Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-21 | Page 4 | First Americans Came from Siberia in Boats

First Americans Came Calne Front From Siberia in Boats i Belief that the origin of man on the American continent took place at Santa Barbara Cal Cat has been expressed expressed ex pressed by Dr David Banks Rogers of the Santa Barbara museum of natural natural natural nat nat- ural history His research has convinced him that the cradle of human life on this continent continent continent con con- was at Santa Barbara and was populated by people who came across Bering sea from Siberia The scientist believes the were blown across the sea in small boats to be followed by others in fn a migration that continued for ages Ages before the first settlements in Yucatan or Central America America- these people followed the coast down to this region lured by game or landed their boats near Morro bay he claims The last people to come across from Siberia probably were the Shoshones of Utah Nevada and California Dr Rogers said They crossed the Colorado Colorado Colo Color rado river and came Into California settling In the vicinity of Los Angeles and south to San Diego Fierce battles ensued when the Shoshones Shoshones Sho attempted to invade the Santa Barbara country in the Point Magu larca area