The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-03
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| PACIFIC NORTHWEST NEWS : WASHINGTON "s'ss> IDAHO
GIANT SKELETON IN ALASKA.
n. M. Albert En- Route North to Ex-
cavate Find.

~. M. Albert TN Route NOfth 10 Xxx
cavate Find.
Seattle-William VI. AlberCl, Oh
New York, who is interested IN MIN
ing on Pennell creek. north OF Nome
has arrived in the city and is gong
20 Alaska to have eXcavated the re-
mains of an Elephas pal migenlus, or
a species of the giant mammoth many
thousands Of years extinct. lie IS
commissioned to prepare the skeleton
for shipment By the Smithsonian IN
stitutiOn at Washington.
The frame of this, the largest Of the
nnOWn mammCths which once roamed
at will in North America and other
parts CT the world, lies embedded III
a gravel bank on Hanum river, a
tributary to the Imnetchuch river, not
far from Nome 1t was discovered last
year by some miners, and reported 10
Mr. Albert. While he was east, dur
ing the winter, he reported the hnd
to the Smithsonian institution. and
received his commission to have the
skeleton shipped out. with the VIE"
Of putting the members together ana
exhibiting the whole at the ST. Louis
fair
When Mr.. Albert left the north,
last fall. the specimen was in perfect
condition, with not bone or tusk
missing. Since his arrival in Seattle
he has been informed by persons who
left the district after him that vandals
have dug out one Of the tusks, which
measured eight feet in length. and that
the skull has been broken in and some
teeth extracted.
While regretting this very much,
Mr.. Albert will nevertheless 20 to
tne spot. and unless the specimen has
been destroyed he will remove it and
try to secure from the persons taking
the parts their return. In an Inter-
view. Mr. Alberti said:
Il regretted very much to learn that
some persons had broken into the
specimen. When | lett the district,
last year. l gave special instructions
that it should not be touched.
The frame lies in the side Of a
gravel bank. The rains have washed
away the dirt which. for thousands Of
yeaTs. has been covering it. and the
ibis. skull. tUsks and other parts were
bare and in perfect condition. 1t was
as good a specimen as was ever found
Of any extinct animal
The part Of the skeleton exposed
is as large as an ordinary house,
When | explained at the Smithsonian
institution what | had the professors
were very anxious to have it brought
out intact and exhibited at ST, Louis.
was given instructions as to how
best to get it out and how to label
tNATp
would be no trouble in putting them
together.
This is the first specimen of the
ElephaS pal mageniuS ever found in
America. Some years ago. there was
a perfect specimen found in Russia.
In life il had been Overtaken in
snowstOrm and was frozen stiff. For
thousands of years it remained in the
ice, until a change in the climatic con-
ditiOns brought about a thaW and it
was exposed. This is the only whole
one that has ever been found in the
world.
Ten years ago there was a part of
a frame found III Colorado. The in
sti,utiOn sent out a party to eXcayate
it and bring it to Washington, but be-
fore the party arrived yandals destroy
ed its beauty. and while it was taken
out there were many parts missing.
Il am in hopes | shall be able to
get the tusk and teeth from the per
sons who took them, and if this is pos
sible little harm Will have been done"
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