The Nome daily nugget., 1935-01-12

Prepared by National Geographic Society
 Washington, D. C.-WNU Service. 1 IA MODERN engineers have | N thrust Virginia Dare traf NA down the islands off the North Carolina coast and built tht Wright memorial bridge across Cur rituck sound, bringing the islands into touch with the modern world yet the visitor still finds in Roan. oke island the speech and customs common in the days of Sir Walter Ra. leigh whose followers established there the first English settlement in | America.
 From the skipper of the small mail boat that plies between the islands one may supplement his limited knowledge of this region supplied by obsolete descriptions and by copies of the original letters and maps left by Sir Walter Raleigh's adventurers. He learns that Roan- oke island perfectly exemplifies the adage that byways of isolation pocket the choicest realities of life. Here is genuine, inbred dignity, expressive of a mild-mannered, hos pitable folk. The islanders are proud of their physique, speech, manners and customs, historic sur vivals of old English Devon.
 The ubiquitous automobile did not reach Roanoke island until less than decade ago. For land trans portation there were up to that time only two-wheeled carts and the sand ponies and occasional oxcarts. Even the little sand ponies tradi- tion went back to castaway vessels, to the Portuguese and to Sir Wal ter Raleighs voyagers.
 On Ralefgh's attempts to coloniza- tion hinged momenteus results in the New world. The Lost Col onies," though they began and end ed Sir Walters ventures upon the North Carolina Sea islands, were the first English-speaking settle ments in America.
 Discovered in 1884.
 Tn 1884 the adventurer obtained a patent from Queen. Elizabeth, whose favors his genius readily commanded, and dispatched to the New world the first of his expedi- tions. The little band, under Anna das and Barlowe, sailed through an inlet on July 4, 15S4, to discover Roanoke island-a spot so favored in climate and setting and so rich in fruits, game, and bird life that it seemed to them veritable para disc.
 Back to England they sailed to describe 1t, taking with them two friendly Indian chiefs; and also to- bacco, sassafras, maize, pumpkins, squash, grapes, and other fruits. Their story created excitement, and in the following year Raleigh sent out Sir Richard Grenville with second colony, numbering 10S souls, uCIcIHlHCu JO uuuhC u pCI hdhShI home on Roanoke island and estab- fish plantations.
 They landed on August 17, 1885, and built log fertilization, to which they gave the name "The New Fort In Virginia" also spoken of as Fort Raleigh" However, they could not live at peace with the Indians, and the entire colony sailed back with Sir Francis Drake in 1886, just two weeks before the arrival of endorsements. Finding the fort deserted, the new group also returned to England, but left 15 men on the island.
 A third expedition, sent out by Raleigh in 1887, found the fort de- molished and no trace of the 15 men except the bones of one slain by the savages. The gruesome discov cry was shock to the homeseek- CTS, and4they willingly followed the advice of their leader, John White, to forestall future hostility by mak- ing friends of the Indians. The plan succeeded admirably. Manteo, one of the friendly chiefs, was even bap- tized and given a title of nobility as Lord of Roanoke-the first Eng fish peerage in America.
 Virginia Dare's Birth.
 On August IS, 15S7, five days aft CT the baptism of the Indian, was born John whites granddaughter, Virginia Dare, the first English Ra- tive of America. She was baptized on the following Sunday. Thus was Elizabethan civilization anchored here by a baby, mother and the American family.
 Around little Virginia Dare re- mained more than a hundred men, women and children. They were left alone for three years. Then John White, who had gone back to England after establishing the col ony, returned-to find that they had Alaa nnaarod