Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-10-24
NE wBuRG, oaob-r s.
B9nes of the Msmmopf5, OF Emr q.
t6Sr S0ondsrfui ANNA i9ng
Jfnce extinct.


rhatlpit, o. farm OF Mr. mafen IN til
county of Utter, about ~ miles from hi
village, | expected TO have been mrp
with a fcientiiic dcfc,ipiiou, az nlaay eea,ie
men OF tcience were re!ortiig to the place
but no communication on ;h4t iuhjea hs
! oecen received Aud uo@, after havipe re-
paired 20 the place, and viewed hem myt-if
am led co believe tl,at This omillon hat
oeea occatio' ed by she sitouif,ment excl ed
IN the miods 81 he beholderS az fad thefe
huge bones srreiifibiy force upon ua by the
powe' OF aGocia.ing ideas, experimentation
OF al snIEisi, IuOnaer 10 vatiy diipyooor-
"oaare TO every creature or iub;eet on which
Nc nave been accu!ioned TO exercife cur IN.
.eilectual powers, as 70 induce momentary
hyperion ~ every animal faculty but ad,n,-
rstiop ana wonder. In this iiCuat.on VIC feel
con,c'ons iaadeqracY for ,he talk of de-
tcriPtion, whiie az Involuntary langour and
Teldeta"oy repei every effort for its accom-
piifbDent,
Snch was the hrl or immediate eEea
which / experienced Bones OF the fame
ipeciss OF animsis, taken from different msy!.
pitS, have occaiona!ly leen but iuch
hugs pi!e had never before arrcued my at
tebucn.
II was therefore with difficulty could
reconcile myielt To the DIR ak.ng OF CIV
ING The pubic a deicrip ion Of taem through
The medium OF this Paper--nu, having taken
Che dEmsnlCnG of The mott remarkable, I
constituted hraisy o let them appeal, toge-
lher VI Home obIrrva,ious which the oc-
caiIon iuggeHed ssfp &t,ng ,he rssurr and
dze o. 'his animal, which at fome remote
period mutt have conttituied a proJgy-a
fUiag aoea'aia
Inr head Unfortunately there is not
iuihcieHcy OF his part of lie asrleton 60,
cat q the plt to lead 10 drico,ery of its
NE or n re with any degree OF accuracy
u >ne PFoPtr bones Of the head there are
very Few. Fh's bulky m.fs fouod wss
| .noisiy inside Up OF tie Qag zaiiaira iqoeys9-
~ or bpnea OF Iae upper jaw, and neis are
oroken OH 10 as not 90 AUNT ol : ia is scto-
y conslnhon REPS citing their ihape They
arPear, however, TO nave con- ai,ed bur swo
6ri"aers OF each side. one Occupying ipaee
u ~ 4 inchea opcn tac AXIS the bone,
and tne other I inches iquare.
Thels tech converge towards the throat,
and divergc az 'hcy approach the anterior
part or the jaw. About two nehes forward
o. them he jaw IS btokeD #, bu. he INFER.
mediate pace does no, c2nibit any appear
lnce of hasinz been ever occupied by
tooth pTobsb,y ike lone { rue caruigs-
'ons !pecirs there has been a pace unfurni!s.
"a ~ 4 teeth B. twec, ,he grinder: and dsD.
RS earisi
L. appears ALTO, when thefe bones are pu.
IA 'ler natural petition, hat moving ,ho,s
y the forearm, By exs niiou. vii throw
luem iatet.liy and obagoely ON ,Ls body
inG but very li;sle forward, and h. coutiaf.
1'oS'on Dr;ngs the lore arm ,o~4rds th;
ruuk.
would ne, be uu5erhood as having form
ID an opinion, tha' the animal, hike The hv
nan fpeciea, did 0iiiaiiy walk creet, but
1e!icvc he was capable OF ceea;iorai progrst.
i've motion in thst goiture In bat peiit-
"a he INIT have made tratFu. figure iii
1ead ex soded 20 he fu7nm, OF an ordina y
&c /; nc could ieize his prey II Ghelterrd a
rnonE its brsnchss--snd wien he rad occa--
iiou TO ex@mipe a tree for esaira5qad aftielss,
which exceeded him 10 length, 40 doubt he
had 1t IN ris powe' TO make h,r De-ioo, by
applying the to'ce OF his mali, fo.e-isgs or
arms,
The thigh boneS did no, Zee; one Of
ihem is found, bat ] have not hea.d what
ase IA dine lieas.
The nm or hreah bone, ia not found.
This eIavfeala, or collar bones, sre Inward.
o. 70 iarnss 10 ieng,h; Of eodrfe they, wdh
the Intervening Gtnan, or bseaA bone, mua
nave occupied ipace between tie ihoudeI,
los nearly hvs feet.
~ he eta m>spf, or hsunch bones, ibcIld.
| ing psrl Of The ytbirm, are three feet ter
inches IN Iength, ard nearly the fame il
breadth, Theis, together with the rel G.
the o5 'hnommaf9, have LOT, Considerable iron
tnen buik AND ioiidity, aud % the o. E,aegs
IL not found, it Is with difficulty they ear
b placed ~ any .olersbls order OF arrange
m ut, 10 as o aic, stain the dimenhons O. IN
Pc vS 81. from the attempts made,
sPPeared that at its brim IRON one hsuncl
bone to the other, 1t had been near feel
Ci tho ribs that arc found there d nou
os ihe hyperion bot arc broken or mouldr,e