The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-01
Prots. Jochelson and Bogoras
Say They Arc Of Same Race.
Leo jEsuP EXPLORING PARTY
10 Arctic Siberia They Brought Back
Maly Interesting Exhibits and lsgsnts.
HsW Work Was Prosecuted.

it's bleak shores. Professor waldemar
Jochelson has returned to New York and
made a report to the American Museum Of
Ns,eural History that u considered one
OF the most important ever filed with the
department Of anthropology of that or
any similar Institution.
Norris X Jsssup conceived in 1896 the
idea that the question could be settled
whether tho American Indian was vf
As,atie origin or not-whether he came
to this part OF the hemisphere from
across Behring strait. or landed on these
shores from some other part of the earth.
To him IL seemed that primitive man
could net have passed from one continent
to another except by way of tho narrow
gion. He gave $4,000 to the American
Museum OF Natural History for ths pur-
pose OF causing to DO made study Of the
mysterious East Arctic Siberian tribes.
with this point chiefly In Wow.
RUSSIANS AS EXPLORERS.
What was known as tho Jssup North
museum with the assistance OF the Rus
sian Imperial Academy OF Sciences and
the Russian Imperial Geographical So
clety. Professor waldsmar Jocheison and
Professor waldemar Bogoras, both Rus
siane. and associated with the Russian
Academy OF Sciences. were engaged by
the museum to undertake the task.
They have brought back with them con-
elusive proof, SO they assert. that the
American INDIAN and the Asiatic Eskimo
are close kin. and that both originally
came from China. In this their report Is
considered of greatest Importance.
The evidence that these conclusions
are correct consists OF 1900 specimens and
exhibits taken from among the native
tribes of the remote Siberian coast. Profs
Jochelson and Bogoras have among their
specimens q piecS of Japanese iron over
200 years old found In the far northland.
and many weapons and legends which
prove that tho Arctic. Siberian and the
American Indian were one and the same
centuries ago All OF this il taken TO
prove that there was what these explorers
call Round Pacific Race'-meaning
that the Inhabitants OF China. Japan Arc
tic Siberia and North and Bouth America
were originally all one and the same race.
The two explorers suffered many hard
ships while In the Arctic regions Prof.
Jochelson's party was caught by the Ice
in a mountain pass and held there three
weeks. The last four days they had alb
solutely nothing 10 eat. and were staring
death in the face. when some natives.
who had tracked them came to their as
sistance. giving them milk. They were
taken many miles over the endless plain
they were able to get moro nutritious
food
STORY OF THE EXPEDITION.
Prof Bogoras, who went further north
than Prot Jochelson. fell among the saw
age. warlike Chukchi tribe. and with 9TH
er members of his party was held captive
for many days until ransom could be
paid. consisting OF sugar, tobacco and
other articles.
Prof Jocnelson cannot speak English.
but a full story OF the experiences OF the
expedition was told a reporter by Prof.
Bogoras
I'm the division of the work." he said.
81 took the tribes further north, while
the interior was gone over by Prof. Jo-
cheison. i went straightway to the most
northern part of Asiatic Russias-away
out near Behring Strait. This brought me
among the Chukchi tribe. They are rein
deer breeders. For three years I wander
ed with the band, and became one OF
them. 7 found that these people un-
doubtedy belonged TO the same stock as
the American Indian.
Whether the Indian crossed over TO
that country or whether the Arctic peo-
pie crossed over to this continent. can
not say, but / am quite sure that we
have. by our Investigations. brought out
sufficient proof TO tablish forever to the
civilized world that there was one round
Pacific race OF the same stock as the
Chinese and Japanese.
LANGUAGE THE SAME
"I found the words OF the Cnukchi tribe
are the same I'm many Instances as the
words used by the American Indians for
conveying the same thought. have COM
piled dictionary Of the language OF Arc
tic tribes OF about 2o.9p words. and while
/ was there | learned To speak their Ian
guage. Prof. Jochelson was all this time
toms OF the Yookaghirs. the Koryaks and
the Yakats. We both went about our
work in about the same way. We studied
me spoken Sy the and snsa
mems OF weapons, and got the legends ana
traditions OF the various peoples with
whom we went TO live,
I'VE had cameras with us and took pic
lures everywhere we went. and We took
with US American monographs, and had
the natives speak Into them. thus being
language and accent. which can be used
in furthering our comparative study oi
the American Indian. IL was very anus
ing to see the Eskimo talk In the phono-
graph, and afterward listen 10 his own
words. They thought Il was a live crea-
ture initiating them.
METHOD OF PAYING.
Another interesting exhibit We have
for the museum Is a board with prayers
painted on it. The Chukchi tribe, savage
and wild az II H.. has religion all it'
own III worships some deity and its
method OF prayer ls 10 paint In blood OF
a board a picture Of what IL wants ano
hold the board high I'm the air. In this
we can trace the American Indians for
mer way OF praying"
Prof Jochelson brought back from the
Interior tribes love letters written OF
birch bark. They are nothing but pic
lures
'It II difficult 10 explain how these
people stand the cold said Prof. Bogo.
ras IL saw men and women half naked
while the thermometer was more than
90 degrees below zero. They did not seem
to feel the cold ON the contrary, they
would rub the snow on their naked bodies
as W II were balm to them. Men hall
stripped would wrestle n the snow for
our amusement. and | took several photo
graphs OF them while carrying on such
games
The exhibits OF the explorers have ar
hived I'm New York. ard will he placed on
public view at the Museum OF Natural
tIistory ulAhin nhs next few dasA