The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-11-27
He Discovered America
In 499 A. D.
4 MISSION TO MEXICO
Result of a Fresh Examination Of
Ancient Records of the
Chinese Empire,

WASHINGTON, II. c., Nov. I-Facts
of great interest concerning the finding of
Chinese records which show that the
Mongolians discovered America in the
year 400 A. u. were obtained by the New
York Journal today. From absolutely re-
! liable sources it is learned that the sub
stance of the news from Peking is as fol-
lows:
! Nah TWAIN Lin, a Chinese scholar. in a
recent search among the musty official
records of China brought forth an ac-
count of the voyage of Hwui Shan to
"Fusang' MeXico) where he left five
missionaries, in the year 400.
Hwui Shan sailed from port of China
along the coast to Kamchatka, thence his
little ark skirted the Aleutian QoD ISL
ands, finally reaching Alaska, where he
landed and whose inhabitants Hwui Shan
describes in the work just found.
Leaving Alaska the Chinese sailed down
the Pacific, hugging the shore, fearing
the storms of the open sea. Mexico was
finally reached, where the little expedi-
ton of five missionaries landed.
These missionaries made themselves felt
on the crude civilization of the natives. AS
told in last nights dispatch, temples
were built and the inhabitants of what is
now Mexico and Lower California were
initiated into the ancient faith of the
Mongolians. China at that time, as every
one knows, was far ahead of the rest of
the world in all the arts and sciences. The
five missionaries undoubtedly instructed
the natives in architecture, the fashioning
of instruments of war and peace and the
art of painting and decorating. All these
signs remained in the ruins of the Aztecs
and neighboring sections described in NJ
de Charnay's Ancient Cities of the New
World"
The greatest possible interest is at
tached to this report, because tradition
among the natives of Alaska tells of the
appearance centuries ago of strange
people, coming from a far-off land. These
stories are also too well known to need
further comment. The relics of some pro-
gressive race are spread throughout the
region described by de Charnay. The
Frenchman declared these ruins indicated
that temples had been built to Buddha,
though other archaeologists have con-
tended that they showed undeniable evil
dence of having been erected by the chi
nese.
1t is claimed that the Chinese made nu-
merous attempts to reach the new CONT
nent. which they evidently knew about.
Their sailing vessels were small, and this
iexplains why the adventurous Hwui Shan
guided his unwieldy vessel along the line
of the Aleutian Islands, up around to
Alaska, which, he must have seen, was
new and vast region.
That he landed in Alaska the records
found by Nah TWAIN Lin show, for the
evidence is that Hwui Shan returned from
his voyage in safety and was able to write
of 1t for the benefit of his countrymen.
Alaska must have been too chilly for the
Mongolans and they sought n warmer
climate finally selecting what Is now
Mexico, rich and beautiful tropical coun-
try, presenting allurlng opportunities to
the Chinese missionaries.
CONFIRMED IN MEXICO.
MONTERREY. Mexico, Nov. 15.-The re-
port that American officers have unearth-
ed ancient recorus in Picking showing that
the Chinese discovered America 1,500 years
ago and erected temples in Mexico has
aroused the greatest interest among the
scientific men of Monterey and through
out this country. The Chinese temples
alluded to are in the State of Sonora, on
the Pacific Coast The ruin of one of the
temples was discovered near the town of
Tres, in that State. about two years ago.
one of the large stone tablets found
in the ruins was covered with carved
Chinese characters, which were partly
deciphered by a learned Chinese who
visited the ruins at the request of the
Mexican Government The Chinese
made the assertion at the time that the
ruins We're those of a temple which had
been erected many centuries ago by
by Chinese, but his statement was not
received with Credence. 1t has long been
claimed that the Indians of the State of
Sonora are the descendants of these early
Chinese settlers. They possess many ira
ditions and characteristics of the Chi
nese. If the report of the finding of these
records in Picking Is verified an eXpedi-
ton will go from here to explore further
the ancient temples of Sonora.