The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-16
OLDEST FORMS Or
LIFE FOUND IN
MONTANA
Smithsonian Institution De-
tails Results Of ExplOra-
tions During Past Year In
All Parts Of the Globe.

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Washington. ID. G., Aug. 1.-The
Smithsonian Institution has publish
cd a fully Illustrated pamphlet con-
taining brief accounts 81 the more I'M
porsant explorations and field work
Undertaken during 1914 by members
Of the "a OF the Institution proper
and 81 It's branches. the National
museum. the bureau Of American
ethnoiogy, and the astro-physical OBJ
n~ervatory. The researches covered
practically the entire world. expedi-
lions having been sent tv fifteen dit-
ferent countries. on every continent
OF the globe. and TO seventeen ciner-
ent states Ia this country. They In
cluee work along geological. zoolog-
Teal. botanical. anthropological, and
n~stroEhysical lines OF Investigation.
Secretary Charles ID. Walcott brief
~ outiiaes his summers work In
British Columbia, and Montana. In
continuation Of his previous geoiog-
teal explorations IN those regions. In
the lower portion OF Deep Cheek can
yOn southeast Of the city OF Helena,
n deposit OF siliceous shale was ex-
emlned. where some years ago Dr.
Walcott discovered the remains Of
crab-iike animals suggesting In form
the fresh water cray fishes found IN
ttreams and ponds all Over the world.
These FOSSILS" says DR.. Walcott. "are
the Oldest animal remains now known,
and the algal deposits which occur
az Intervals for several thousand feet
below the shales containing the crust
acenns, are the oldest authentic veg
etabie remains. II u also most In
aeresting that two types Of bacteria
have been found In q fossil state IN
the rock in association with the ai.
raj remnins.' Among other interest
ing illustrations. the account includes
a beautiful and unusual panoramic
photograph Of the entire AsuikaT
glacier. taken by Mrs. Waicott.
Continuing the excavations az tn
cave deposit near Cumberland. Mary.
innh. Mr.. J.. W. Gldiey o. the Unite'
states National museum. added 20 IN
already lmportani ~coilsctlon from thi
region over fG0 specimens Of fossil
animals, deposited there IN far-of
P,eiftoeene time. Among these wa
"a practically complete skeleton Of tn
large extinct peccary, measurinl
something over four feet IN length,
pnrffai skull OF a wolverine, n sew
eral skullH Of extinct species OF TN
black bear. Mr.. Gidiey hopes tina
the proposed further work on this de
post will yleld oven more interestini
and important rcsu.ts.
In q letter from distant Celebes
Malay ARCHIPELAGO. Mr.. II. G. Raven
who hes been collecting auimais an
nfrds for The Smithsonian through m
~-eneroslig 81 Ar. w. L. Abbott. give
Interestina information 81 he reslol
ana ns in~haOitaats. and on the ami
n.nls Of that section. Mammal life
according 20 Mr.. Raven u not neari
~ plentiful In Celebes az In Borneo
where he was collecting during IN
prevlous season, bat several peculia
animals have been captured By HIN
among them "A specimen Of baplrpshi
II pig with peculiar erect tushs curve
backward above the foreinad. tn
epecimens from Borneo sent IN o
Nh Raven TO the National museum
number over 1000 animals and oird'
formine a VERY important addition
The museums natural history eolieo
lions.
An expdiIon under the joint aus
,tees OF the Smithsonian lnstliutlo'
ana the Cuban government fpet w
months on the coast Of western W.
for the purpOs Of making a e"mple'
biological survey of the waters OF ina
region and i~ncldcntly TO obtain spee
Inens for the exhibition series OF IN
Natlonal museum. The smithsonia'
va represented by Mr.. John ~. heh
aergo, a regent Of the institution
ana Or. Panl BartFch Of the Naiionu
mnssnm. Extensive DREDGING opera
,,ons Tor occurring marine specimen
eers carried on daily and from seN