Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-30
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A correspondent writes to Us from
Boston, asking particularly about Ger
tain fossil bones discovered a few
months ago in this vicinity, as he say.
he Is interested In old relics, antedilu.
Wan remains, and all that sort OF thing.
He also desires a much greater amount
OF extended information than we are
able to give relative to the fossil fea-
lures and general fossil characteristics
OF this part Of the country, as we'll a,
the balance of the Pacific coast and the
great interior basin Of the American
continent, including what We know Of
the Rocky Mountains in that respect.
Now, in Colorado, We have heard of
numerous fossil remains, such as old
bones, petrified trees, and one Of our
Colorado exchanges considers that
abundant evidence in the shape Of
petrified remains exist to show that
that region was once a tropical climate.
It goes on to say Fossil lions, tigers,
leopards and other tropical animals
have been found in Nebraska, several
degrees north of US. We have sections
Of an elephants tusk, picked up on the
range between Fairplay and Breckin-
ridge. OF vegetable remains, the tropi-
cal fern. the palm leaf, the lemon and
the cocoanut are found In abundance.
In a lime ledge les Boulder. are petri-
fled cocoanuts In large numbers. Be-
sides, our remarkable coal measures,
50 feet In thickness, all evidently of
vegetable origin, point Enthusiastically
to the fact that these things were pro-
duced by the same influences now
found In tropical regions" In wyom-
ing, Professor Marsh speaks Of having
found petrifed lizards In abundance,
the largest Of which he calls a Moso-
saurus, or Clidastes Wymanl, stating
That 1t Is thirty feet long, with a thin,
sharp tail.
In the Sierra Nevada mountains and
In various parts Of California, petrlied
trees and numerous species Of fossils
are found. Fortified clans have been
picked up on the mountains Of White
Pine, Reese River and in other locali-
ties. At Pine Grove. a gentleman, a
few months ago, In prospecting found
a petrified turtles head, with fore feet
and piece Of the shell attached, and
over In Como, we ourself In prospect
ing for silver ore dug out a lot of petri.
fled pine nuts, six feet below the
surface Of the ground, and in an old
campoody near by found n petrifed
hatchet or tomahawk-solid stone, ex-
cept the handle which was broken of.
As to the bones in the vicinity of Gold
Hill, which our correspondent asks
about, we only know Of several lots at
the rear ends Of boarding houses also
quite a large surface deposit Of them,
evidently Of the bovine order, Mt the
head of q ravine northeast Of Gold
Hill, near the last tunnel of the rail-
road and the Dayton toll-road. None
Of these bones are petrified, however,
simply ossiied. Petrifed horses of
immense size have frequently teen
found in the principal mines Of the
ledge, In the Mexican, Ophir
and Chollar, for instance, some of them
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indefinite length and width. A huge
one Of this description was found at
the 900-foot level Of the Yellow
Jacket mine q year or two ago.
These big carcases always interfere
with bodies of rich ore. Petrlied
wildcats are quite common, and the
great fossilized Washoe elephant Is
too well known and notorious to be
worth our mentioning. Many old fos-
sils are to be seen about the streets on
pleasant days, although several have
gone out Of date, or out to White
Pine, Phoebe, and other new locali-
ties. A beautiful petrifled apple was
brought to our office q few days ago.
found In this vicinity. 1t retains all
It's original beauty, form and color,
but Is destitute Of fragrance. Upon
inquiry. however, we find that this APP
pie Is made Of plaster, and once formed
part Of a pretty basket Of imitation
fruit. It Is reported that the great
Cardiff Giant Is to be brought to the
Pacific coast shortly foo exhibition.