, 1881-06-20
MASTODON OR MAMMOTH ?
1OnoH Of n Huns EsxtlNct Animal Dis
covered Npnr Afttst1otu. III.

nonos Of n 1tMuc 1sxtlHct Animal Dis
covered Npnr Atei,tlotit. NJ.
xpteial l,nnateh 10 TAa Chtsaco Tribune.
NrENuOrA, ILL.,, June ly.-.Abunt two years
sItcu fnr1,Iur na'ne.I BARLEY, residing suv.
el,sccn miles west Of here, willie having n
drain .tug through portun ut his lntid, Ills
coycrctl thai Il l'ony substance so1nu eight or
tell incllrs III diameter occupied slightly
cl,rycd betI about twelve feet long nlltt fur
under tho surface. Tho ends of ttIls curved
l,enc, Il, wns thought, weru. only disturbed
MS ,,r rsei t'HY f,;fdf VIII It. ' 3D. sfHI Ill., III %f aI f
hearing or II shortly utter, tletnrMlnM 81 to ;,s-
cGrtaln what it WIS, but ttealectcd 'loinE 10
tl!l at,0lt snnle SIX ,vcnks stitrc, wtlcll THO
tiles wcrn being lnt,l ana ,stq!o fresl,
II lHra. chunk, III excellent condition, Of tho
..ptMr l'1rt!Oli Ut tho feE'orat hone. Thu
llortor obtained so,hc of tho specimens atld
canne to MeIntota io e0l1stlt With sollle Of our
liveua to ho fy0ry. ind prul,al!iy Ns i,t,|anguE
% eal,:'!lt l'r: i. Aailr1ws, Of chieai{o, alti
pr. j. ". velie, nj thu Acatlc,ny nf Selullees,
Ch!sago IL! o q I!eaen @ arris.! ,, here 70 Inst I
by prs: j: j: Aio%ly. j. w Ed%ar,is. I.
COnk. Mr. T: +; A. NGwporI, Surcrt!tcIlent
or tho illin"!!s Central here. Dr.; ~. Il. Ever
st 5 AZ II L e weSFiS eS Syt at SS's psp4csS ySr
ttse Of thu press, md sono lamrtng l!atnts,
fss fiesssa1lty w. At tl,e ' 'iext statisn Ito s Messrs;
1fG Miaa 1NSwrK NSrrs y Y Ii uos, aSes; jsI: s ae
tnrrty. About s;3o tho eaxstarly-sol,gii it
ground was re,lehetl aint operations Under
tt!c Objections Of Dr: Andrews be9ar, Dr:
Vrlie lo!ng tho proninE. Every ole pfcsnllt
tlcy Seen trying d ;exi!uine q iive b9'Iy II;
stcntt nf M AntnslNtetl fossil they cnllltl mt
l!ayo lnl'ure.l with greater cnrc. Tho pro.
nretor Of the fnrnl, Atr. Dascnnl,, editor Of
taS, tS IT lie Frlnettoa Gol|see, a1!d Mr. 4. u.
!l!goii, the Sagc alNl Prophet Ut PRESBYTERIAN
llill, arriving, Increased the party t0 over
twenty. TIl0 spaslilE a1s4, s'lorell1ig werc
enrr!et on w'l ssos at d'spHses q FROM n
psclally near where tic, tile lat! beei laid.
Atnther times All trace became lost Nlld tilu
work lagEed. AT such TINES the Prophet;
,tpon. a profound study OF ZOOLOGY, .gnoloey.
mid tsie planets. ree.rtlEMg t'lu position tito
pachy.lerntata pls!cMl themselves Whit
about to die, Sspeeially tl,e ciass known rs
III III question un!isabtcdiy belonged. Thsse
stlEg1.sts0ns would occasionally lle extentted
tD tlie length Ut n short siGectl, nIl1 were
chlstly lnte,Mted for TUG editicauU. Of DR..
AG5ss a1s Ss aS r pHet9s HSsy @ es.cs ~ 1se ws', s,
tila Prophet beca,ae bully elitangirtl tn tllo
scfences, llllsslnK planets, alll pachytfnr1ns,
Which lie clnn,Gtl to bu Ii, an equally plastic
cuntlitl0n. Presbyterian Till rasou1lae d
agAt,a al!l ag,tin With laughter. Work ,con.
tinuetl till moon, will, i!o!htng lnoru tlnn
fragments being tollnd. They were evident
Is on the wrong track. 4Al1 excellent dinner
~as served abollt t!tis time, Of WHICH NIL par.
tnnk most heartily. Owing to tue grent llclt
work WIS not resumed md further research
Scientists SIs % lrcsent III q aro Of op!nFun tl,at tic
bones are much scattered, but the subject is
we'll worthy Of further Investigation. What
was found would not wnrrnnt my de'inlt
conclusion rs to whether the relunlns were
nlal DR.. Andrews believes to have been very
large, possibly sixteen or seventeen feal
high, bit In tho absence Of q fe,nur, It was
impossible to decide, and, no tooth being
found 1t was Impossible to classify