Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-04
To Africa to Hunt
the Bronto Saurus
Stevens Starts for Jatngles
to Track Prehistoric
Monster to It's Lair.

stevens. NJ. G.. has gone to Contra!
the prehistoric monster. dead or alive.
With him goes "Laddie," part sheep
aoE. par, wolf. who until his cap.
ture by his present master. was used
by The German army as e 'harra So''
runner. carrying messages 10 the front
lines in France lie is four years old
and one OF the most sagacious dogs
alive. He will he used in tracking
down the reptile if his master IL for
tUuItc enough to come upon any trace
Congo basin.
Memories Of Conan poyics The Lost
that the hronto saurus has recently
nc,n seen in Central Africa by two
Eslgian explorers. NJ; Capelic and ~.
Their strange experience TO their civil
ization ANA their tale tired Captain
S sc, ms imaginati9n 10 such an extent
turc the reptile ii such a fca, was hu-
manly possible.
game hunters and explorers who have
been in Africa, am sure that the
Stevens in, discussing his trip. Any
don't 50" II. either Laddie, iun lad.
Subtrrrean~nn Seat
captain stevens has conceived the
idea ihat in the middle oc the uncx-
sea. WheEc the prehistoric monster
lives. ~ is quite possible" he said.
from the stories brought, back from
that little known jungle that there is
such "a retreat i'll which this species
has t'"uy:shed for thousands of years
urd:sturhcd by exterior develop,n.nts
Again. Il may all be fairy tale. but
am inclitcd to believe there is some
ming mo-" than fancy in the reports
y unassociatcd who have seen strange
beasts at intervals O: Years in that To-
yaltty ANYWAY, i, is worth trying.
except this kind al stunt, and I Ger
tainty nope We stumble on this crca-
;ure. II We do events which follow.
thnu!d prove interesting enough"
Waiter Winau's fame az British big
game hunter and explorer, who has
tracked animals in al parts OF the
world believes in the existence Of the
'rG It I ws,c xo,,nr.r s,,o,,,, -, -,
a Az, him ne said. The late Carl
nat two Of his travellers on different
expeditions and i'll different years had
seen the byont" Saurus il swampS in
May Have Survived.
Il 10 not think it is Impossible that
some OF The prehistoric animals have
survived; and when several explorers
have seen giimTsScS OF what they think
must be such aninialss. they are prob
ally r i: H., nc ,,o,, -
saw Wild ani,nais for the first time:
these men arc always on the lookout
Tor ne,r speeies and know a.! the usual
Il, is possible that the serpent is
one 81 these so-calicd extinct reptiles
ana that the Dodo may sti!l exist some
900, which existed until Il few years
ago may still live in some uncxplorcd
part Of Africa. and the mammoth and
cave bear still wander in Siberia.
II have sictchcd the bronto Saurus
as / Imagine IL looks. Tho scientists
dEaw II standing on its legs as an ami
narunalinns has tho combines Of heavy
tail and neck this animal mas a kan
CARGO has the heavy tail. but it is bull.
very light in front. It uses its tall
a. third leg in combination with its
two hind legs and works on u tripod
SO formed
Heavy Both Fore and AT.
n? giraffe has long neck, but it
~ lisht that it practically has no
weight n comparison; the giraffe car
RES isv KS head high So So as not to put
oA the ether hand. is heavy both in
the tan and the neck, which are both,
s 9f,Is: ve Gyo long II it stood as the
"ould c"crbalancc il, and a slight puff
ot the wind from either side would
( hh!nw II over. It is ridiculous TO think
thu; -, animal one hundred fee. long
would have legs close together in the
inldnt" and have three quarters OF its
,,rnEtn sticking out in front and be-
/ hihi unsupported n the air.
Aly idea is ;hat the b.onto saurus
was reptile. practically crocodile
with "a snake like neck. and not q nam
mai al All: that il carried itself like
a crocodile doc*--crawlcd on IT'S belly
! when on land and did not walk on
| straight legs.
! Strikes Likr Cobra
"f think il crawlcd with its neck
I drawn back. SO as to strike like a
/ cobra, and had most likely poisonous
iansS; in fact was :: big poisonous liz
ard, and that Il vas brilliantly coiored
! like them. and perhaps dischar ged
poison through IT'S skin like .; load
The best Weapons 20 shoot it with
, would be the MauSer rilc, such AS the
! Germans used against tanks. only with
I an explosive she'll instead OF an armor.
piercing one. think the bronto sau-
rus has skin as tough or tougher thar
/ a rhinoccrous."
So Captain Stevens is taking with
MN 4 complete armament 10 comba
the FAMED reptile. Included in his
armorH is Mannlichcr- Schonhaner. a
Manchester repeating rifle, twelve
/ horc double barrel Snot gun and 4 AZ
I Smith and WtSSOu TcIofypr