The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-04-06

MAMMOTH Discoveries 'A BIG THING. !"
About week ago Captain Boutelle, of the
United States Coast Survey, while walking on
the beach st Port Royal, discovered bone pro-
truding from the sand. He Instantly reoog-
nized it as belonging to tho mastodon. Being
deeply interested in scientific subjects, and
therefore desirous that the scientific world
should enjoy the largest benefit to bo derived
from so interesting discovery, Captain B.
promptly communicated with Professor c. q.
Shepard and his son, Of this city, requesting
their immediate attendance at the spot. These
gentlemen at once proceeded to Port Royal and
furnished with the proper appliances, COM
menced the work Of e1humation. About three
fifths of the frame of the mammoth have thus
far been disinterred. The bones were found to
be in a very friable condition, but these gentle
men hope by the use Of chemical agencies to
preserve and put them together, after which
the scientific world will be placed in possession
of all the details connected with on event so
unusual and significant.
The discovery was made in one of the newly
laid-out streets Of Port Royal city (that is to
be), in fresh water mari bed. Several years
ago it is said that the tusk Of mastodon was
found in the same neighborhood and brought
to the Charleston Museum; and the supposi-
tion is that it may belong to the present
anatomy" since no tusk has yet turned up in
connection with what remains of his quadru-
pedal majesty.
The Professors Shepard will return to Port
Royal during the present week for the purpose
of pursuing the investigation, and hope to OBJ
tain further light upon the interesting subject.
Captain Boutelle has most earnestly united
with these gentlemen in securing results so val
liable to the scientific world, and will, doubt
less, at the proper time also prepare paper
descriptive of the discovery, and worthy q
place in archaeological lore Of the day.
HOTEL ARR1vALs.-C Charleston Hotel-Captain
Morgan, Massachusetts; Captain Buckley, New
York; Jno. Graham, Augusta, Ga; j. W. Par
meley, New York; Norman c. Jones, Mississip-
pi; Jno. c. Dutch and wife, Savannah; T. B.
Brown and wife, Darlington; David s. Boyd,
A. L. Van Benthusen, Miss Van Benthusen, Al
bany, New York; F. D. Sewal, Washington.
D. c.; T. Sewau, New York; B. A. Lume and
wife, Connecticut; John P. Rolf, Brooklyn, New
York; o. A. Ballen, Providence, Rhode Island;
Jno. Hanlon, Jas NJ. BonseT, New Jersey; B. G..
Vocum, city; G. Potter, New York; 81. s. Taft
and J. A. Alden, st. Helena; L. @. Miilet, Beau
fort; Sabin Smith, New York; Theo. '. Van
Heusen, Albany; VIM. Trego, Rob't Truman,
Baltimore; Joel Il. Hills and wife. Boston; Geo.
Rose, London; Gruber Bennett, Beaufort, s. c.;
Jno. q. Bowen, Richland; J. B. Cooper, s. J.
McCreary and family, and Miss Robbins, Mont
gomery; NJ. Courtwright, Pennsylvania; W.
Mack, Miss E. O. Mack, Miss n. o. Mack, h.
Wheatlaud, Miss Winslow, Miss E. NJ Gilbert,
Columbia.
Mus House,. q. Swain, Warrenton, Ca;
]. B. Williams Charlottesville, Ga; John j
Miller, Warrenton, Ga; T. Davies, Margaret
Backus, Miss Elizabsth Hall, Miss Nancy
Swain, ]. P. Swain, wife and child, and Phillip
Backus, Augusta; Chas. A. Petit, and J. P.
McQuilan, Philadelphia; Mr. q. p Bouditch,
C. q. Dorr, and W. b. Dorr, Boston; VIM. L.
Humason, and VIM. 81. Hart, Conn; NJ. Court
rought, Penn; Bishop Atkinson, Mrs. Atkin-
son, and DR.. and Mrs. A. ]. DeRosset, N. c.;
E. Norton, California; Chauncy Page, Boston;
q. Aims, Nashville; Mrs. T. r. Greyerson,
Mrs. N. Appleton, W. a. Forbes, Miss A. b.
Watson, and W. S. Burns, Boston; Captain
Prince, US. A., ]. L. Jones, New York; D.
Mcpherson, City; q. de F. Young, New Hamp-
shire.
Pacilion Hotel.-Saml Townsend and Jas.
@. Lord, South Carolina; T. q. Stokes, Green
vile; E. d. Brooks, city; b. G. Hewlett, wife
and three children, Florida; VIM. Z. Blake,
Sparta uburg; A. Hammond, New York; W. T.
Lee, Leesvine; Ed. Champney, Hilton Head;
J. NJ. Rice, wife and child, New York; T. G.
Boag, Jamaica; David Knott, Georgia; JAS NJ.
Crofut,- Hilton Head; J. L. Rollins, Kingstree,
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