Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-08-11
Nc,o YORK. Correspondence.

the city thinks more, in proportion TO
its size, of its Park than the village
does of its beautifully located ana
shaded Common. The truth seems to
be, the city means to make tho most Oh
its Central and scmi-rural Elysium,
while the village does not mean any
thing in particular, and let's its chance
for making "beauty spot'' that would
be worth dollars to it in attracting visit
ors, and pleasing your own citizens, pass
unimproved from year toyear. Recent
" New York has started another project
which is destined to add an interest to
her park which will be felt through all
the country, and call every visitor of
the city who has any time on his hands
which can be devoted to a most improv-
ing pleasure, to devote a few hours to a
visit there. The accompanying cores
pondence, in the manuscript of the gen
tlemen named, will more fully explain
my meaning. This correspondence has
escaped publication thus far, and the
citizens of the Empire City will be be-
hind yourown in acknowledge of what
it promises. BY the way ofeXplanation
| may premise that Mr.. Hawkins is one
of the most experienced naturalists in
the world; that he performed with
great credit a work at Sydenham Palace,
near London, similar to that solicited Of
him here, and that for about year he
has been in this country, devoting a
portion of his time to lectures upon the
special department of knowledge which
has given him renown. The correspon-
dence does not lack interest because of
it's date, but will be read by many with
the deepest interest, as promising much
towards the education of the masses, by
the promotion of love for knowledge
in department Unnatural history here
tofore nearly inaccessible to the people.
Office of the Board of Commissioners
OfMe central Park, 81 Nassau st.,
NeaU York, May 1868.
DEAR SIR:
Recognizing the interest that has long
attended your RESERVATIONS of the forms
ofeXtinct animals in Europe, the Com
missioners of the Central Park have
thought that similar work in the di-
rection of reconstituting the phenomena
of the ancient epochs of this Continent
would be of equal scientific value, and
of especial interest in an educational
point of view.
The admitted advantages of an exhi-
bitOn of rehabilitated animal over one
showing the mere remains of its fossil
frame are not to be questioned, and as
this improved method of bringing before
us creatures of a past age, is chiefly due
to your skill and scientific labors, the
Commissioners are DESTROYS to make at
least a commencement in this direction
if they can feel assured of your co-opera-
ting interest and supervising skill and
| advice.
| 1t gives me great pleasure in their be-
half, to propose to you to undertake the
resuscitatiOn of a group of animals of the
former periods of the American Con-
tinent
Should your engagements be such as
to admit of your entering upon this
work that will SO well supplement your
previous achievements in the same de-
partment, l think 1 may promise you
the sympathy and support of the scien-
tific men of this country, and that mu-
seums and collections of fossil treasures,
public and private. will be fully opened
for such examinations as you may desire
to make in the prosecution of this inter
esting undertaking.
With great respect,
ANDREW II. GREEN,
Comptroller of the Park.
b. WATERHOUsE HAWKINS, Esq.
| No. l IRVING PLACE, COR EAST)
14TH ST., NEW YORK CITY,
May 9th 1868.
Dear Sir:
have received your favor of May I'd,
proposing on behalf ofthe Commission
ers for the Central Park of New York
the restoration of group of ancient fos-
sill animals in the grounds under their
control where art has already accom-
| pllSlleu 10 luucl1 iOf puDllc pleasure ana
Improvement.
The interest in the remains of ancient
animal life which Geology has revealed
within the last half century, is world
wide, and almost romantic in its influ-
ence upon the imagination, and / quite
agree with you that there can hardly
be question as to the advantage of re-
presenting these remains clothed in the
forms which science now ventures to
define.
The RESERVATIONS which were commit
ted to my charge in the Crystal Palace
Park at Sydenham, were the first eff