Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-25
first CHILD BORN
OF ENGLISH PARENTS
on the Continent Of America.
The Mysterious Loss Of
tho Entire
CoLONY-No TRACE or THEM
Was Ever Found and All That Re-
mains Is the Legend o.
the white Doc.

Norfolk. va, Aug is.-"Tho White
Doe Of Roanoke Island pootlcal
Tradition OF the south, based as many
.of them are, Ca Indian legends, ~ 20
take dramatic form at the jamestown
Exposition next scar.
"rhe White Doe" which Ted the
herd OF deer on Roanoke Island until
q was slain by silver arrow, was
none other than the bowitchcd spirit
of Virginia Dare. the fret white child
born Of English parents on The soil
OF North America, whose birth took
place on thia day, August ~. 1857. or
3ig years ago.
Had Ralelgas colony on the island
remained there until white men had
Ob,4ined q permanent fOothold on
American soil. Roanoke Island and
not Jamestown, would be very prop.
crly regarded as the cradle OF the
American nation. But Raloigh's col.
ony vanished entirely from human
view, and with Il Virginia Dare, who,
according to tho legend. was after
wards transformed bv wltchcrafi into
a beautiful white doe. which roamod
for n time. over the island, az the
leader % a herd Of deer.
The history OF Virginia Dare is
short. dramatic, mysterious. She
moved for an Instant across the page
IOf history AMI disappeared On the
Iabysq OF time. After two unsocceaa-
/ ful attempts at colonization by Raj
Ioighs adventures on Roanoke Island,
InnOther colony came from England On
1857. and landed on the island This
became the famous lost colony. aud
itho name OF Virginia Dare Is linked
with Il forever.
Among those who formed this col
lony we're seventeen men and nine
children. wno came with the lnten.
tion Of making permanent homes.
Among the women was Eleanor Dare.
daughter OF John hnite. governor Of
1.-THE colony. and the wife OF an assist
ant governor A few days after the
landing Of tho colony. a daughter was
born 10 Eleanor Dare, and being the
drst white child IN Vlrgina--as the
whole country was then caliod--thia
baby received the name Of Virginia
Dare. She was bnptiaed on the sun
day following her birth. The facts OF
her birth and baptism have been OF
lflcially recorded. and there ~ no
doubt whatever that sno was the firsl
white child born Of English parents
10 North America.
Then Governor white returned q
England. leavig the colony on Roam
Oko Island. n was agreed that SHOULD
the colonists migrate they would leave
+ word clearly indicating whittier thol
J had gone. Those who came later q
J, the island from England found tn
: word Croatoau carved upon the trunl
J. lot tree and--nothing moro. IN
j. little bana, with the child Virginl
e Dare, had disappeared forever iron
the ken OF man.
!. Then tho facts OF history bocam
r merged into Indian legend, gradual
. assuming the form OF the tradition
l. "The White Doe" which has survive
4 Tor three centuries and bids fair
ouilast history.
j The legend % somewhat compile
@ and more difilcult to tell than are tn
}. cold facts OF history. lts themes a.
y love and jealousy and sorcery.
(. tells how the infant virginia grew Int
Is a fair maiden, who Was beloved an
u sought after by the Indian brave
II The rest OF the lost colony being a
a ltirely eliminated from the narrative
% Il tells how the beautiful maiden wa
+ through tho rage OF n rejected love
'y transformed by Borcey into o whit
d doe, which, az all the world know
can only De slain by a silver arrol
Hence. for a time. the white doe boz
charmed life. The truo love
e however, finally discoFered magic s.
RI lDeTior 10 that OF the wicked eOrcorl
p end the maiden was restored
p human form. True love, alahi q
~ lumphed but for a short time, and q
l. lovely Virginia Dare, who had bee
NJ the white doe, was cruelty slain BY
ID silver arrow sped from the bow Of
70 persistent chioftaln who had long pt
o. sued her.
g. whether Ralolgh's Roanoke color
rs was lost, slain OF absorbed by the
e. dians, VIII probably never Do know
The legend OF "The White Doe wou
lead 90 the conclusion that belief
the survival OF a part OF was strof
"a iy embedded IN the Indian mind.