The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-18
ADDED TO THE MUSEUM
Two Large Mounted Fish From
California.
NEWS OF THE UNIVERSITY
Preparing the Fossils Found Near Deer
Lodge-The Christmas Issue OF
Kaimen-Work of the Lit
erary Societies.

some showing. 1t will be remembered
that these fish were caught by Mr..
Eddy at Catalina island, California,
with hook and line, were mounted and
presented to the university. One is
leaping tuna, weighing when taken III
pounds, the other a black sea bass,
when taken 240 pounds. The
fish are models for size and as illus
trations of taxidermic skill, are mount
ed on California redwood boards, val
liable as scientific specimens and hand
some as ornaments.
A shipment of paper has been re-
ceived for use in mounting the botan-
ical collections. The herbarium con-
tains several thousand species OF
plants, from North America prlncipal-
ly OF these several hundred We're DO
mated by former Prof. S. A. Merritt,
some three thousand donated by Prof
NJ. J. Elrod, the others collected IN
Montana. A good dustproof case mas
been placed in the museum to mold inc
collections, and the paper just received
will be used in mounting those col
lected and as vet unmounted, which
altogether will reach in the thousands
of specimens.
The remainder of an order of glass
ware from Philadelphia has been re-
ceived in the past few days. This m
cludes a couple Of gross of Comstock's
walls with bent necks for insect larvae
for museum use. The bottles are
square, so the contents are seen WITH
out distortion. The larvae ana pupae
where they are to be obtained are put
in the walls in liquid, and stored IN
the insect case beside the spread m
sect. The collection of spread insects
for the museum is growing fast, ana
will soon make fine display. In ad-
dttion to these there were many m
verified bottles for the museum, in when
are being stored concentrates from
mines, clays and other products OF ike
nature. series OF samples rom ,iv
Parrot Smelling and Mining company
of Butte has been prepared, and others
are in preparation.
away all fall at the fossils collected
near New Chicago and Deer Lodge iaSt
summer, removing the skulls ana skel-
etons from the matriX. Among tne
bones so far cleaned up is the SKULL
almost complete, of a huge rhinoceros,
which by some unaccountable error
was reported in the last notes as d
hippopotamus. AS no fossil hlppopota-
muses. have so far been reported from
America. this error might lead to start
ling discussions if left uncorrected. In
the last few days the bones OF large
camel have been dug out. This Gamer
stood at least eight or 10 feet nigh at
the shoulder Another leg bone SHOWS
a camel that must have been IL or 10
feet high. Altogether no fewer tnali
seven skeletons of camels are repre-
sented, one a little fellow. another the
monster just mentioned. one skull
from the Madison valley is complete
except the lower jaw, with perfect
teeth. r,;, NC
The second issue of the kaimln, the
students paper, was dlstufpeu ia =,
week and the third, the Christmas Is
sue. is now in the hands of the PRIMER
The hoard of editors are pushing tins
nanar with a, zeal and energy that Is
coumendable. The second issue is iuus
I'm TO the standard of college pupllcd.
lions and shows that both brains ahe
| business ability are behind the paper
The Christmas edition will be out ths
coming week
wind gave opportunity to test again the
| heating plant of the university. AT NJ
| time so far in the history or the new
| building has it been impossible to prop
| erly heat the two buildings in ever!
| mart, so as to continue the work WIZ
| comfort. The heating plant is sue
! cess. $780,
The literary societies, the Hawthorne
| and Clarkia, have taken up the matte
! of an intercollegiate oratorical contest
| and have appointed a committee u
| have power to make necessary arrange
ments at Helena during the time 10
the debating contest. They Will ais
| ask the other colleges to be represente'
| if possible, and it is hoped the matte
| will be definitely determined at tina
| time. The two societies are unanlmou
| in their desire TO have the first contes
| at Missoula. Under the terms of tn
| agreement so far entered into the.
would be required to pay all expense
| Of the visiting delegates, but they ar
confident this can be done, and viii ex
| tend the invitation to have the mrs
| contest at the university. IL Is nkel
| arrangement will be made for contes
| this year, which will be held mex
! spring at the place that may be agree
| on. Such a contest annually Will be
! good thing for those engaged. Tor IN
| institutions they represent and Tor ed
| ucation in the state.
Mention was made recently OF tW
| large shipments of books from tn
| United States government. The mrs
shipment contained 1887 volumes, tn
! second 1878, making a total of 3,765 70
! umes Many of these date back to IN
S0th congress, or to 1S4S-49. Anon
! these books are to be found many vo
tunes of priceless value, because of tn
! mpossibility of securing them. rms J
n good addition to the library and put
the university in possession of man
of the earlier records of our govern
| mont.
A blizzard came up in the night las
! Thursday and Friday morning 1t wa
| blowing a gale. The four inches :
snow on the ground was taken no int
the air and landed in the hills miles {
the west. Few students braved tn
storm. as it's fury was not spent unit
late in the dav The cutting blast
coming from Hell Gate canyon re
minded one of anything else but tn
fires of Hades, if such there be. Sue
furious wind storms do not occur man
times during the winter however, an
we can afford not to complain much.
Toys others ask SO cents for The GOLD
en- Rule sells for % cents