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INDEX. 



Brerewood, Edward, Lis theory of the peopling of 

 America, 13. 



Bringier, L., account of earthworks near the Ar- 

 kansas river, 43. 



BrowD, Samuel R., his accounts of antiquities in the 

 Western Gazetteer, 33. 



Browne, Peter A., his assertions respecting the shape 

 of the hair in different races, 104. 



Buffon, believed the story of the island of Atlantis, 

 6 ; considered the forms of life in America in- 

 ferior to those of the eastern continent, 94. 



Bullock, Mr., his collection of Mexican antiquities, 

 111, 112. 



Bunsen, Chev., considers the American languages to 

 belong to the Turanian stock, 150. 



C. 



Cabral, Pedro, his accidental discovery of Brazil, 8, 

 146. 



Cabrera, Paul Felix, his theory of Phoenician emi- 

 gration to America, 14. 



Caldwell, Dr., advocates the distinct origin of the 

 different races of mankind, 93. 



Campbell, Rev. John P., traditional accounts of 

 white Indians collected by him, 49, 50. 



Cauaanites, Americans supposed to be descended 

 from, 4, 13, 27, 81, note. 



Canary ii-lands, America supposed to be peopled 

 from, 14. 



Cape de Verdes, Brazil supposed to be peopled from, 14. 



Carli, Count, his theory of a submerged island or 

 continent of Atlantis, 12. 



Carpenter, Dr., his opinion that the Anglo-American 

 race is assimilating to the Indian type, 95, 96. 



Carolinas, the, supposed early migration of White 

 Men (Irish) to, 15 ; earthworks in, described by 

 Bartram, 21. 



Carthaginians, supposed to have aided in peopling 

 America, 14. 



Carver, Jonathan, his mention of earthworks, 20. 



Cass, Lewis, his criticisms of Heckewelder's narrative, 

 45-47, 68. 



Catharine, Empress of Russia, comparison of vocabu- 

 laries instituted by her, 57. 



Charlevoix, his account of the Natchez Indians, 18. 



Charron, Jaques, supposed the Peruvians and Chi- 

 lians to be descended from the Gauls, 13. 



Chili, its inhabitants supposed to be descended from 

 the Gauls, 13. 



Chinese, supposed to have aided in peopling America, 

 13, 14. 



Chingwauk, his interpretation of the Dighton Rock 

 inscription, 133; of the Lake Erie do. ibid. 



Clark, Gen. Geo. Rogers, tradition communicated to 

 him respecting the earthworks, 50. 



Clarke, Dr. Adam, his observations on American 

 antiquities, 42. 



Clavering, Capt, asserts that the Eskimaux are cop- 

 per-colored, 63. 



Clavigero, considered the Americans an independent 

 race, 57. 



Clifford, John D., his discovery of antiquities in 

 Kentucky, 36. 



Climate, its influence in modifying races discussed, 

 92-98. 



Clinton, De Witt, his memoir on the antiquities of 

 New York, 33. 



Columbus, Christopher, narratives adduced to dis- 

 credit his title to original discovery, 8 ; did not 

 derive his idea of a western continent from others, 

 9, 10. 



Combe, George, his remarks on American crania, 84. 



Congo language, supposed to resemble the American 

 languages, 54. 



Copper, its early use in America, 156. 



Cornelius, Rev. Elias, his account of remains on the 

 Etowee River, 42. 



Cortereal, John Vaz Casta, said to have discovered 

 Newfoundland, 9. 



Cotton, Josiah, his Indian vocabulary, 55. 



Crawford, Earl, his theory of the peopling of Ame- 

 rica, 5. 



Crania, study of them suggested by Gov. Pownal, 

 74 ; Dr. J. C. Warren's paper on crania from the 

 western mounds, 75 ; Dr. Samuel G. Morton's 

 works on x\merican and Egyptian crania, 76-81. 



Currents of the ocean, direction of, 143-146. 



Cusic, David, his traditions respecting the mounds 

 and fortifications of the West, 50, 51, 130. 



Cutler, Dr. Manasseh, an explorer of earthworks at 

 Muskingum, 23. 



D. 



Danes. See Northmen. 



Danforth, Rev. Mr., made copy of Dighton Rock 

 inscription, 28. 



Daviess, Col. Jos., account given him of white In- 

 dians in Kentucky, 50. 



Davis, Dr. E. H. See Squier and Davis. 



Delafield, John, his work on American antiquities, 

 111, 112. 



Delawares, their traditions respecting ancient forti- 

 fications, 43. 



De Laet, his theory of the peopling of America, 14. 



De Pauw, Corn., his theory of a distinct origin of 



