Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-06-13
IIrom tis Ne,r York Col,a,bian.
Dl3CCEERY OF ANOTHER MAMMOTH

lcomi2rnicGfed By ore ofthc alscosereysI
&c learned wsrlG viii rejoice hear that lie DO mes
w sn''her OF these hase animals we're Dis Inferred AZ t1c
idse OF chester, miles east OF Goshen orange cou.
", on tuesday and Thursday che 27th and 2oi of NJ
s ne discovery was made by and in the presence Of
d. 5lnHel l. ditChil MessTs william, pe,cr mi Iac
Townsend, MIR. John Yeserton T. s. ToNrs,nd n ~
iHWhsehd Seey, VI. D. Mir Miller Nharrey ana sit,.r,
Nllcr, ESQ lie fact which led To The sestri 49, ,1,
2" nom conversation between tile above uclltiourd
gAuenen at the house Of the Hon. Anhon, DAVIS IN
us village, Nohdai evening, Mayo. Il was mentioned
toViAe on inns conversation that large bone Lad
Ist0 Ng up here ia bog meadow about IL y;s si,,e
@nn "N,cu at mat tiie excited good deal of renalS
~ i s,saDol s-Mr felyerton brother Of tie ow-
,,t "e p'ss"taagW, fecolieeed the occurrence dis
Il'ly, ani on the following morning ponted o,,t lie
pit i.'-' ~ = ticiet satisfied himself that number
ny hssHfsea "a the sod. After exploring ni0fr
thr dth Of ne meadow for ieg Yards win 2 ham =
n Suek, WestTnck upon hing OF the sound and feel
-auhpn removing out the mud and water l9id
paIc fhe massive relics themselves me bones 49,
SseiN removed. and brought to this civ on
ia>i by pis. Mtchiii and townsend. and srs noy -,
igf In She "4'u iie now utpOS-
80 90 nc apL''Weiits Of the LyceHm, under whose sane.
On tuese gentlemen we're ua'eiing al The time Of his
important discovery. ~
Ibcfoiloaiiig extract from the yep.o,J oe ,t;, ,
s's Ie"d u be Ly ceum At their meeting of Monda,
yane "a, islf, viii more f1y Illustrate vbae has been
u vas tie coed fortune ofthe Commissioners u, e,t
heit,oh u thai huge creature the E1cph0s Nus
sti,, ~, tho apparently extinct formerly an IN
sa', ~ ~ Ne" ORR. his hdpptned the Zfh and
zih 81 May, npon The farm Of MI YeIyefton near Crs
sliisge m me town d Goshen. The soil is black
80" ulff 7iHicleuty nilammabe to be enipoted for
IAEf ~ 2iacf 10 5yergTOpn ,siti grass ftfnins INK
uiant meadow lor grazing. lie bcriage. and tic bot
ton IN which il gfoiSs have reseIn blance to the
iuff nieadoss 0f Newiowi IN Queens county Long
Island. lhe ward and turf covering HE skeetun are Il
bout !ouT ieuieep Beneath these. stratum
vegetable stems aud films, resembling eilopt straw, on
afi sun along the seashofe, about foot ihck aud
urdeT tss OF biutish aud soft Jay Spe-
ft1s Of these arc brought away, ahdafe herew lti ore
Nrod TIE hunes raised we're parts OF foucr j0yU,
"it it- teeth of ,cupHtf, ola hRRfeTVs Of an NLHd
sl r"ds Of te bVn Of The (ct, Of ribs aud OF rcT-
tia. Tie upper IaHiilary bone was found anh It's
iFifffTH aud RISKS bon ther Hufur0t sifn0{fep. Dr.
iofasend aud ~. Sceit, Who hai from e bpriuning
sileH "'H seer u" hNfs tIe acquisition Of ticfe Gu
Hs fcnanss now iaboIed wiia the greatest assidnty in
ie pitt uncover completely ani elevate comneetedly
N-as important arts oftLe animal The unparalleled
tsFc"Gon "f homes teeihsud ivory pforrs were after
rrt ia't ~ upsc douu, %, lL older words, heir
lsitra rcsiicp WIS inverted fte creature md died
th uilur noltnfe. Die pi'aebores peTf,sty 90
ght tt ibe huge mDiarcs each sid. from ne point
il tc aeiais tv ivory tustg proceeded These wete
rAt tffteN iu fJrAfte az iCdst such fut suck
o. a ~ foHhd bW they seemfd ~ bs foitn.d by g
r.fHd fiat e ~ o'Hc 90 IVORY rr 90 Gaseous a. eDure
ot tt HfhIaff ec4 iHr conversion senIbe0l It
Hdt ~ n ie Saultli fcpt'c SO Nevrtsifk. aifcadl
W iir rtints OF toe proicssnr ofNatHfal iss0ry .n
rtith v'4lf nffH. ne JAS Is Hteitcd ciadu.y o,
tf't tte1 hrsctior wa- forward with hoid crrvd
trr nsifa o.-ta npv fd. Heldetn tfp tHsLs could 81,
te,ii ditf tir o. III Woccssfa i0 ahcH me pfohorci
1itfnft.y ~ualnf he'd. fhe, Veffs shof aAa aaau
~. go rf' f'p0 CO. notfH Is lfNiu.k houflIs Gas
81 tft lntt1rle.- itss9i toHcieo u the most DE-
Sie ..nr -hereh asprea.nr0 ,..lf ,ae esufifs
fenct $500 en 500 reHf. dtfal' to.t..,s gnd uacke
r't-'.lc ~ plft-lte i .i-et lc-ogfs. tas 80 &
asar'nr fac .esc' =. boz, b. aii Of H.atIne dfaeiEr
Nif iF nf at itrt as F't..f .t ilf f.,rf en-
t,rt "a tas.s fftauGpnefas ~ alfse .Hto ..It f.
',oh Use q filrui .tiinn Utr lfc Jsr 81 brae tfr,
isinel 81 gslAfs lofc, tae ieis il oi ie sb ie