The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-07-26

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-1Assesy .sa zsslssseai 0aySes.
f D. Mansfield, the veteran. edi-
tpr Of the Ginei9nAti GasettA IrEgesg
upon the Geological Society Of Gin
cinnati, the establishment Of q Zoo
logical Garden thlre, and Shus a. I
lades toAhe sesly dsnisensef ohio:
"Ths, early. settlers of tina Mus
kingun, in writing back Ia their
friends, described the game - sx-
esedingl abundaatuin that region.
Among the animals found in great
numbers were the buffalo. large
part Of Ohio was then prairies land,
but the country on the Muakingum
was wooded Notwithstanding they
were found on the banks of the
Musingum. But they were also !
found on the two ,Miamis. This is
conclu9vely proved by "Buel . \
Journal." puhliihsd By the Ohie
HistoEieal Society. Buen a;was an
to@o~ Of the United States army,
Who left Fort Pitt with . .letach-c
nent Of troops, in Dscsmber, 1785,
.md 3wsnt down tAs Ohio IN a786-
81! b The following ars soms ez-
tracts hom Buelrs Journal. xagza
i November 9, 1857. L. "Reached
the Big Miami, and encamred on
the Kentucky side ;vay; an h
November 4th. ssWe killed two
buhaloes, as they were crossing the
river" - y1ss1aA'I
November 18th: Preached the
Big Kenhawa, and tarried all night.
Nouenber 18th. II 1.-THE hunters
killed several buffaloes.'' s;9ao1a asl
q Thus il appears that in 1851 the
buffalo were abundant IN the whole
length of Ohio. Where are they
today! "A thousand miles from the
Ohio. following the Indians toward
the setting un.ldsdoxq bna ,bnsis
2 The Paroquet pronounced para
keet) is one Of the most beautiful
Of the birds Of the forest. It is al.
most tropical bird, but it was
once abundant in the Miami Val
LEY. Il i sid never to have been
\ seen east of the Sciota, but when q
small boy I saw q large flock Of
them on Mill Greek, and they were
then comparatively common on the
hover Ohio. They are one of the
three hundred varieties into which
naturalists say the family Of par.
rots is divided. It's plumage and
appearance are not very diheren,
from that Of the common parrot
but rather smaller and more grace
full But what shall we say Of The
Beaver, and many Of the most in
Iteresting animals Of the native for
est Shall we forget them alto
lgether, and leave Europe to. per
) petuate the memory of the native,
Ut America. A'',.l- '.-7s
A geological garden, properl.
conducted, win do many othel
things than preserve animals. /
should procure and cultivate man,
of the trees, and fruits, and flower
> amid which the animals once lived
} This seems to have been the pur
{ tposs o. the, celebrated Jartlin de
Kantes at Paris, and of the zoologi
I cal garden Of London These in
> stitutions have affc, ded not onl,
. diversion and instruction to thou
! sands of people, but most yaluabl
. studies for naturalists. And is j
) not more useful to study the Twin,
.. than the deadi At Port Royal, s
c., . friend presented me, with
. fossil, which was very remarkabl.
D. being. - he said, . sharks tootl
: from the phosphate beds, which ar
; now proving 20 useful and valuabl
> there. Not being . fossil gatherel
Z / gave It to friend, who had taste
t in that line He said that shar
. which had that tooth was 100 fee
1 long! Well, I don't care whethe
4 he was or not; whether he live
o before the deluge or after; whethe
: he was taken into Noah's ark {
i not Though, being water snima
d I suppose he was not. The foss
h mongers may get . grand supply ]
! those phosphate beds, but I ha,
: no interest in them. should ha,
p great interest in . SOCIOLOGICAL Ga
+ den, properly conducted Ishoul
!. like to zee the fine old bison whie
fed the Indians, and in his cultiya
e ed state feeds the whites. I shoul
= like to see the ''paroquet' who'
j. beautiful plumage fastonished n
r. when . boy. IshouldI like to 81