. Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning . thisvariety can be taken of greater weightor abundance. But we need not dwellupon facts now well known to the could hardly be expected that thesoil of a country lying above the fif-tieth and for the most part beyond the can be raised more easily
. Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning . thisvariety can be taken of greater weightor abundance. But we need not dwellupon facts now well known to the could hardly be expected that thesoil of a country lying above the fif-tieth and for the most part beyond the can be raised more easily and success-fully. The river bottoms are not be-yond the reach of agriculture. Nature insuch situations shows her power by send-ing forth a profusion of wild flowers,red and white clover, many varieties ofberries, and wild barley. In these re-gions game abounds, including herds ofdeer, flocks of grouse, and the like. In such conditions the Indian raceshave risen to a considerable degree ofactivitv and half-barbaric Superiority of industries. The Tinneh theTmnehsto , ... other Red races. peoples are clearly superior to the average of our American Indians. 4(30 GREAT RACES OE MANKIND. It is the opinion of travelers who haveentered these regions that all of thetribes are of a common origin and ofOriental derivation. Captain Beardslee,. YOUNG WOMEN OF SITKA— by Thiriat, from a photograph. of the United Stairs Navy, tells of thetraditions which the natives have of theirmigration from other parts. In everyrespect, says he, they [ the Alaskans] resemble the Ainos of Japan far morethan they do our North American In-dians. He thinks that some of thetribes, as for instance, the Kootznoos,are of Chinese origin,while the Hydhas,who are regarded assuperior to all othersin intelligence andskill, are the descend-ants of a race from thesouth whom perhapsCortez drove out ofOld Mexico. If we examine the*domestic relations ofthese people we findmany customs wThichpoint unmistakably
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