William Henry Johnson

French Pathfinders in North America William Henry Johnson

America probably peopled from Asia.-Unity of the American Race.-The Eskimo, possibly, an Exception.-Range of the Several Groups. In an earlier volume, "Pioneer Spaniards in North America," the probable origin of the native races of America has been discussed. Let us restate briefly the general conclusions there set forth. It is the universal opinion of scientific men that the people whom we call Indians did not originate in the Western World, but, in the far distant past, came upon this continent from another-from Europe, some say; from Asia, say others.