, 1873-11-05
ANCIENT LIFE or AMERICA,

| Hboi-tsa t-s!l IL W HHEnutAs
yard In the kEtA His,,tls or Uolorndo-
Fnsai1 Mclns,ims oh Horses. ts1,-
rfltlllta. EtfifnoCcri-h1a Int&.reatt.,c
1.nttor from Prof. Hayden.
10 tho Editor qf Ito Nsso York 1For.t:
sfh: Tho Dafro'1, troolcas plnina OF tho Far
| Went nro Mt thin tiinn fnycstot with n singular
nltl profound intprost to tho mnn NJ sciouco,
| Within II few yoarH r,lnluronH comctorion os
tho extinct inhabitants TINT roR,ted over tl1eno
now nrld p'ail'a tl!oua",'tla Of yearn ago llayo
bcon brought to light by tho various oSplorinfr
expeditions. Wo regard with n sort Of royors
| entlal hwo tho ancient rnlnnItla dur I'm fran
the, tho, r.na I o. ,,.i homo at ana tue Holy Land,
a1'd a View with H., Z port Of vague wonder
forosta Of Central Atnoricn, yot tl,oao wonderful
| old Inhabitants Of Colorado Wyoming. Md "a
lota wore lna1 anl h,riod untold aycs Leforo
tho pooplo who conceived tl,eao ruina Ind an
literature OH tho historian Of o,ir own tim1c na
Motley, Balicroft md oters, md yot tho period
| uf human history il but II dny compared with
tho fnnumorahlo nsoa or tho i,ast with which
| tho geological historian hnp to deal.
| Il IL the province OF tho gooceiyt to reeo,,-
Btt'ict paat worlds ans to ro,coplo taom with tic
nnciolit inhabitants to cover tho surface will,
tho originnl sous, lakes, mountains. mil torostA,
Ihta iB wl,nt lyell, no aptlv cals tho c1lnrrn Of
discovery. ana with tr,lo enthusiasm ho quotes
the beautiful sentiment OF tho historian MOI
bnlir: j" lie Who calls whit 1laa vanished book
agastn; Int b"ing on5oys bliss like that Of
Ono of tho most remarkable rcs,,1ts of t1,o
unitol Stetas Geological Survey, ,lnor nv
charge during tic paat SEASON, was tile lnroyory
by ptof. Cope i'll the Datl Ianils " of Colorado,
or ono Of thoso wonderful Erhroyatt1s Of Il long
past poaod estlnct from that Of WYOMING and
containing tho ossoons remains Of greut pop,1-
!ntinn Of bcsnts Of totally different suecios and
egon ef1ers from tioea Of tho lattor a1o and ro-.
gion' Ihoy rcsomplo moro noar!y those Of tho
Mnite la,vor, & or No1raaka' h!'t many hayo boon
o"ama, opaae1 Dy rro: @ ~ @opo Pc not known M bore or
o. o. moro than leo speeief nome represented by
thoasafids or Individuals. Of thoeo at 1eAst
sovohsy s species aro new to science: Ihoy range
rom lho slHo ol INC 1nolo to nearly TINT Of the
o'epha1it; sixteen sl'ecles only are rnptslcs.
Many forms o. lIHectivorols animals relatod
TO eno niole @ Mha o. yoFy small pze, havo boon
procured. Iho ae!cacy and lnlnntoilcss Of
'"eH9 H., ,gar.'s 1;,'suiiI ); n''i1flahs.1 1,
ron;s w;a"E aats, or rononta, iolt humorous
Iena11S u o'Rl!co speeches, af'n1o not largor
9tlah tae doncstle MOUSE Sonic were the pro-
deecssolS Of tho rabbits, others or squirrels n,
os1efs ms ol mee. , ...
tosnctllato between tho deer and tho hog iu
structure. Like tho latter, tloy had no horns,
llley were ahout na largo as sheep. Others
wefo apoat tne sl2o Of gray aqulrTuls, be-
ovor discovered. Several specieB Of horses |
wore hSlng during tho aatllo period, rs
is proven by tho ,i bones and teath which hayo
peofI tiiacovored Their relative tic rllinocoros
nboundeo Ill tblorado III former dnys, no leaB |
telali seson snecioB having boon procured BY |
trol. Cope. One OF the specimens iy n perfect |
skul', Will teeth complete, md coverett viii,
tic mo9s-ltlso crystailizntion aeen iii tho 1noas
agate. But the most remarkable monsters Of |
tic past whose existence has boon disclosed ly
tho present survey aro series Of horned species
relusod To the rhillocoros but poBsesEiue sou1o
1eatoles IL which, according to Prof. Cone they
resemble tho elephant. Tlley atoot' lgil on tllo
logs anu lad s''ort feet, hut possessed ossoolls
llor,a u pairs OIL different parts Oh Tho head. Ono
OF tho largest speeles had u hugo horn over each |
oJo Willis a1iotlter had cne Oh cRcl1 Rtlo uf tile
nose n,ld more than u foot in length, rcre,nb-
ling on tho back part OF the head tho OK, etc.
4 tl!lfd one of 'nFser plza than tho last had |
ludamental lori1s Oil tho noEe. Still nuotbor
was about Ms large ns the elephant. It's check
bones were enormously oxpn1lt'cd, mud Its horns
wore tlat. a fifth spocies Ind triangular horns,
turned outward. Tho rht-n,entio,e1 species
nas been named by Prof. cbpe lniobasileuB
opnsSas, .'p anu tan others have been placed in \
iW ioW genus. II III clnl'neu by pEor. Copu |
lilat 1I thcif STRUCTURE usproreA entirely tho
~ oI recent WRITER, tlas The presence
ot loIhs III Fh'ls ~ M lsidicaton Of relations
u slitn W tilo it1nlha13fie a'ilnals (o:en Gc.),
1or theso boahts aro quito near the rhinocoroa.
:. euinAF9;ous SPECIES Werh not llro i'll this tn
aons iatly. anu served a'' now to el,oek tho too
Ei,sraa Increase. VI ti,c fourteen species known
la,,,t 49,, '5o. ~ eo: u"6n, As,c',ouo.ie, AItl thu
ia' tn!a Iesonpcs uoE: ana WAS nj largo az tllo
t prononsitiex hynuo,,a wora roisa1otoas ~ 1o ~
IND 1nnuv lnn1, +n.tI, ,ni;I "alo ~ urge al1
- $500! ~" seet'' n'tti' FH!iu VI tHG cats |