New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30

But 1t was different ont ,,non tho moo
tinted waters OF the central lake II bn;lpd
and heaved with strange life Creat ,Ia,o
colored backs and high. serratod dnrsoI g..
shot up with fringe Of silver and tbcn
rolled down into the depths again. The
SandDankS far out were spotted with IN
couth crawling forms, huge turtles. strange
saurlanS' ana one great, fiat creature like a
winning, paipitatng mat OF black greasy
leather, which Hoped It's way slowly 70 the
lake. Here and there high serpent heads
projected out Of the water, cutting swiftly
through 1t with little collar Of foam in
front, and long swirling wake behind. rising
and falling IN graceful, swanlikc undulationS
as they vert. '''''''''''
IT was not until one Of these creatures
Wriggled onto a sandbank within few hun
dred yards OF us, and exposed a barre-shaDed
BODY and huge f1ppers behind the long ser
pcnt neck, that Challenger and Summarize
VINO had joined us, broke out into their duet
Of wonder and admiration.
"Pleslosaurus. a frcshwatcr plesosau-
rus! cried Summarize. THAT should have
lived to see such a sight We are blessed
my dear Challenger, above all biologists
since the world began
1t was not until night had fallen. and the
frcs OF our savage allies glowed red in the
shadows, that our two men Of science could
be dragged away from the destinations Of
that prImeval lake. Even in the darkness
as we lay on the strand, we heard from time
to time the snort and plunge OF the huge
creatures which lived therein
a ! earliest dawn our camp was aStir and
an hour later we had started upon our
memorable expedition Often in nv dreams
have thought that might live to be a war
correspondent In what widest one could
| have perceived the nature Of the campaign
which II should he my lot to report Here
then IS my first despatch from a field Of
battle.
Our numbers had been reinforced during
the night by fresh batch Of natives from
the caves. and we may have been four or five
hundred strong when we made our advance.
a fringe Of scouts were thrown out in front,
and behind them the whole force in solid
column made their way up the long slope
OF the bush country until We were near the
edge OF the forest. Here they spread out
into a long, struggling line Of spcarmcn and
bowmcn. RoXton and Summarize took their
position upon the night flank, while Chal-
lcngcr and | were on the left. |, was host
Of the Stone Age whichwc were accompanying
to battle We with the last word Of the gun
smiths ar, from St. lamcs's-S and the
Strand
We had not long TO wait for our enemy.
\ wild >hrill clamor rose from the edge q
the wood. and suddenly a body Of Apcmcn
rushed out with clubs and stones, and made
for the center Of the Indian line. II was a
valiant move: but foolish one for the
great, handy-lcggcd creatures were slow Of
foot, while their opponents were as active as
cats. Il was horrible to see the fierce brutcs
with foaming mouths and glaring eyes, rush
ing and grasping but forever missing their
elusive enemies. while arrow after arrow
buried itself in their hides. one great fellow
ran pas, me roaring with pain, with dozen
darts sticking from his chest and ribs. In