The Detroit times., 1913-04-07
BLOND ESQUlMAUX !.
KNOWN OF OLD
Figure in Book Printed in 177O,
Says Seattle Man of
Strange Tribe

TACOMA, Wash-Believing that
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Arctic ex-
plorer. was not the first to discover
blond EsQuimaux." Anthony Carr. or
Spanaway points TO passage in
book by Thomas Salmon published III
l770. in which Is mentioned race
OF llght-skinned people living at that
time in the far north. and warning
upon the other residents OF the ice
bound areas on the northern fringe or
the American continent.
This book, yellow with age, was
owned by Mr.. Carr's great-grandfath'
err. Caleb Carr. who was the first gov
crnor Of Rhode Island after the union
OF the original thirteen states. Gov.
Carr was the great.great-grandfath
OF County Treasurer Calvin Carr.
On the title page OF this book may
yet be clearly read: "A Geographical
and Historical Grammar. by Thomas
Salmon" In a chapter relating 70 the
Hudson BAY company and its settle
ments at Churchill. Nelson, New Sew
ern and Albany. on Hudson's Bay, is
TO be found the following:
There came down usually TO Port
Nelson every season TO trade with the
English 900 men and some Indian
women in about 500 canoes. They
came from distant countries and were
much delayed in their voyages by be-
ing obliged TO 20 on shore every day
70 hunt for provisions. In 1912 the
Indians brought TO the factory at
Churchill 10000 beaver skins. The
Indians are OF the usual stature OF
other men and OF tawney complex
ion.
I'm the north OF Esquimaux there Is
a race much whittier. enemies TO the
southern Indians and are supposed TO
come from Greenland. In the summer
the Indians wear scarcely any clothes,
but anoint themselves with bears
grease or the oil OF seals. which IL is
said. prevents them from being stung
by mosquitoes or bitten by bugs or
other insests. In the winter they
clothe themselves with beaver skins"
Among other things OF interest in
this rare old volume Is map OF
! North America before the Louisiana
purchase was made by the United
States II shows a vast extent OF ter
ritory in the northwest designated as
Parts Unknown
There is also map OF Africa in
which much Of the country later ex.
plored by Livingstone and Stanley,
who were announced as It's discov.
erers. is all charted. showing as its
discoveries. is all charted. showing
rivers, lakes and other geographical
| features
| Stefansson. whose credit TO the dis
/ covery OF the hybrid race OF Es.
quimaux is thus challenged by the old
geographer. 10 soon to leave Es-
quimalt, b. c., with ten picked scien-
fists and a complete equipment. TO
revisit the home OF these strange peo-
I pie. and TO take moving pictures OF
them and their camps. II Is impossi-
/ bic. according to Stefansson. to bring
down any OF the people. az they could
not stand the clange in climate from
+ the Arctic cold 10 the moro moderate
! temperatures Of the rest OF the world.
! The expedition TO tho north will
leave In the steam whaler Karluck in
June. On this journey efforts will be
made to find some trace Of folklore or
legend among the northern blondes
/ that will settle whether or not they
are the descendants OF survivors OF
some early Arctic expedition who
/ have become acclimated 70 the life In
the regions OF perpetual ice.