, 1874-12-25

4 Now IIavon correspondent Of tile Now York
Ii1bhne gives lougttiv nccount Of Prof. O. g.
Marsh's lnat trip to Tho " Dad Lnnda" ot Dakota,
III eoarcl, Of romsins OF extinct vtrtobrates. The
1natn portion Of tho narrative ia devoted to tho
tlia'ca}tsos encountered III endeavoging to gain
tho goodwill and assistance OF tho Indiana In
TINT section Of country tailing In which, thu
Predecessor. with snat guard Of soldiers, started
of oh his own hools determined to rnu tho risIts
Of l'oattl|ty by tho eavagoa. Luckily, tho oxpo-
ditton accomplished it's purposes without aeriouB
moloatatlon. md got away from Tho dangerous
locality just ono day prayouH to tho arrival
thoreat Of largo war-party of redskins, who
would undoubtedly hnse mnda Il rather hot for
"thu Bono. o.Chtof" aud his littlo bard. The re-
bu9ts Of tho expedition nre ti,uS Rs,tnrael up:
Tic bones obtained tlloso of tropical animals, Of
Tho tnloeeua erA There nearly two tous Of tcso
fosss n'ost Of them raro specimens, illustrative
known hns been asceftainod within very fow years
hp,no vi tic honeH thase OF annals entirely na 10
assss Tue T. one rger
thta n!ocene luke. It was laya au clohant and
oro general resemblance Of form to that aitnn but
limbs wero iko shopo Of tic riiinoceros lsa rosa
sn.,,slsa wss aofnen 4. With % pair Of huge ora hlaoea
rosse.scs; ee !tA noso probeh1y elongated aiil
oxbc. kc lho Rnout Of tsl!r In fact its ncatt aud
tiae rrohosc!s Theso a1llnals must hsvo lived To-
Eeshtr iii hers. Probably their re1al,ls wcra washed
tnto tho alsn by freset, and thus were buried in tie
mud 1 VIII wsa The lako was finally Oiled. which now
nro thoae Of animals nearly allied - na rhiaoceroa.
tl'o caol nd tho horse Of to.iay. II Is not necessary
to burden this ngo With their sccntlllc nasc., which
would convcylo idoas Of THUR form cnrncteriscsto
lnos rsaters Tho STRATUM fl which Tho toasa law
Of tho lowest nfocce, and could only layu been rcach-
cd ty tug upper noeenc ind tho piloccne abose TINT.
aay,ne nce washoa cray ~ nsser.ea',sas ln sls
aid tho expedition was al'o TO get ut and remove the
cntlre1y: careful examination Of tha purrounln9
region showed ehat nowhere eiEc Ind my waer-eoutsn
Aside from tho novel ponta obtained concerning
srccifc fosss tho expedition hua male u, important
discrimination respecting tho geology Of tlo region.
Tho facs vas nscerIa;ned that tho mloeeno
been aBaestc, although larger than nil tho great
lakes Of tho Northweatat o preseut day would be- Il
combined In nae. It's northern limit wsa Tho south
Rocky Mountaaas; ;s southern limit ,scar tho nortl-
ern 1ne Of KanBas o.3E after this ako wsB tlet anu
dried, nothes tropical ako covered tho sa1uo region,
having Tho ta.ne bonndrles 1t e north and wcss. but
clay deposits Of tEts recent axe baH1 Of tho
pliocena age they arc Of great Thickness, N so.o
places not ess than 15c0 feet. No Uncomfortable part
belonging to tho 1nocenc fnwerl alio formation,
royca to o Of tho rocene upper 1a!ta tho nioceno
being only ythiblo In occasional lgprcRslos whcrB tile
plnceuc has heem was'ed away. Al OF ncariy all tho
formed Of tho deposits OF tito potene lnke; It has
proved rich IN organic rcra1fns especially f fossil
orHeA; but al the anma1R found In 1t differ from
those Of tho lato below ss we aa from those liv
ing. MANY ouscnro aud homo contested rosnta IN act.
cncc will be- determined by tho rnnteria whcf Prof
arsha expedition Of lH74 has gathered and the 1r-
"'acdtcfno rartshcd adorn tho shclyo.fot Yao's
now 1nllaouna,