The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-09-13
a Bio STORY SHELvED- Pitts

p"' Z CHIOHtSN, dIIeT puDiiSninS our ac-
count of the discovery of the supposed
to-be petritied bones of an elephant which
were dug up on the line Of the Eb. &
Cresson r. r. a short time since, proceeds
to comment on it under the above startling
title in the folio wing style:
We observe the above going the rounds of
the papers, and will state whatw know about
these huge remains. While at Cresson we
heard reports of these wonderful bone discov-
cries, and wishing to adorn our columns with
a full and reliable description of them, deter
mined TO visit the locality where they were
stated to have been found. On Sunday, in
company with \. S. Bell, of this city, and Mr..
Lee. of Philadelphia, one of the most distin-
guished mineralogists of this country and
President of the Philadelphia Academy of Sci
ence we started out in search of the mann
moth petrifcation. About mile and half
from Cresson we came upon the track of
the CressOn and Ebensburg road, and by fol-
lowing it half mile, reached Irish
shanty and inquired of its occupant for the
petriied bones He said most of them had
been carried off to Ebensburg, but showed US
some few that still remained at the bottom
of deep cutting which was being made
We were then shownsome punches of common
! limestone, of q rather singular form, it is
| true, but looking much like ''elephant's
| FOOT as like bushel measure. They had
| not the slightest appearance of, and certainly
/ were not petrifcations. If the legs, &c. which
were alleged to hare been discovered, were of
| the same substance, those who started the
! new animal story were as badly 'soid"
/ were we who had walked two miles to
] some round stones. Mr.. Lee had no occasion
/ to use his little geological hammer which he
always carries with him, and which by the
way. has singular history that we may one
do at m cd m
| and all took the back track "sadder but
/ wiser men,
We will acknowledge that the editor
was badly sold-somehow or other. But
the editor and his friends should not have
taken it for granted that any singular-look-
ing stone that might by chance be picked
up and shown them was the same as our
own unapproachable, perfectly-deyeloped
and fearfully and wonderfully made mann
moth petrifaction. Localities are very
Jealous, and as soon as it became known
that Ebensburg was to be the possesor of
this gem in the bone line, such-and-such
places determined to throw cold water on
the notoriety it would give us, to manu-
facture absurd stories, and make the whole
thing out to be a huge humbug. This
may account for the manner in which you
were taken in. In the meantime, Ebers-
burg still contains
| THE ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC
( THE ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC
MAMMOTH PETRIFIED BONE.
MAMMOTH PETRIFIED BONE.
the shrine of the Rare in Nature-come
to Ebensburg if you wish to 'see sights. J"
/ SEE HERE-We have been requested
to state TO parents and others that there
exists in the minds Of a majority Of the
juveniles Of this place a singular desire to
tear down or deface handbills. This, be-
sides being senscless procedure in itself,
is great annoyance to persons who adj
vertise in that way. What use is it to
post up bills for people to read, if they
are to be torn down Immediately! The
fact Is, this vandalism must be stopped.
And as an incentive to this consummation
50 dcyoutly to be wished, allow us to state
that a heavy fine can be imposed for this
little thing of tearing and dcfacing hand
bills; and moreover, that a gentleman
has sicnifed his intention Of putting the
law in force on some unlucky wight.
CoRRECTIoN-Somct time since VIC pub
Eshed an account of an accident or the
Penna. Railroad, near Lily's station, in
this county, in which we stated that the
watchman was killed outright. AS will
be seen by the following, we were slightly
mistaken:
] To the Editor Of The 1Ileghanion:
HEMLoCK, August 20, 1860.
Permit me TO inform you that you were in
/ error in stating that the watchman, Christian
/ FeIker was killed. One of his legs was run
/ over by the train, and had to be amputated
/ the next morning by Drs. jackson and Lem
mon. He-is doing as well as could be eXpcc-
/ ted. j. D. Nj, eI-EdttoT, &c.
| JUST THE THING.-For the past few
! davs, c. Il. Jones, has been selling his
| stock of boots and shoes, hats and caps,
| clothing, &c, at cost for cash at private
sale. His doors are still open to those who
wish to avail themselves of this generous
procedure \ person can buy cheap en-
ouob from him any time but when he