BLONDE INDIANS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 17 June 1924, Page 7

BLONDE INDIANS

DISCOVERY REPORTSD

(By ERrtrie Telegraph.—Copyright.)

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NEW YORK, dune 14

message from Colon, Panama, slates that the centuries old theory of the existence of so-called blonde Indians may shortly be established as a result of a report that the American expedition exploring the Darien jungles during the past five months has succeeded in the quest and is returning to Colon on route for New York. The personnel of me expedition numbered six, of whom two perished from tropical fever. A message from tihe leader, Richard Marsn, states: "I shall lie ready to sail for Now York in three weeks, accompanied by the. King of the Darien Indians and two white Indians, a hoy aged nineteen and a girl aged twenty-one. They are golden-haired, blue-eyed ami white-skinned. Their bodies are covered with long downy white hair. They are not the standard albino type, but appear primitive nordic whiles. We discovered evidences of ancient civilisation and secured a line ethnological collection of,moving pictures.” Mr (Marsh used an aeroplane to reconnoitre, charting accurate topographical routes which he subsequently pursued.