Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
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Indians N0b0du
Can Tame

II South America be solved for-after of
trying-Venezuea officials have finally succeeded
capturing member of the fierce Motilone tribe Through
this captured tbesman young boy the authorities hope
to make contact with the whe-sknned golden
dams and solve Of the srangest of jungle mysteries
The Motilones probably the most erocous savages
in the world and for centuries they have regned supreme
in the almost inaccessible jungle-covered mountains
Perjanera near the Colombian border All attempts to
send expeditions into the wild interior have failed
have returned while Others badly shot up with
have back to report that penetration of the
Motione domain has been impossible
For centuries the Motilones have held fierce grip
Perjanera, and almost fantastic legends have grown up
around their tribal practices but where they from
nobody knows The plausible story goes back the
150os when King Carlos Of SPAIN in a financial deal
opened Venezuela the Welsers German merchants
then known.
protect interests these welsers sent several
troops Of tall powerfully "Aryan" soldiers to the
Spanish colony and these guards remained in Venezuela
several years day about 500 soldiers
tipped off about Ell Dorado mine legendary resting
place of billions in gold deserted their posts struck off
for the interior and never heard of again
At first it believed that they had succumbed to
the rigors the Jungle and the the wild Carib
Indians But II the legends which have persisted in Vene
zuea these 400 years true the Welsers not killed
Instead they conquered the Carbs killed off the warriors
and took their ~E
Now it is believed that skinned Motones are
the descendants of these Caribs with the Aryan
characteristics of the Germans No knows how many
Moones there but estimates range from 500 to 1000
In 1887, Machin Barrena, Viceroy of Santa Fe sent
three corps his soldiers these
White Indians" but they got such hot reception that
handful lived to return from the interior In 1912
Gordon of tough American engineers armed with ma
chnens hand grenades and repeating rifles set off for
the Motlone territory intent pressing grant given
Petroleum Company by the Venezuelan Gov
eminent but they returned defeated Of their
party had been killed by the peculiar long bowed arrows
of the Motones
The engineers reported that they had not
any the White Indians except for occasional figure
behind a tree Americans did stay long enough,
ever learn-between fights with the Motiones that
there is wealth of mineral and copra vanilla
oil and balsam in the Perjanera sector.
And they learned enough about the White Indians
that these natives sixfoo bows which require
great strength to bend They handle the weapon like
cataput sitting down with their feet against the bow
Pulling the cord with both hands they let the long hard
fly at terrific speed Their craftsmanship
legendary and the have been known to pass
pletely through human being at 200 feet.
Only one white mana Frenchman named the Mar
quS de Vivrn-has stayed in Perijanera for any
length time He remained there for six months but
learned little about the tribe except that their camou
faged villages made up Of crude huts II there
any relics of the Welser corps he did not them.
Out Of respect for the long bows Of the Motiones oil
operators and engineers have always skrted Peranera
When their work takes them into the vicinity they
armored jackets Of mail protection
The recently captured Motone youth taken in
skrnish with the guards of giant oil pipeline that skirts
the Perjanera The boy, wounded the fray,
taken TO Caracas the Venezuelan capital. The little
goden-haired blond-skinned youngstor speaks in
strange gefa language probably best described Ger
double talk officials teaching
youth speak English hope that day
be sent back 20 his tribe TO help bring peace
contact made with the tribal leaders author-
ties hopeful that the mineral resources of the Molone
dominated be opened 20 the financial advantage
Of the White Indians link Wsth the Motione
it is likewise hoped may solve the mystery several
turtles 10 whore the strange white from
BY peclng together the findings of the various eXped
TONS II is possible TO draw fairly picture
Motiones. The men powerfully built, and have
Tarzan-ke ability 20 silently swing through trees
branch 20 branch On the ground they quickly with
incredible speed scarcely swapping tpVig--
One legend greatly doubted is that the Motilones
standing guard the FL Dorado that first
the welsers trekkIng into the interior