Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-23

Tho Utah Genealogical and Historical
Magazine for July Is at hand. As its
predecessors, Il brings volume Of
Information on the subject to which
1t IL devoted. II opens with a bio
graphical sketch Of the late John
Jacques, by Prof John Henry Evans
Of the Latter-day Saints University.
John Jaques was one OF the highly
gifted men who fn their mission in the
the firing Of skyrockets, and who
therefore are uunoticed except by the
recording angels that keep the accounts
FOR the final settlement II is good to
read about him and TO contemplate
some Of his services 70 his fellow men
This sketch is followed by a chap
ter for the Novice by George Minis,
Genealogist. in which the author gives
some valuable advice concerning the
pursuit OF genealogical research The
difficulties to be met with are graphic
ally described. but II is also shown that
many Of them can be overcome, and
that the search is not in vain
The genealogy OF Richard Richards Is
continued.
The article on the study OF English
surnames, by Professor Osborne j. p.
Widtsoe, grows in interest as It pro-
ceeds. In the present part Of the arti-
clio the author shows how names are
derived from occupations in the country
and the town
The West GenealoRy Is continued
Another installment Of the traditional
history of the American Indians, by
Hon. Anthony W. WINS. is given, in
which the traditions that lead to the
conclusions that the American abort
glnos are OF Hebrew origin are exam
incd Among these traditions are the
following;
Mexican mythology relates that
there was war In Hcayen-that Zon-
tCmonque rebclled and led away a host
Of spirits and that because OF his re-
bellion he was cast out with his fol
lowers, that Suchiquecai was tempted
and disobeyed the command Of the
Creator by gathering roses from tree
and that because OF sin Y2tlacoliuhqui
became blind and naked and that
misery and disgrace came to all OF
their descendants.
The belief that the earth was once
delugcd with water and all OF It's in
habitauts destroyed except a few who
We're miraculously preserved is almost
universal
THE MeNioans tell us that the earth
was dcluged with water. and that Cox
cox and his wife Nochiquetzal made a
boat from the trunk OF a bald cypress
In which they were saved, The Tar
ascos tell us that the Earth was de-
lugcd with water and that Tozpi and
his family were saved by emharking
IN q vessel which they had made. That
when the waters receded a yulture
was sent out, but Il feasted on the
bodies Of those who had been drowned.
and did not return. a humming- bird
was sent out which returned with a
green lenf In It's beak. and Tezpi knew
that the dry land had appeared.
"The Pimas tell NJ that the earth
was deluged with water and the Papo-
gos say that MoctazumH was the only
person To escape a great flood. The
Califoruians relate that Taylor Peak
is the point upon which their fathers
took refuge and were saved when all
other people were DESTROYED with
water. The Thlinkeets say that many
people we're saved from a great deluge
by taking refuge in a floating build
ing, and that when the waters recedcd
lt struck upon a rock and was broken
in twain. The Peruvians relate that
for five days the sun was obsoured
during which time the windows OF
heaven were opened and the earth dell
uged. That a shepherd and his family
with many animals tooA refuge on