Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-09-08

erous citizen.
"Then GO to work ye lazy ours,
And earn a decent living"
10 the town of Forsyth, in Monroe
county, Georgia, on the 18th Of July last
The following toast was drunk George
NJ. Troup- May every hair on his
head be standing army; and every
soldier be armed with laundering
cannon to drive his enemies 10 hell
Mr. John A Cuthbert retired from
the table 10 disgust when this refined
and temperate sentiment was given,
and has stated in one of the newspa
pers bis motives for Withdrawing.
GENEsro, AuG. IT, Monmouth skeie-
ton On Friday last, Mr.. Amos Adams,
while clearing a ditch through marsh,
half mile distant of the village, disco
vered parts of the skeleton of some ami
NAL of more huge dimensions than any
now known 10 exist on this continent.
The parts first discovered consisted of
the teeth, or grinders, which are eight
in number. These were in a state of
preservation, except the roots or parts
communicating with the jaw, which
were considerably careous and in some
instances broken OF. The parts
above ihe jaw present ford appear
anoe, not unlike that of the interior sur
face of conk she'll. The weight of the
largest is lbs. OF. each, and it is
presumed that had they been entire,
they would have exceeded lbs. The
shape of their upper parts is oblong;
their length along the jaw is 6 inches,
and their width 81. The four smaller
ones are something more than inches
in length, and in width nearly equal to
the others. The grinding surface of
each studded with four rows of blunt
points; circumstance conclusive that
the animal was not of the elephant spe-
cies, its grinders having an even sur
face. Near the spot from which the
teeth were taken, were found the parts
OF the tusks, in a state SO shelly and
brittle as to admit of their beng taken
up entire. Que piece was measured,
and found to be feet and inches in
length; and the diameter was inches
at the largest end. and near the middle.
Although these tusks are in condition
extremely trail, still they present
most beautiful specimen otwhite ivory.
They were round. and slightly curved,
These discoveries having sharpeneG
the edge Of curiosity, number OF gem
tlemen of this village assembled on Sa-
turday, for the purpose Of discovering,
if possible, the size of the animal, from
the lative situation of different parts of
the skeleton. After excayating the
earth to the depth of p feet, which was
a vegetable mould, they came TO fine
white sand Between these two strata,
were found the principle bones OF the
animal, though some were imbedded
more than foot in the sand. Their o.
riginal situation had by some cause
been deranged, and therefore all spec
ulation upon their relative locality was
at an end. The largest of them was
raised, and though much corroded, was
capable of being measured. The thigh
bone is 8 feet in length, and its circum-
ference round the head 25 inches. The
leg bone, from the knee to the lower x
tremity, is three feet in length and six
inches in diameter
One of the shoulder blades, which is
of triangular form, measured two feet
and two inches upon side uniting with
the back bone; and feet each upon
the remaining two. Some efforts were
made to ascertain the length of rib,
but their decayed state rendered il i'm
possible to make an admeasurement.
The appearance of the bones would
seem 10 INDICATE, that in their original
state, they were much larger than at
present-being now much wasted by
decay.
Not being protested biologists, we
sbal. abstain from indulgence in any
conJectures respecting the race to which
this monarch of the forest belonged,
further than to say, we presume It to
have been OF the same species Of quad
rupeds whose bones have been found
IN Russia, Germany, and in various
parts OF oui country, commonly called
the Mammoth.
The teeth may be seen at Mr.. Adams
Hotel, N this village.
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CURIOUS DEMAND.