The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-11-04
A MOUNTAIN OF MEAT,
MUST HAVE BEEN THIS MAsTODON
IN LIFE.

MUST HAVE BEEN THIS MAsToDoN
IN LIFE.
THE REMAINS OF ANOTHER PREHISTORIC
MONSTER FoUND-soME STRANGE RELICS
HIDDEN BENEATH THE SOIL OF THE WALL
KILL VALLEY.
The Hamburg, N. j correspondent of the
New York Sun says: Having heard that
the skeleton of a mastodon had been found
near Circleville a few days before, rode
out to that village yesterday to take look
at the relic of long buried past. The spot
from which the bones were exhumed is on
the farm belonging to Michael Henly, six
miles from Crcleviile. Mr.. Henly had dis
posed of them to the Rev. Aalnson A.
Haines, who, on Wednesday, had taken
them TO his home at Hamburg, N. j., 80
miles away. SO to Hamburg / posted, and
arrived there last night. This morning
called upon DIR. Haines, by whom / WAS re-
ceived in his study, in the old-fashionod
homestead of his father, one OF the ex-gov-1
ernors OF the state of NewJersey, and hsv-
ing made known the object of my visit
was soon treated to an account
OF THE FINDING OF THE MAsToDoN BONES.
Mr.. Henly, the farmer on whose place the
discovery was made, was engaged a few
days ago in completing the drain through
small piece of meadow land, and, while dig
ging, was surprised at finding several bones
OF size u uch larger than any he had ever
seen before. As considerable excitement bad
been caused only two years before by the
finding of similar fossil remains lew miles
away the neighbors looked upon the new
discovery as one that might provo of equal
interest to scientific men, and word was at
once sent TO DIR. Haines, who was known to
be an enthusiast paleontologist, and into
whose possession the remains OF
the mastodOn found on the
Crawford railroad had fallen.
He repaired to the Henly farm and rem
dered excellent assistance to the farmer In
complaining his drain. He had not been
long at work, however, before he uDearthed
a piece of bone. Alter dammiDg up the
small stream that ran through the meadow.
he had the w ate- bailed from the drain, and
digging carefully into stratum OF black
mud, be found impressed upon the plastic
substance the perfect shapes OF several parts
OF huge monster, which he at once be
lieved To be a nastodon. Further digging
revealed a skull containing several teeth,
In a good state OF preservation, and now he
knew that his first impression was correct,
for the teeth were mastoids. Unfortunately.
the gre ster part of the remains had already
been pulverized by time, and many bones
which we're
TAKEN OUT SOLID CRUMBLED TO POWDER
as soon ss they came in contact with the air; (;
but part OF the jawbone, sixteen inches
long, four molars, a piece of a tusk, and a
thigh bone about thirty-nine inches in
length, were taken ont in good conditiol :,
and bid fair to hold together for a long time
TO come. Judging by the length of the
high bone, even ii there had bsen no OPP
portunity of forming an estimate by meas
uring the shape 10 its muddy mould, the
mast0don wneu alive must have stood
eleven feet, which il about the height of DIR.
Warren's celebrated specimen which was
found near Newburgh, and IL now In B1s-
ton. II we take the Ie two as types, and
follow the line 4 svuthesis laid down by
DR.. Warren, Waterhouse Hawkins, and
other scientific men who have soug Vt to
rebuild the frame OF the extinct
beast, DIR. Haines's mastodon's forefoot
measured fully two feet across, and his knee
pan was of the size and shape of a mans
head. From the tip of his tail to the end
of his face ne was twenty-four feet long, and
it would takea a belt nearly seventeen feet to
encircle him amidships. The teeth which
DIR. Hsines had secured are covered with
excellent enamel. Tney are shaped like
cows udders turned upside down, and eaeh
Individual pair, upper and lower, did duty
az full set of twenty teeth in the jaws OF
any graminivorous quadruped now extant.-
THE REMAINS OF THE MAsroDoS
have been frequently found in that belt Of
land stretching from Warren county, N. J.,
through Sussex, and into Orange county, N.
Y They are usually found in tertiary or more
rece.it deposits. The first remains were dis
covered in l705. In 1901 tclerably COM
plete skeleton was found in the msrshes of
Orange county. It was taken to London
the following year, but was afserward
brought back here and placed In Peale's
museum, Philadelphia. In 1850 it was
stolen, and no trace oft was ever discovered, /,
although it is believed by many that IL now
forms part of the wonderful collection
belonging to Prof Ksmp, of Dsrmstadt,
Germany. Another skeleton found at
about the same time near Newburg, was
for some years exhibited in Baltimore. In
Is4S it was purchased by DIR. Warren, of
Boston, who still owns 1t. II Is known as
the "Warren Mastodon." In 1910 Prof.
Koch procured a coltection of mastodon
bones found on the babks OF the Missouri,
and with theae he tormed nondescript
which he called the Missourium, but after-
ward Prot. Owen constructed a complete
skeleton from the bones of several indlyidu.
ais. This is now in the British Museum.
The skeleton now at Cambridge, Mass, was
discovered In Warren county, N. j., in
1874. With 1t were found four very perfect
heads, q number of teeth and several bones.
OTHER DIsoovERIEs.
In 1S45 another discovery of fossil remains
was made at Alamuchy, on the borders OF
Sussex and Warren counties. These were