The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-06-12

C'LNE" LAKE, oregon, May o.
FOR several months past We have
leard the stock men Of this valley
peak Of q boneyard some thirty miles
asst Of here. on the edgeof the desert.
Rufus Dillurd, Jack Parton and An
irew Foster, stockmen, came in from
here last Monday and brought in q
large quantity Of teeth and some large
bones. ! will give you their descrip-
lion as near "a ! can rec0llect it.
These bones are found in low volcanic
sand ridges and alkali fats. and extend
over distance Of tour or FIVE miles in
length and about one mile in width.
The bones can he found on top Of the
earth and sticking up through the
drifting sands by hundreds and thOa-
sands, from the size Of = mouse UP
wards. My inf0rmants have no knowl-
edge Of what lies buried beneath the
sand AMI alkali flats, and all the speci-
mems were taker from the top Of the
ground. They say there is small al
kali pond at the edge Of the main de-
post of the petrifed bones, and over
an area of about eighty acres those
large bones lie ON the ground. The
largest bone measures thirty inches In
length. with NO signs Of a knuckie ON
either end, and from the shape Of
the ends We Judge must have been
twelve or fourteen inches longer. 1t
is perfectly straight and nearly round
in the mi.l.lle. The circumference OF
the large end Is sixteen inches, and the
smaller is twelve and one-half inches.
The next one il slightly curved and
rather flat, and has two kDuckles ON
the upper end. We judge it to be in
length. straight across from tip to tip,
twenty-four inches; around the curve
overweight inches. This bone Is as
perfect as it ever was, and is petri6ed.
Now COME. tue incest fossil Of the
whole, q part of the under jawbOne,
thirteen inches long, six inches vide
at the widest end. and four inches at
the other. One side Of the bone has
been split Of and shows six perfect
teeth, firmly set in the jaw and beau
tifullT petri6ed. They measure one and
one-fourth by one inch. There is an
other tooth, though jaw tooth that
measures two and One-half inches one
way, that has been split open; ! could
not get the sine the other way. 1t IS
five and one-half inches long. Now
comes one Of the strsngest Of this bone
deposit. Vast quantities Of stone Ar
row heads, such a. we're used by In
dams, are found through these bones. 1t
looks as though these animals were sur.
rounded by water, or perhaps got pois-
oned by the water, and persisted BY
) the thousands; then some chemical
properties in the water CT s:rOund pet
: rified them. There are thousands Of
bones that are not petri6ed.
Contracting the Currency.
From the New York Times.
Bv the terms Of the resumption act,
the Secretary Of the Treasury IS NJ
quired to redeem legal tenders to
e an amount equal to 30 per cent.
: of the sum Of new hank notes
n issued, and to continue this until
!. the sum Of $3.50. J 600, 900 legal tender
e currency, nov outstanding. is reduced
II to 5000, OOO. 900. 1t has been proposed,
E as q means of attaining the result q
n quickly a. possible, that the National
z banks shall apply to the Treasury for
' additional issues Of circulation that
' the new notes shall be quickly re
: turned for redemption and cancella'
!. ton, and that the operation shall be
q repeated rs often as necessary to o.
!, complish the object contemplated. In
qu;ry among a number Of gentlemen
we'll known in financial circles in this
city developed the fact that the scheme
did not excite any great degree Of en-
y, thusiaem. One hank president thought
If it were known In the West that tn
Eastern men were forcing . contEac
ton Of the currency By arti6cia
means . reaction would Be- produces
n which might possibly result in injurious
y legislation. He Was - anxious % any
:. one 70 help the Secretary Of the Treas
10 ury in bring about specie payment
re hut he was little afraid such schem'
= as the one suggested might operate =
\. delay it. Another president helt
views somewhat similar, and did moi
:, think the banks could afford to ente'
- into the operation, which would en-
= tail q loss Of 4 per cent. upon them.
: Neither did he think they could con
sistently, and with due regard for TIKI
o. business interests Of the country. at
T. tempt to force o contraction Of tht
he currency by . species Of trick. A
e, any rate, it WAS . question which
r. called for careful consideration. Thei
Is right 10 cause contractioa Of the cur
~ rency in the way mentioned was un
a doubted; it Was simply . question o.
.; expedieucy; and With his present
he light upon the subject be had grsv'
C. doubts whether the banks should MOI
In keen their hands of. The president
r. Of another prominent financial insei
he tuition did not think the project woult
Of amount to much, and some Of tn
.s best informed men he knew had about
ID the same opinion. At any rate, tn
y. question deserves . great deal more
+. consideration than had been gwen =
n it yet.
es -Examinatiou in medicine: Pro
be fesor-Define water. Student
= thouehtfally-Water is-a liquid
;. useful to wash in; CATER . pause) SOM
.r people are said 70 drink it.
ID Our Consul at Odess Ms RICH
o. ,, in stating that agricultural imple
|: ments are needed at present in Russia
" Thew want them in order to harrov