The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-16
MADE BIG TRACKS.
BELIEF THAT A MASTODON
STILL SURVIVES IN ALAS.
KAN VALLEY.
Its Track, Twenty Inches Long
Followed by. Portland ManUn-
til They Entered Cave and
Disappeared.

Portland, sept. ll.-lhe HOrt-
land Journal says: DR.. John P.
Frizzel1 is organizing an expedition
in Portland to bring back to this
city the body Of a mastodon which
he firmly believes exists upon Uni
max island, off the western coast of
Alaska.
DR.. Frizzel, while employed as
United States surgeon on that ISL
and, on July 4, 1903, saw tracks
which were 20 inches long by 19a
wide, followed them for two miles
inland, and traced the course of the
monster into cave that makes iu-
to the side of volcano. DR.. Friz-
zell was accompanied by James NJ.
gent, james Gsary and S. F. Smith
sailors from the Nellie Coleman, a
San Francisco ship. These sailors
corroborate DR.. Frizzell's state
ments. Geary himself measured
the tracks, and all of the party a.
gree regarding the evidences of the
presence there of an animal the like
| of which has never been known to
naturalists as living in modern
times. So tangible are these evil
dences that prominent citizens of
Portland propose to back him in an
Expedition to hunt aud kill that
4 maetodon.
When DIR. Frizzell aud the three
sailors discovered the track they
had gone in the ships dory 16 miles
to the north end of the island. They
were on a caraboo hunt, and seven
miles inland toward Sheshalda
4 flnrountafn and pomgronni rdonnz
tain, In a valley between the two,
doctor saw the imprints in the
|earth, to which he called the atten-
Ition of his companions.
stUp there on Unimek island,
where l was stationed as surgeon
for the government" said DIR. Friz
zell yesterday, sis region SO fas-
cinating that / propose to return.
| I have hunted in New Zealand, Van
Dieman's land, Mexico, Florida,
Canada, and in other countries.
NY father was one of the famous
rife shots of Ireland. I have hunt
ed since I was s years old. Yet I
know of no country in which are
such marvels as are found in the
Far North within the limits of the
j United States possessions.
"When we found those enormous
tracks they were several feet apart
and looked as though one had made
them with stable bucket turned
upside down on the earth. On the
odter rim in front was the mark of
what was apparently horny sub
stance, while inside were smaller
marks as though of numerous toes
running around the inside of the
rim. The tracks are larger than
those of an elephant. We followed
them for two miles, and established
the fact that the monster inhabited
a cave in. the side Of a volcano.
This volcano is active, emitting ev-
cry five minutes smoke and ashes,
which showed for two miles down
| the mountain side.
"The valley of which I speak is
between Mount Sheshalda, $500
feet high, and Pomgronni, 5000
feet high. On the sides of these
| mountains grow luxuriantly beauti-
full specimens Of the lupen, violets
with stocks foot long and bios
CONS two inches across, Strawberries
luscious and of immense size, and
| various fora. Even so early as
June the flowers come out with
wonderful brilliancy. The ground
at that time of year is warm from
the heat of the underground fires,
which accounts for the marvellous
early advancement Of all blooming
plants. The Strawberries are fou nd
In tracts acres in extent.
New York, Sept. 11.-George w.
Beavers, the former postoffice Off
cial who was indicted in Brooklyn
last July for bribery in connection