Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-01-08

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IIIeHLy fNrEREsTINa DIscnvEk 4.The
existence, at some time, of an animal On
this continent, called the Mammoth 81
fastodon, Of d size superior to all known
animals of the present day, has long been
aamilled BY naiuralists, IS The discovery
ct bones end other relics. place the mat
ter beyond doubt. The generally receiv.
ed supposition has been, we believe, that
these animals became extinct, from causes
unknown, Of existed cottempora eously
with q race Of men Of whom the present
generation have no knowledge. fea7
A correspondent Of the ST. Louis Mo.
Bulletin, describes the discovery Of the
bones of those animals, ii situation
which leaves no room to doubt the huge
beast was dispatched BY the Indians, with
various missiles and partly buried BY them.
The remains were first discovered by Mr..
Walsh, a farmer ii Gasconade county,
who, in digging about his spring, found,
about FIVE feet below the surface Of tie
earth, a thigh and hip bone. This led to
more exploration, and excavations were
Immediately commenced on a large scale,
in the vicinity Of the spring. q
The first LAYER Of earth turned up was
a vegetable mould, next to this came q
blue clay, and then sand and blue clay.
Among this latter were large numbers Of
l'detached pieces Of rock, weighing from
two to % pounds, Of such form and ap-
Epearance that they had evidently been de-
tached from larger rocks, and hurled or
brought to this spot. No other rocks or
tgraVel are found within twenty-five yards.
Next to the sand clay came vegetable
mould, and on The surface ofthis was found
an Indian spear, a bone, and an axe,
burned wood, and crumble Of bones, bro.
ken spears, axes and knives. There were
! twenty Witnesses to this interesting exhd-
j nation, the result Of which is stunned Up
! as follows in the ST! Louis Bulletin.
The fire appeared To- have been the lar.
! gest on the head and neck of the animal,
/ as the ashes and Goals were much deeper
, here than on the rest of the body the
| skull was quite perfect, but SO much burn
I ed that it crumbled to dust on the least
touch; tive feet from this was found two
!. teeth broken off from the Jaw, but mashed
: entirely to pieces BY putting them TO,
i eether, showed the animal to have beer
nIHrh larger than any heretofore discover.
Z eo. ~ appeaiSS 4 " the s;fuatiot, If fhe
+ skeleton, that the amman Iia1 ' 6s1i - su SsS
with its hind feet ia the mud and water
: and unable to extricate itself, had falleI
;, on its right side, and in that situation wa
: found and killed as above described, con
! sequently the hind and fore foot on th,
], right side, were sunk deeper in the rnuC
!, and thereby saved from rhe effects Of til,
a fire, therefore was enabled to preserv,
II the whole of the hind foot, to the very, las
y tioint, and the fore. foot, all but some few
y small bones, too decayed to be. worth sa
g wing. Also between the rocks that hal
II sunk through the ashes, was found larg
pieces Of skin, that appeared like fres
tanned sole-ieather, strogly impregnate
3 with the ley from the ashes, and a grea
!. many Of the sinews and arteries, wer
3 plain TO be seen on the rocks, but in sue
q state as not TO be moved, excepting on
4 small piece, the size of a hand, which j
b now preserved IN spirits. = .i'i
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4 Antiquities from Egypt.--An interes
) ting scene lately took place at the Ana
s. tomical Theatre ofthe w ashington Medict
d College, at Baltimore. It was the IN
1 wrapping Of an Egyptian Mummy, fror
!. Memphis, presented BY connlo1or Ellic
!. of the Navy. The usual transverse wrap
4 ping Of coarse muslin externally s. longitu
3 dinal wrapping 81 fine muslin next til
3 shriyelled einbaimed body were observed
s "A skull in great preservation, not embalh
& ed, and dug up BY the commodore hin
{. self, was also presented; likewise, one otl
Is er Mummy, from Memphis; d Fragfnel
/. from the Temple of the Sun at Balbec;
n marble fragment from SIdon; capital an
,e column from the tomb Of Achilles, at Tro,
ID q Turkish Monad, from the shores ol u
,e want; portion of the temple erected 3
Miltiades on the plains Of N Marathon, whei
Ill victory was gained over Darius, on Sep
ii 10, 400 3, G. And several other Ant
1. quitles from Syria, Jerusalem, &c.
Sc NINE TAILoRs MAKE a NAN. - p
s sentence, which had IS origin p the graf
s fslI mind Of one who had received bis sta
3 ia life from tie charity Of the craft, b
!, now, from a. Ignorance Of the circur
s stance entirely lost is meaning q
term had is origin - The following ma
or nor In 1742, 40 orp han begga. boys
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IA il London, IN which nine journeyml
Is were employed. His interesting appeQ
IA ance opened the hearts Of the beneEole
"a tailors. who, Immediately contributed ~
shilIings for the relief of The little straIgs
IS With This capita, our little hero pprclas
81 fruit, which be Ietailed a . profit. Fro
this beginning he rose 70 great 'Eealf g
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