Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-19
THE MASTODON.
Some Remarkable Discoveries
Made in Indian Territory.
The Investigations Of Prof. Holmes
Of U. S. National Museum.
4 Deposit.oi the Bones Of Many Animals Now
Extinct.


which All kinds of creatures, ancient
and modern. We're gathered to-
gether.'
This was the picturesque phrase used
by Prof. W. II. Holmes of the United
states National Museum. who has just
returned from Indian Territory. where
hc made what may fairly be described
as one of the most notable discoveries
In the history of American archaeolngi-
tal research.
Reliable reports having been received
to the effect that relics of human art
had been found associated with bones
Of the maStodon and mammoth in The
reiehborhoOd Of Alton. |. r.. ii was de
cidcd t. investigate the matter thor
uughly. and Professor Holmes left
Washington about Il month aga with
that object il yi"W. The locality in
question was an An, lent sulphur spring.
a "mcdIcinc" spring OF the Indian
tribes. ANA is used to this day as "A
source oi water supply. Having
rcao he'd the spot. tn" professor dug
ont the deposits and secured a great
quantity of teeth and bones Of various
extinct animals. including the mann
rlotn and maStodon. which were mixed
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thrsc Implements.
Professor Holmes has brought back
with him several large boxes fun of thu
animal remains. which includ. teeth uf
an extinct species Of OK tpethaus It
musk Oh. an extinct species OF horse.
ana a large variety or bones Of modern
animals. such as tn. ordinary buffalo
tnc deer. thc clk. ana Nv. walf. tn,
extinct horse ana Ok were, ,yid,nrly
,ontrmuorary with IN. mammoth ANA
masto,ion ana rnam-d III. rlainS
region M IN. sam. perind with thos.
r;uut r,rbvd.rus
Nov. realize if Won ui.a>4 ,ha. all
these creatures. ancient and modern
ar roth.. their remains ,ya,. I'LL, ~,
Of \ single hol,. In a ,n,,,k b.a ~, ~,
rloius ~ Af,nn said y,,f....,,,.
Holmes Yesterday. AN 1T III. ma
taria1 r.II,,t.I ir,.1u1ir, tb.. ,,-i.l..
nf human manufa,tura. were nhrnin.d
from Nil excavation nor ahnv,. !, ward
ana y half cube Tn. in,pt.n,uts mr..
far superior III quality to anything of
The. kind than We have i'm rh. \nribr,1
Museum. while tn, coil.ction As
whole probably elrpass.s III interest
any singl. find hith.ytn ,raj,
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,.;si,
j u,,.kirc hnc which sbool, h.,a,,b
th. fe.r as on. strpp.i unor II III
~. midst ~ this hng ,yos IN a.,.i.nt
sprirr which az irii,,t.d hy n,,r i,,
y.stip.tione b,d h,.,, ,,..d f,,. ..,,,.- ~.
a drinking l,lar. by animals rf ,lt
kinds. Not long ago nm effort v,,
made Ia improve IN, uiaiitv at tu,
water slltniy r.c.s.trily y.,ht.,ll.. IL
that region ~ sinkin., . ,,rt ~ ,,nnd-
~ Box M. f..t 81. I, s,,uar. irt, ~.
marsh vh.r, thc water bibhIas ~
TIL. mud MAJ cleared nitt III ~. ,y.,tar-
hoI, lS f,, as rnsSif,1. AMI bo,r1s
w.r,.. driven down in., tba nniet .nil
Incident3lIy q eond many tooth .r
ma4tuIous and mam,no-hs were. found
together with -Iak.d fint jn,pIaD,.nts
and these excited the attention of DR.
l.. II Harper Of Alton. a gentleman Of
scientific incinationS. who notified the
National Museum.
''rha first thing a.. did v,s "a ,.I.,r
ont thn Suring box which was n,r,iv
filled with mud. placing boards oyrr