, 1869-11-30
THE MAMMOTH FOSSIL.
The Search for Bones Suspended Oh
Account OF the Rain.
Excitement Ia pnpaEe CouHty.

Tho excitement In D1paEe and the adjoining
couuttes, about the mammoth foes,l, conunaea
unaostsd, and further Developments are ANXIOUS
" awaited On Sund1y the people locked In
hnndres1s TO the scene Of operations, and viewed
with interest The wonderful remains. Nj. james
ham WAS fot the time turned into = musearp. xnd
be wAa compelled to Atand ali day - sentry over
the bones, 2Id 70 od1ctate u sae1nAo- AHtuns
Wz1d,s "wsx az9eza and sna!E1 never drew &ny
better, q from ~ Rfeat distance, fot many rode
crafty their curiosity. ina boaes ale certainly
recovered, = r14 form vs.uable addiaon 70 sonn
nu1era,ed Tor int time and laoor he has expended
IN the e1au1nation- Wlth this end In FteE, sotnc
matter a hlt partner, Aad tnay hare procured
soo1nanb license They did not know II nrzt
whether = M LICENSE was % neess3. soMe one
fof going INTO :hs bTn. md il he
Nnyn vas nobody = haalness. lat me lay called
would not attempt to Grade Il. The show will be
esla IN ins 81 estn. and .twsns!:nre esnts Nla te
dltlons ate made to the collection, the specu!a-
ton E,a ~ hasd!y rsove pEontaoe n pnazee Coan.
seen, and III not tn7est uniesa there Is sorns new
attraction.
Sose.na h.a beea done IN .,sextps stnee satur:
work IL consequently sulpended. Atont four iees
Of water hA4 AocunanlA1eG IN the hole, 1ntt, owing
10 the tnaw. = rising eTer} hour. Tits viii have
to Be pumped cot, and the frost must cut1e to
iEtsze ne w.tsE thai petse,.ts. through the soll
into the hofS before any thing further be doce.
Mt. Jayne Ia confident OF finding the head Of the
mamn. 9th brute. snd It's supposed relative post
non TO The other bones enaolts fltu tot uaRe where
lies. lie Will also seek for the remainder Of the
hind lees and, kucceasiul In searching tor the=e,
Will pIOfe The WORK untA eyeSy particle Of
bone u taken from the ground.
Yesterday be WAS DusJ washing the bones. lie
poured Eater On them, and rubbed them vita =
exhibition ut twenty-five cents head. The ponts
look naturat. They are Of yelloW1ah color. and
seem healthy. So far, no professional naturalist
has e1anined them. 1t ts sa1pnstcg tnat no con-
pttens Judge h1l been ont shA1e. Nj. tayne
sorne light on The or.gtn. nature and history Of
| the " h.g thi1g." as ii Is called in Dupage-
The a1scletiitc portion or the community hare
queer cp1tO1s regarding the beast O1e Rcutie-
| arr. but when they got out TO res thete MAJ no!
/ room enough. 70 was drise1 overheard and
dropped ,nto Dupaee CountY. Another called II
| an ''tx1sgerated elephant" 4 s.urdy deacon,
NTH \ Nov England swang, Eatd Il wAs the be-
he-mosn Of the Hook Of Job, when = oystaudes
| An 1rtahDan thought 1ue bones would MAKE good
AtEncR broth. ETephodJ had IN opinion. "as
WIS an opnsan." and expressed It,
Enhke the OnondaRA gssnt, this u no sw1ndfe.
pronounced By competent medical authority. The
| the oFtgnA! animal When thai Is done Its vnlue
vii! be great There Is some probability Of fen
ot, The prominent bonea being sent 70 Asasbz foI
ktf opinion ..
| We understand that some gentlemen Of snt:
city vii vtstt NJ I1yne1 soon With vlew Of nu1
| Chaa.nK the bones for tho Academy Of Sciences