The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-03-01
OFFICIAL CITY 4 COUNTY PAPER
Entered at the postoface ut Milbank,
S. D.. as second class mail matter.

For many centuries there has ex-
listed in the minds Of many civilized
peoples 4 curious fascination with ref
erence to the Idea that In remote parts
Hf the tropics, amid the dark-skinned
races, there flourish mysteriously lsO-
lated white tribes bearing a strong
resemblance to the civilized branches
Of the Caucasian race.
The early adventures In Central and
South America brought home many
tales OF extraordinary cities beyond the
mountains, and vague stories afloat
in South Africa As years ago fur
Dished Rider Haggard with a theme
for one Of his novels.
Legends like these are mel in al.
most all the less explored regions Ut
the world. and they have always TER
tain features In comm0 The isO-
lated white people almost Invariably
inhabit q mountainous region In y
vague interior. always "just beyond;
they hold alOOf from the surrounding
races; they are seldom seen. and yet
are definitely stated to be more CIV
ilixed and better educated han the
darker masses whom they avoid.
Who they are and whence they came
no one knows; native fables afford no
explanation. Once 1t was thought
that forgotten white explorers might
have built up unknown kingdoms In
the Wild places OF the earth. but upon
examination these theories vanish as
rapidly as do the white tribes them
selves. and the ultimate explanation Is
almost prosaic.
Yet 80 strong a hold has the idea
gained that even In the beginning Of
the Twentieth century the possibility
OF the existence of genuine white
races has not been altogether scoffed
Mt. Less than twenty years ago an
American officer engaged in the oper.
atoms against the Moros In the Phil
ippines collected apparently substan-
tial evidence relating to a mysterious
white tribe In the islands of MindanaO.
The mountainous district in the center
Of this island has never been explored
and eve the coas is not we'll known.
But along the seaboard many stories
are told of the fierce white people who
have their home In the forest clad
mountains OF the interior. Eyewit-
nesses dep0se to having seen a strange,
falr-c0mplexi0ned girl. who fed to-
ward the hills as soon as she IA
addressed. Other men and women Of
a light-c0mplexioned race are said to
have been cen by more vcnturesome
natives, who were bold enough to
approach the Wild mountain district.
The American officer was so impressed
that he determined to conduct an ex
plOrlnG expedition across the center
OF the island. hut apparently the
mysterious white race had vanished,
for the world has as yet heard moth
ing Of his search being crowned with
success.
Arabia, however, can with more rea-
son boast Of ! white tribe. For years
stories q such Z race have been told
IN the Persian gulf. and an American
missionary stationed at Muscat alluded
NINE years ago to ''coffee house bah
be IN eastern Oman concerning q
mysterious rac OF Mght-complexloned
people who 1.-Two somewhere In the
mOuntains, shun strangers and speak
: language al their own"
Various theories have been pro-
pounded to explain the fable. but prob
ably ne explanation II to be found In
the narrative Of I Journey made to
.OnAn n 1879 " Col. s. b. Miles. q
British oGicer. Colonel Miles In the
cOnree ok hls travels came across Z
lawn named Sheralxi, In the heart Of
the Green mountains. The strange
placs was perched like. nm eagles nest
- the top Of 4 great clin. and was
1lhabltcd ~ people 0f lighter skin
than the rest az the tribes In the
lnsesiOr. They rarely descended to the
p1aatnS and refused to mix with or in
tefIlaFry with the Arabs.
Colonel Miles, found that they were
descendants ~ i portion Of the Per-
800 ofpy that Invaded Oman Ii the
s1106 centpfy. The isolation Of the
~ clrious behavior Of its
Sto exaggerated stories
! l1faf1se distant coast.
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