, 1869-03-28
a NOTABLE DISCOVERY.
Rem8lns OF An linn euss Animal On.
enYthtd-A H Fp, Blight Fees In
LeDcIh ar ID 81 IL cI. In Dla ameS.T,
r. und ElthSGen Feet kssloV the SUI

F. und ELI HI&E0 Feet R41pW thf Suk.
face oftne EaF.h.
A curiosity was uucarthed three miles west
OF this city, yesterday, In tte blun through
which the new grade OF the Chicago, Rock
Island 4 Pacific Railroad Is being pushed,
Which Which vii, STIR The thouShts oi s,yants s1d
In the sfte1nooo, Ir. c. i. Parker,
oLe Of the grade contractors, overheard Ia
borer remark: "rhis Is a 9ua1c piece of9ood,
nyhow - The man Was holding large
piece Of horn or tnsk which had nearly
dropped upon bis head from the steam .hov-
Ell. Mr.. Parker Immediately stopped the
shovel and told his men TO take fkelr shovels
and DIG for more Of that "wood+" Tney soon
n9eoverca What so,r ma' syde9ty The tsse
feet long and tour and three-quarter
inches IN diameter at The larger end.
A confirmation Of it four OF Eve inches long
in the earth was also exposed, bu: It crnmhlcd
to dust when touched. This was attached
to be the head OF the animal to which It be-
1ouged. and which will be dug out to day.
MIR. Parker then hurried to the place at
which earth had been dumped BY the CARS
loaded At the spot Of discovery, and Was 50
fortunate Is 70 iod another section Of
10 diameter Of two and half inches.
The piece held by The laborer aud the larger
portion excavated dovetail their broken
euts exactfy, but two or three teett are lack
Ing in carrying ont the 81 mmetry Of the tusk
to union with the piece found AZ the dump
ing point. The steam shovel, which pene-
tsates TWO feet Of earth, had struck and brok-
en- the born I'VE call III, AID had 1t not been
for the remark Of tho laooreE discovery Of 1t
wonld not have occurred.
The pieces In possession Of Mr.. Parker arc
our AID = half feet long, and At least four
eet more Of this relic Of q N mlmmoth OF M
iqulty Is missing. So the thing must have
cen 1t least eight feet in length when 1t was
pom the live animal. Il twas tonnd eighteen
eet below the surface Of the earth, and lay
| mbeddtd between strata :cf blue and yellow
clay. Careful search for the mlasing PoEtions
which were carried away by the dirt cars,
The ei relic sa /, not i7ory-ls is horn. When
scraped It has the dark appearance Of OK
born, and emits the o6os Of burnt horn when
though portions me ailcd with what must
hare been narrow-now IN a Eemi-petrIded
| state. Hopes are entertA{ued Of finding q
companion 10 1t when the other side Of the
head Is reached. It Is eyidence that
animals, compslet with which the elephants
at fnow-a-da56 art sma1f creatures. Mr.. Par
kcr hIs the pieces described above In his
| room at The boarding house Of Mrs. Davis, on
Fourth street, three doors ives. Of the Fenu-
syly2nia House, where they may be seen,
| OTTER DISCOVERIES
Of an interesting description have BEEN made
during the progress Of the work at the btn9
where the above cIscovery was made. For L
distance Of several hundred feet the exclva-
ton has followed dark soil buried thirty fset
under the present surface, and re-
semhl1ng It, which was In remote ages
the real surface Of the earth 1t That
place. Upon this stratum Of earth numer-
ous pieces Of Norway pine, elm. cedar, ssh
! and henIock Fave been iourd ID, besides several
pieces OF v hat sppea1s To ee grapevine. DR..
fany has many Of these pieces Of *ood IN
| OF ea.th through which the tteam shovel has
delved, would repay visit BY psleontol,-
e:sts, and a1ord them new subjects ofthought
AID abundant evidence OF ancient lie on tie
! e<rth.