The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-05-02

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limr monsters.
The Ras~san Government. Witch has
eonstul n oil this sass rpien. selerts
snd preserves for isself The rlo.ee., and
most remarkable specimens ionnd, In
thu Imperial Mn~tina. II "a rctnsShnrr.
there II thu finest collection III mann,
smoth s~tAwsns III the world.
In BiMriA, II eemetimes happened
that mAsnmuths crossing thc fr,grn
boes and swNmps wouid break through
and I've ingulfed alive In The mud; AMI
- cold was the climate that. when once
frozen In, they remained IN Nh almost
perfect state ~ preservation.
freshriH, or The changing courses 81
the Rivera, have occasionally washed out
thcse monster mummics." Packs al
welvps and groups III hears have. in sew.
eral instances, hern surprised Teasing
on the ilrsl' of ,liaintcrrcd mammoths:
md 10 The year lt4N Tho entire carcass
VI mammoth was discovered hy an On.
ginecr named DcckendorQ. who wAs ~.
ploring the course VI tho Indigirka, In
Northeastern Siberia,
The summer vi that year MAS very
hot one. and the frozen marshes or boRs
that cover most III tho surface III lilo
country were thAwcd Ia 4 considerable
depth, NJ that, m ncckcndorfF sailed
slowly up tho lndipirkn In Il small iron
vessel. he saw thu river swollen aud
oserfiowing the surrounding districts,
anil seeming ~ him like Wide sca of
dirty brown water. In which masses of
logwood, washed nut III Tho thMwinR
marshes, wcrc drifting down To No
noean.
fic noticed what be- took for mass
Of this ilriftwood rising and falling ON
the water nj some distance from hin liz.
tlr steamer; hut 4 hunter In tho cxplor.
ing party declared Ii M. . CARCASS oi
somn animal II sank ~ hc called NJ.
tention 70 II, but rose again clotc to tho
boat.
"A black, horrible. giant. like mass"
says Deckendorif, "was thrust out III the
water: aud VIZ lNhelh \ colossal cle.
pl,ants head. armed with mighty tuskA,
with ~ long trunk moving III the water
In Nh nnearthly manner. W though
seeking Tor something lost therein
i,rentllcss with AxloDislimrnt. i bell.ld
the monster. hardly tw, I've feet from,
me-. with his lali.orcn eyes yet showing
the whites"
Tho holy wnS secured with rope.
To take permanent possession III II wns
impossible; hut Beckcndorfl, note. hook
In hand, made rapid examination
ct Il; and this II ono al the heat
descriptions cxtAnt of the mammoth, u
description agreeing well with all pro.
yions and subsequent information N 10
tho appearance u thu animal.
Picture 10 yourself. he says In his
narrative, ~xn elephant with 4 body
covered with thick fur. about thirteen
net In height md fifteen In length, with
tusks eight feet long aud curving ont.
ward n their ends, \ stont trunk III nix
leel In length, colossal limbs u foot
and halt In thickness, aud tail naked
mp ~ tho end, which VIVA covered with
thick, fluffy hair.
Tho animal WIN fat mud well.grown |;
death had ovcrtsken him In tho iilllncns
Of hin powers. His hrsc, parchment.
like, naked cars lay turncd up over tho
shoulders and heael.
"Abontthc shoulders aud hack he had
slif hair Rhont 4 foot la length, like 3
name. Tho long, outer hair was deep
brown, and cparsely rooted. Under the
outer hair there appeared every where
wool, very volt, warm and thick, aud III
lAllow-brown color. The giAnt wAs
vol protected against tho cold.
Tho whole appearance u tho animal
VIVA feArsnlly strange and wild. II had not
Tho shape of our present elephants. Az
compared with the Indian elephant,
IL head wss rough, the brain.
case low and narrow; but ths trunk aud
mouth were much larger. Tho teeth
wcre very powerful. Orr elephant Ii IN
awkward animal; but. compared with
this mammoth. u IN M Arabian steed 10
roArAe, iely dmy.l,orsc.
Tho bad email of tho body warned IN
- asve wA1Dwe could. md The swelling
flood. too, badn I'm hasten. HIT | had
the stomach separated, and brought on
ono side. II ~. we'll iillcsl, and the
contents instructive aud we'll preserved.
The principal wcre young shoots u tho
fif and pine; = quantity of Young fr.
comes, In = chewcd state, were Also mixed
with the cones.s-c. A. Stephens. IN
Youths Companion.
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Ten sSha1N s1..n. - =. As.t. -. $500.