. howeye
in which they differ from other men
I beers 81 the tribe IL IN the abseace
cul0rlng matter IN the skin and hal
che cause OF this albinoism has NJ
been determined. Il may be due 90 c'o'
% intermarriage within tho family. an IL
eyiiable result OF the social system ,
70 The pueblos ana their Organization ur
der the clan or gems system.