Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-09-08
THE MISSING LINk
h Dug Up in DaIIas-What the seiept.,
 Have to Say.

As the WOrkmen were excavatIn, f.- tIfe basement of a house on Elm s--s1. a few days ago, they came upon tbsf- siI remains of an animal, which, at f-s. they thought to be that of @ man b,.. yrjeh proved Co be that of an amin, hsretOfOre unknown to sclence. ana s- peafs to be the much-talked-Of ~mI,.5,. link" between man and the monkey 2. IS known that Dallas k built upon sF.i of sand, gravel and clay ol a much r,-..- recent date than that Of the surrouDf-. countrys This bed of sand and c,r--' Is also known to be of later deposi- --. that of the tertiary, and must. tf-- fore, be just the formation where ~. science of geology says the missi1g r,-- will be found, If ever discovered T- fossils were In fine state of pre>e-va.,-- and were taken out with much care s-- will be preserved for the benest -. science.
 Comparative anatomis;s have f5r,4 that the development of brain vss fT- order followed in creation, and ,rg- have instituted a comparison batugs. the substance of the brain and ,t- spinal cord. Cuvier's arrangsu4r- --i the four orders of vertebrate anna. has usually beel followed. In rts f.r the average proportion 1f the brain .- spinal cord IS two Co one; in the rar--. 1t iS as two and a half Co one. m -I- birds 1t Is as three to one; in the u,4--. mals 1t IS four to one; m the highest r,l- ape IL IS eleven and a half to one. m mn it IS as twenty-three Co one. In the rr,
 nal just discovered the rat!5 i. ,. about titteeen to one, showing tlstr.... cupies a higher scale iu IuteIl,--.. than the monkey aud not as h.,b -. that of man. Tie form of tha fvgf -- shaped much like the low ret-.s.,,'.. Ore-heod and thick Jaw of some oftl1 lowest tribes of man. The teeth v.
 much resemble that of man, and n--. Is an entire lack of fangs. The Dscggr- form of the pelvis and the articuI7-,-- of the thigh bone herewith show tr.. the animal could either walk win tv0 or four feet. The length of the arm a-f the articulation fl the joints show t... the animal sometimes walked aa f--- feet, or could do so ifdesirri Tn, f- gers of the hands show the furs-, q, have been much more she same I-rg,r han that of a man. The bones of ris feet show that they were made for .r,,. motion and cOuld not be Isel for clira. ing, and the hands were made f0- aasf. ling rather than walking. Iher,is sr entire lack of any caudal appeujace. ,a. bones of the tail being only rui.u. -.. sry. The finding Of such au animal u-- prove very interesting to the -cia-f, world. and that will adj very much T. the determination of the 0riEiu uf .-a. cIes. As soon as the skeleton Uf tr. animal can be put together and a fru description written up, 1t will hr rlaf.f m a museum where the pubic ml. have the opportunity of seeing the mi...r. link.-Dallas Herald
 Since General Crook recent raii i-t5 Mexico m pursuit of the ChirIcalur, there has been much discussion, pruar. con, on the methods pursued by E.r. and his theory in regard Co the di,po,.. ton of the ChirIcahuas. This issrs. sion has been somewhat bitter and ac-.. mOnIOus. both here and m the East. t has been charged that General Crook departed from all the rules Of va-ia-..- .- his treatment of the captive Indian, and some one whose opinions Ore rpa-. harly big ed has saId that Gen Crook. alleged capture of the Indians reminded him of the story told by President L,c. coin. A man returned from 8 hunting trip and was asked what forum. he bal experienced. Splendid, sir. splendid. he replied. "I ran across 8 big bear t5l first thing" The question was asked Did you bring the bear ins" Co winch the hunter replied, No, l did no. b7iu, the bear in, but the bear brought meIr.~ So with Crook. he did not bring Che Chiricahuas in, but the Chiricahuas brought him in.-Los Angeles Times.