. Travels through the interior parts of North-America, in the years 1766, 1767, and 1768 [microform]. Indians of North America; Biology; Indiens; Biologie. ( 2C6 ) clufions firm fupport. " Thefe commandefS " having fhaped their courfe towards the eaft, " difcovcred land, which to them appeared " to be part of the American continent; and, " according to their obfervations, it fecms to " be fituated w^ithin a few degrees of the " north-weft coaft of Cahfornia. They had " there fome intercourfe with the inhabi- " tants, who feemed to them to refemblc t
. Travels through the interior parts of North-America, in the years 1766, 1767, and 1768 [microform]. Indians of North America; Biology; Indiens; Biologie. ( 2C6 ) clufions firm fupport. " Thefe commandefS " having fhaped their courfe towards the eaft, " difcovcred land, which to them appeared " to be part of the American continent; and, " according to their obfervations, it fecms to " be fituated w^ithin a few degrees of the " north-weft coaft of Cahfornia. They had " there fome intercourfe with the inhabi- " tants, who feemed to them to refemblc the *' North Americans j as they prefented to the " Ruffians the Calumet or Pipe of Peace, " which is a fymbol of friendfliip univerfal " among the people of North America, and " an ufage of arbitrary inftitution peculiar to '' ; One of this incomparable writer's own ar- guments in fupport of his hypothefis is alfo urged with great judgment, and appears to be nearly concluiive. He fays, " We may lay *' it down as a certain principle in this en- " quiry, that America was not peopled by " any nation of the ancient continent, which " had made confiderable progrefs in ciriliza- " tion. The inhabitants of the New World " were in a ftate of focietv fo extremely rude, " as to be unacquainted with thofe arts which are the firft effays of human inge- " nuity. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780. Dublin : Printed for S. Price [and 17 others]
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