The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-29
PRINCETON BIOLOGISTS.
The Students Camp in the Black
Hills, South Dakota.

The Black Hills Times, pu Bills he'd at
Deadwood. South Dakota. under date OF
August 8. 1898, gives a detailed account
of The fossil hunting expedition from
Princeton College:
Twelve Young mon, bronzed and
burned and clad in heavy corduroy sui Is,
slouch hats. leggins and other frontiers
mems attire arrived In the city yesterd ay
in one of the old Northwestern stage
coaches drawn by SIX horses. Th cir ar
rival caused no little comment. Some
thought the party were Cow ~puncharsn
out on 9 lark: Others thought it was a
party Of British noble,nen in from
. big hunt. A Times reporter
hunted them up, and from John Murray.
the leader of the party. learned they were
. party or students from Princeton Col
lege taking in the sights OF the different
Hills towns. The party is tha one that a
month & left for the bad lands in
search o ffessils and other prehistoric and
and modern oGriosities, to be placed in
the Princeton Museum to be used in
the study of pale~outograpny and as Gu
rioslties. The party is headed by Pro +.
Scott, OF the college faculty, aud one of
the foremost scientists in This line Of the
age. This gentleman is not with the boys,
bnt is camped in the bad lands await
AuA tH6lF E9LuIu. lHB pREIY mas O6e0
more successful in finding the fossilizsd
remains of tbs extinct races of animals
h any party that has ever explored this
productive field for the scientist. In the
short time they have been out th ey have
found a handsome specimen Of the
Dyanyctus. an animal OF which the pre-
sent weasel is q DESCENDANT. The
Dyanyctus was a terrible fierce beast of
mammoth proportions. THIS specim en-
was gotten out almost whole. Anothe r
found was u specimen resembling q rhi-
noeeros. only 1t was twice as large.
OF the animal akin to oHr modern
tapix twenty-sevan skulls were found.
The best find was that of q CIezo luppus,
or three-toad horse. This specimen was
dug from the adhesive clay almost in it's
entirety. the only part missing being one
OF the front feet. The specimen is the
second that has ever bean found, the
first being found q rear age, but it is
very much inferior TO this one. being
on ~ q portion OF the remains, while this
is perfect except in the one particular
mentioned. Many skulls and bones of
prehistoric animals have been found,
such as those Of the crocodile, beaver,
camel aud other animals. The collection,
aside from Its being valuable to science,
commands. or would IL offered for sale,
q very snug sum of money. The
party is to be congratulated upon its
success. Tha party expects to remain
here two days. during which Time
they Will take II all points of interest
They spent YESTERDAY fore noon In a trip
over the marrow gauge. looking through
The Bald Mountain country, and IN the
afternoon visited the great works of the
Homestake Mining Company at Lsad.
where, through the courtesy OF Super-
i~ntendens Grier, they were shown
through the gold mines. Last evening
they were the guests of Attorney w. s.
Elder, Princeton class Of '66, at a dinnar
at the club restaurant. at which were
from Yale, Georgetown University. Har-
ward, University or Penns ylvania an d
Allegheny. The dinner WAS excellent,
and the occasion was perhaps con-
siderable OF q contrast to some of
the experiences the explorers hare
picture, could it have been
transferred TO canvas, would win a CON
spicuous place in old Princeton's art gal
lery. The customary flow of reason''
Was dispensed with, aud in lieu of
speeches. college songs. old aud familiar
cheers and college yelis sttested the
good humor of the erstwhile cosmepnIi-
ties. After the dinner and the songs the
visitors were escorted 10 the parlors OF
the Deadwood Gin b, where they met
numerous prominent citizsns and were
Hospitality looked after. "A little later
they were Steefed ovar to q merry-Go-
round, which was made TO con tribute Its
share to the occasion. All arou sd, it was
a most ENJOYABLE occasion, and a fitting
attention to as pleasant a co mpany Of
young gentlemen as aver visited
Deadwood. and in which, we may
casually remark. our fellow-towns-
man. Mr.. Elder. proved himself an
excellent entertainer. The visitors
ex pect TO leave this morning on The re.
turn drive TO camp, expecting 10 soon
conclude their investigations and return
home. Certainly their visit to Deadwaed
will De pleasantly remembered by all who
had the pleasure Of meeting them. From
here they will continue their visiG to Hot
Springs ana other southern Hill towns,
ii being their intsnttons to take 10 all tina
Black Hits towns before returning TO the
Bad Lands. where they will remais until
September. They have already visited
Rapid. SIurgis. Fort Meade, Hermosa
and Pine Ridge. The party is composed
of twelve rs gsntlemianly yonng fellows
as it has been our pleasure to meet.
Their names are:-James L. Bathgate.
Jr.. JOAN j.. Van Vieat, George b. Kiois,
w. E. Stevens, w. ]. Barclay. George
Swain. F. H. smith. NJ. Il. Sicard. James
Whitaker, j, H. Kenyon. Walter Ell
uior. John A. MURRAY.