The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-29

journeying. In. Siberia. he viii [tnSn ~
In March. and will at once proceed with the
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work Of getting the mammoth Gnt q the ice
and Of preparing the hide 80 that II may hoe
ions 10 .se and nedIfifi' he has good fortune. viii BY next
fall S Sise rs9 w ior% Of T !" mann n e OH as Il VAS Ias"
Although the mammoth Is BY. no means the
largest OF tho monstrons ,oT ma th and p asSes sn ni
historic times look small and weak. 1t Is IN
many respects the most intere Resin na ,o oni ~
one which has lived within the age OF man.
It has beer. hunted by man: that Is. 6y lar;
BY him. Furthermore. the scientists are
about agreed that the h ,, reason ,HJ.r it ii no m 12IrSer
armed with the first primitive wearons his
against it Thus this form. taken from the
century defying Ice; viii have Grshh in,efest
t t6T US s san. Il to T tha iad distant Hs sI Period sadi' When an man Ism
the last and the greatest OF animals. rose from
the womb OF nature; w ana; a 6r.I tGa sr 80 i md s,a
tions OF superior intelligence. set about the
conquest Of the earth md Put his face face To- to that
Among the animals which he ;onnd, i neces.
day tho civilized world ,and over all Asia, from
1 To-Day its bones are found everywhere in the
superficial strata q the earth. which also con-
Wortmen e ais them up IN s1nrrIes: = Dlorsrs:
nnd them in caves. mipgled with the bones OF
turtles oft historic era these homes formed
the subject Of many a strang" legend. They
were thought to be human oo nsc the er remains
against heaven according 10 the traditions OF
mythology. Indeed. to this day the Hindoos
believe that these bones are the fragments OF
The Greeks fastened the names OF their
Of huge. mammoth Skeletons; The giant Of
Lucerne. still a mart OF the coat Of arms Of the
set to work by mammoth or mastodon bones.
The famous tooth OF st: Christopher. once the
T wns th OF /, o , stb ON M s i. large ra'Tt l. I. ttnh, tho fist
OF a man. The fossil unicorn OF Leibnitz.
relieved in for thirty years. was part Of the
When ..fer distinguished these bones as
the, remnants. OF IL monstrons. species q ami
NAL different from the elephant he practically
that time il was thought that no animals were
az ss' When ' L was e Mesia T"1 w hUm tHa asiisy e @%fe
lished the true theory concerning extinct spe-
that long and strange and almost incredible
past. such as no ,romancer could have i'm;
ih aer"asin MsS 1 acsnra nssEni OWED" 't Of s tsat p aaa
was made possible,
o Whil 2, h sI nsr and j. ta ass w OF ma y 70 dn are Are
northern coast Of siberia that they are found
In the greatest sbundance. From this +
live either in the temperate or tho arctic zone.
was driven northward by the .ncroachments
tRrIvs a for 5af 8 lo s%sn t t VIZ It ef ss iast eesse i
know that it did cease to exist. and that the
earliest legend. dating hack thousands OF
Z iair oasis for s aT that tie mammoth
then lived. The only, legends which refer to
H., The mSs a. moth, as sO VII bs presently e tbiny a p sSs s nsss
When the last mammoth, died man was still
very near 70 the lower animals. cunning rather
with his, fellow man by discordant cries rather
In the . mperate zones the flesh and skin o,
dead mammoths soon decayed. The bones;
into rock. ~ we're s"s partially s%,ii i1" or Wholly pressrvsd.
But In the Arctic regions nature constructed a
n motl, % as.i"se t Rss disi int Rssiisnv 81 air she and %a% 81
water, The Siberian coast. which was appar.
emily the last refuge OF the mammoth. Is full OF
bodies, SO numerous are the bones aud tusks
that for several centuries the natives Of 81
IBERIA have carried on u large trade with China
The CniIese recognized that. these great
the stories of the natives. a detailed, account
% %oa use thai msR Ridss its Sh!sn In se ess st sa!Iss Of the the
Chinese chroniclers. the mouse that hides
Gt!sss fness wa u. q nsss crssfS vD, that nI;s 70 !. Gus s the
ranssn cavsrns. 1t looks sometRing ike =
mouse. but is Of much greater size. more near
| ~ tl6 hiZA nj tho luffaln nF thA ng In hatIuSa
obscure and unfrequented places aud dies as
soon rs it is exposed Ia the sun"
ot this mouse" how the earth often heavsd
When S,ir,n It was Gouging its way alons under the
was a great sinking q the earth. So that .
huge pit was made. These stories are easily
ssS!ai%e IS T TnJsr sss n"' Ht the %, NOUNS s@s fass 81 At.
most all. tho Siberian rivers that emnty Into
sns nri.'o oo ssa ssSro o y a vast mis srsa OF mace iss
and soil; covered iu summer with grass. upon
which flowers bloom profusely, for the 81
During this short warm season the earth
becomes a sort Of marsh. ths frost thawing
surface. When the mummoths usel to GO
there they frequently became mired and sank
When the cold weather set In they were frozen
solid, and. Just hs meat is preserved In Ice to,
S By nature al snsse f FhsAt be esasas 81 ,h we're next S[es seriss
would throw 4 vast amount Of soil oyer the
warmth Of summer could not melt It's ley en-:
closure. OF course. for one carcass preserved
out OF the tens Of thousands that died In north
ern Siberia many hundreds. perhaps thou
Is a spring break Of unusual force e. some Of
these bodies are lifted to the surface. AS. for
iHsna is now sn spss sns ' IN q sib Srisn I ieIsh eae0n
TO the depth n 400 feet; and one Russl.n civil
through a conglomerate OF soil AMI ice to