The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-25
CARDS NOT WIPED OUT.
DETERMINATION OF THE RACE BY
VOLCANIC ERUPTION DENIED.
But Few on ST. Vincent Island, as Eng
.lish Government, it Is Said,
Had Deported Them.

That the last of the Caribs have been
! exterminated by recent eruptions of
volcanoes on the Windward islands Is
denied by authorities, who say that
there was no member Of the race on
Martinique, and If any remnant was
destroyed on st. Vincent it was not the
fault Of the English government.
which deported 5000, the entire num-
Der then inhabiting this island in 1876.
says the Chicago Evening Post. They
are scattered throughout South and
Central America, and representatives
of the tribes are found occasionally on
the group of islands in the sea that
gets it's name from them.
Students of ethnology have found the
Caribs interesting and battling sub
jects. Their origin is shrouded in mys-
terry, and the black types often found
in Balize and Honduras are taken by
some scientists as proof that African
blood was mixed with that Of the Car
lbs long before the whites brought
slaves to America.
The pure type Of Carib differs radi-
cally from that of other natives of the
Americas 1t is now difficult to find the
red native with the characteristics that
distinguished him when his country
was discovered by the Spanish naviga-
tors Negro and Arowak blood is now
so mixed with the Carib that the cas-
ual traveller in the tropics is confused.
When England deported the 5000
men, women and children of the Carib-
bean race from st. Vincent, they were
taken to Granada. A few years later
they were taken to Balize. Professor
Starr of the University Of Chicago, who
has spent some time in Central Ameri-
ca, is Of the opinion that no Caribs
were destroyed by the recent volcanic
disturbances in the Caribbean sea.
'They once inhabited most Of the
Lesser Antilles" he said, but today
they are mostly on the mainland.
There were once three kinds, classified
as island, coast and inland Caribs.
When Columbus discovered America,
the island CaribS were powerful race
in the Antilles. Ethnologists differ as
to their movements previous to that
time. Some authorities maintain that
they were of southern race moving
north, but it is my opinion that the
theory of a northern race going south
is the correct one.
'As far back as any authentic history
goes we find records of black Caribs.
There is much evidence to prove that
the black Carib existed long before the
white people brought African slaves to
this country. This has caused much
interesting speculation and no doubt is
proof of movements of people that we
know nothing of.
''The Carib is of the South American
1t is said they are the handsOmest race
native to the Americas. The Car1b
proved himself superior to other ma
tives before the arrival of the whites
arrested the progress of Indian affairs.
They were good potters and were the
only Indians that used sails for their
canoes, which were the best made YES
sells found in America"
Caribs are often pointed out to trav-
elers in South and Central America.
They are proud of their race They are
industrious and are of great service to
contractors in the east coast towns.
When the Carib is not working, he will
likely be found on some wharf. His
holiday clothes make him picturesque
and pleasing object. White trousers
and shirt, red sash with knife stick
ing careIessly in it's folds and white
straw hat decorated with a folded
white band is almost the fixed attire
for male. In this cool costume they
are seen at the tropical ports. particu-
larly in Balize, Guatemala and Hon.
duras. Their black faces and bare black
feet shine like ebony, and when they
smile, which is not as often as is the
habit Of the African, a deal OF ivory Is
shown.
Carib boys are almost the equal or
fish in the water. and they dive after
coin thrown into the water. beat it to
the bottom and lay there until it fiut-
tiers down to them, the entire perform
ance being visible in the transparent
waters of their tropical sea.