New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-07-30
THZOGADZ2NS

SLGr3 sort of Il dinosaur, lnasmuch as the
@NAI dinosaur is IL ~ffty-foot lizard that
dates back to the Age of Reptiles"
which aniedates man on this earth by anywhere
from GO to coo millions of years, ,he scientists are
Haturally saying, with the country hoy at the cir
Gus ~ sight of his first hippopotutuus, Gosh, there
aiht no Sich animile :"
Stul there was such I'm animal once. And
TeoItc are saving they have seen such An animal
sipN. Hence Captain Stevens expedition 10
Africa.
1ih earlier reports have been corrohoratrd by
two Belgian hig game hunters. who report sighting
~ huge beast Of terrifying proportions and at
tributes. Mr. GhpcIte, one Of the BelgianS, says
lis party caught n glimpse of a huge beast rending
his way through III" jungle ~vcrdurc, which dchcd
geological analogy. He says it was In the general
.Sltal'r of IA lizard. probably fifty feet long. with
= thlck tail like n kangaroo's, II hump On its back,
:lnd =. terrifying horn on its shout. The monster
WAS covered with scales, which We're colored with
great bIood-red spots from which radiated pale
green STRIPES.
A well known English naturalist and collector,
has written to the press that there is every reason
10 believe there is such an animal living in the
hearl OF the'unevpIorcd lunglrs. il not great mum
irrS If them. During his stay in Africa he heard
fie story from so many different sources, he says
that he Is convinced there is some truth In IT,.
Fifteen years ago, when collecting In the
Transvaai. | heard m Interesting story Of a mon
Ni'l- llll Niilhf lldll ~ Wy lHl'l 'llnl' w ''
ithodestan police, who patrolled near Rarotsrland,
said He had approached within n hundred yards
oi il while II was lying asleep on the border OF n
SwifnnI. 1T was. he declared, n hundred feet long,
and rs strange appearance so frightened him that
II awakened and glideI into the swamp before he
could raise his gun. II Travelled noiselcssly and
with great speed.
THE country round about was quite uncy-
riored. My friend told me that was the first
4" whom he had mentioned The story, as he was
afraid to tell his comrades because they would .
ha'' lap shed at him. .,,
'"jn'p again when | was on the French kongo.
seab,rfrd I heard fearful stories from the native,
huh erS IF the. monster. | also heard The same q.
stories oh the way to the Belgian Kongo. where
The present s0-cailcd bro1tosaurns Is supposed TO
have bee seen. When you hear stories. from three
ar four widely different sources believe there Is
some truth in them. You must remember that II
Won srayel 10 Frrnan Faz and Settle Cana and 20
up into the interior. most of the country has never
horn explored. What creatures live: In us vast
mysteries we.ho not know. Whether the so-callcd
i'ron'6Saurus Is. n prehistoric survival or not |
wouIfh0 care 10 say. | firmly believe the crca-
lure exists, bui | believe It is an unknown creature
of ,iorc modern descent.
Tho 'hfiut0saurus. ar Whatever the strange
rreat!gr Is, makes use of lis legs aud its bedy-,.
II sldes. should Imagine it is IA very. dangerous
c%re-turp. .Iut that II IL not all a falrytale. T. am
crrtaLn.. Il have been there, and have. talked with
NATIVES who will not pass a certain boundary into
M evil land because Of the huge monsters which
live In rs remote solitGdes."
Walter 'Winnns. an American living in Lon.
don. lir' pistol %champion and q big game hunter.
also believes In the existence of this creature. ~.
"Ihe late Carl iiagenbeck told mo before the .
var Mr., WlnanS said. that two of his travellers,
on different expeditions and In different wears.
had seen the brontoSaurus in swamps In central
Africa. ! do not think # is Impossible that some
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sc'rril explorers have seen gtimpscs of what they
iIfnr urSt De- such animals they are most proil
ahly right. II T. NOT ms If some one not used: to
recognizing them Instantly saw wild animals for
tie first time. These men are always ON iirp
i"utout for new species and know all the animals
by SIGHT
II is possible ths the sea SERPENT is ono ~
ihc.e ~ called extinct reptiles. and that The ,Iodo
ray sin exist somewhere not yet explored The
too. which existed until n few wears ago
nay still live in Solnr unexplored part o, Africn
and The mammoth and the cave bear stnl wander
n > IBERIA.
Mr.. winans went further to satisfy IN, lpc.
public and drew IN outline Of what this ami.
probably looks NE. with that picture. which
in lie Evening News. he appendei this
BIT of descriptive argument
Tho scientists draw this beast standing an i,s
r=s. ~ - mammal would. Now no mann,,Ii,n
uiiinal has the combined heavy iail and long neck
his animai has. A kangaroo has the heavy tail
II Is built yer, light in front. with only ,bort
TrIirrsnfary legs. u uses its tail as a tbIr. iac
- sssnfinaiion with fts two hind legs and v,,rts
NJ = fri,od 50 formed. The giraffe has a ,ong
,,rk hut IL ~ built light behind. ahd its tail Is
tight that 1t practically has no weight in rom.
The giraffe carries its head. hfgo so
= not to put a leverage on II.
Now The brontosaurus is heavy both in the
aud. the nesk. which. besides. are both very
,fr- " IL stood as the scientists draw 1t. the tail
nd NECK would OverlaIance IL and n slight nuf