The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-10

e. on Toe Charlestoa Mercury Aps,i "a
hardy more tban year has since the Aeyc,p,,
positive proofs oil the of tee borse on ,h,s 1o
prior Labitaon by Inc white u,ap or
any lace Of men, from Investigations deco sries
alnopg the fossils ot Ashley rver, by that
student Of nature, Professor s. Ho m.s Of tue College
Of Charleston. We again ndebd labors OF tue
taDe gentleman for the drcovery VI fossils still more
Iemsikaoe and intertst nature the producs OF
MANI ingenuity in Dme3late 'eaton with the Of
the nas,odon. This startling, tor IL red
man. some OF rude nfion, back era OF
the mastoo Cd, which 10 established
THIS discovery was made upon the premises OF DR.,
Khpstcin, Christ Church parish, gentleman Of ardor
and reputation in sclenndc research rne surround
Dg country is undulaiing, remarkably 50 for the
low counJy OF South C.ro,ina, the immedia.s
SPOT beng the reclaimed be1 Of p0nd Of
former ages within marrow belt Of elevations along the
seathore There had been Iaok growth Of Jun per,
Oar and willow On thB spcs w0lcn only cleared
few Yeas ago. Abouttw years since Dr. Kipsseia in
making an excavation Tor ditch across this piee, threw
horse, AL fossils.
No further excavations were made until recently when
Professor uomes, IN The interval OF his ident 70
bis intended publications. embracing Ashley river dig
coyeries, with few irends maize 70 the
SPOT, expecting W nbd The tkeieton Of mastpdon.
short work auffced to piece OF q NJ lstoion's
tuck, eighteen lDcnes in length. which had broken
OIL On HE OposO side OF the dicb dug years ago.
we've found additional Of the WHICH IL
the tusk the right Of the snou measuring IN all over
six feet in length Beside the root or 6.sa of the
9nsk was found portion Of the socket bone OF
tie mastodons spout, INTO winch the t1sK ac5u-
raieiy fitted. The bone ID in iair state Of preser-
stll peautiuy presents INC peou lar structure Of the
ivory ADDITIONAL teeth were found, comp e.ug riga
upper jaw Tho smallest anterior gfnder inches
In length and two Ia breadth. The u q
mooster, though not whoio when it measured
seven and half inches In length, by three nan
breadth, and was comI osed Of three paptl9.
While nncOvcrihg thefe remains Professor Holmes dis
covered the left teus Of the Cerr Virgtp,awz
mon deer which still forests and edge Of
the shell OF the EMys, fresh water terfapn.
These formed very interesting group for among
cd fragment vi pottery the manufacture of
cary abogincs OF South Carolina, identify ing
cCneper aneity Vi manknd The Bastodon the deer
the turtle The haro portion Of the bones only are pro-
served the adjacent soil beog ssaoed with the decayed
bones md other elements of these animals.
The soA in which these fossils fouod Ia foot
IN Depth Ci pure muck or vegetable matter, OverlSng
thin strip Of qucleand. Bars OF he piae an traces OF
several trees abound 10 It, Beneath these FOSSILS as well
AZ about and above them, the Of cedar
trees apd tho burIs and If pine The ivory sk
os brlian. blacs when FIRST exhumed, but biuea
by exposure TO the light
would be super erogatory In M to pronounce upon khe
importance Of this discovery, when friend, Professor
Holiness gives as yet op,uon II is merely
iDg discovery, which comm-nds itself 10 the study Of
the paaontoogis We rememner Of no other instance of
the fnopg Of human manufactures anong fosss OF the
OF these.
Professor Holiness in bis investigation into the remsrka-
BILE nature OF the fossils region about Charleston, ID giving
our city prominence IN geological poui Of second
only 70 that which accrues 10 him dgent poror
Of this vast storehouse oil natares records.