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Ancient America.
Womders.i Discoveries OF Ancient Animals
In N Nebraska, DskOtahs aud Colorado.
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yVoMderfai Discoveries OF Ancient Animals
in Nebraska, Dskoiah, aud Colorado.
From the Tribune.
For the past twenty years or more the
various expeditions TO the Far West have
been accommodating the materials which will
enable the geologist to reconstruct the physi-
cal history of these now barren, treeless
plains. Numerous cemeteries of the ancient
Inhabitants have been discovered, whose
remains have been more or less disent0nbed
by the action of the elements. It is now
known that q vast chain of fresh-water lakes
covered the surface Of this continent to q
greater or less extent, from the Mississippi
to the Pacific coast, and from the Arctic Sea
to Mexico. Some of these lakes were OF
enormous size. The great ancient lake basin ,
Lands" covered large portion OF Nebraska,
Dakota, and Colorado, an area Of loo, 900 to
$50, 900 square miles. As far back as 1853,
the writer visited one of these far-famed bone
deposits on the White Earth river, 10 Dakota,
near the northeastern base of the Black Hills.
1t Is one of the widest and most desOlate
regions on this continent. 1t has been very
appropriately named by the Dakota Indians,
Mako Seetcha, or "Bad Lands" which
signifies q very difficult country to travel
over; not only from the ruggedness OF the
surface, but also from the absence OF any GOO0
water, and the small supply of wood and
game. II is only to the geologist that this
place can have any permanent attractions.
He wends his way through its wonderful
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the world. 1t resembles, indeed, gigantic
city fallen to decay. Houses, towers, NINA
rsts, and spires may apparently be seen on
every side. These fantastic piles assume the
greatest variety Of shapes when viewed in
the distance, and not unfreQuently the rising
or the setting sun lights up these grand old
ruins with q wild, strange beauty. In the
summer the sun pOurs its rays on the bare
white walls, which reflect them on the weary
traveller with q double intensity, not only
depressing him with the heat, but 20 dag
cling bis eyes that he 10 not unfrequently
affected with temporary blindness: 1t Il at
the foot of these ruins that the fossil treasures
are found. In the lower strata We find the
teeth and jaws Of q hippopotamus, rivcl
horse much like the hippopotamus, which
mustliave lived in the marshes that bordered
this lake. Here, too, the titanotheriun. q
gigantic pachydem,, was associated with q
species Of hOnless rhinoceros. Higher up IN
some of these take sediments Thousands o.
3 turtles were imbsdded, and are preserved
to the present time with surprising per
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