The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-05

R>slGM sort of a dinosaur. Inasmuch as the
SCNX dinosaur is 8 ffty-foot lizard that
dates back to the age Of Reptiles"
which antedates this earth by anywhere
from 60 to 600 millions OF years. the scientists
naturally saying, with the country boy at the cir
Gus at sight Of his first hppOpOtamus, Gosh, there
amt no SIGH animilei"
Still there was such an animal once. And
people are saying they have seen such an animal
Hence Captain Stevens expedition to
Africa.
The earlier reports have been corroborated by
two Belgian biggame hunters, who report sighting
a huge beast of terrifying proportions and at
tributes Mr.. Gapelle, of the Begians, says
his party caught glimpse Of huge beast rending
his way through the jungle verdure, which defed
geological analogy. He says 1t was in the general
shape OF lizard probably fifty feet long, with
thick tail like kangaroo's, hump on its back
and terrifying horn it's snout. The monster
was covered with scales, which 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
TO believe there is such animal living In the
heart of the unexpored jungles. If not great num-
bers Of them. During his stay In Africa he heard
the story from many different sources, he says.
that ne Is convinced there is some truth IN 1t.
Fifteen years ago. when collecting IN the
Transvaal, heard an interesting story Of mon
gter, half snake, half beast. My informant, Of the
Rhodesian police, who patrolled near Barotseland.
said he had approached within hundred yards
swamp 1t was, he declared, hundred feet long.
and its strange appearance so frightened him that
it awakened and glided into the swamp before he
could raise his gun. 1t Travelled noiselessy and
with great speed.
1.-THE country round about was quite unex-
plored. My friend told that 1 was the first
to whom he had mentioned the story. he was
afraid to tell his comrades because they would
have laughed at him.
"Once again when I the French Kongo
seaboard I heard fearful stories from the native
hunters of the monster. I also heard the same
stories the way to the Belgian KGngo, where
the present so-caIled brontosaurus is supposed to
have been seen. When you hear stories from three
or four widely different believe there is
some truth in them. You must remember that IL
you travel to Fernan FaZ and Settle Cana and go
up into the interior. of the country has
been explored. What creatures live in Its vast
mysteries do not know. Whether the so-called
brontosaurus is prehistoric survival not
would not to say. 1 firmly believe the crea-
ture exists but believe it is unknown creature
of more modern descent.
"The brontosaurus, whatever the strange
creature is, makes OF its legs and its body
It glides I should imagine it is a very dangerous
creature. But that 1t is not all fairy-taIe am
certain. have been there, and have talked with
natives who will not pass certain boundary into
an EVIL land because of the huge monsters which
live in its remote solitudes.'
Walter Winans, American living IN Lon
don, the pistol champion and big-game hunter,
also believes in the existence of this creature.
1.-The late Carl Hagenbeck told before the
war; Mr.. Winans said, that two Of his travellers,
on different expeditions and in different years,
had seen the brOntOsaurus in swamps in central
Africa. do not think it is impossible that some
OF the prehistoric animals have survived and when
several explorers have seen glimpses of what they
think must be such animals they are most prob
ably right. 1t is not if one not used to
recognizing them instantly saw wild animals for
the first time. These are always on the
lookout for new species and know all the animals
by sight.
''It is possible that the sea-serpent is one of
these so-caled extinct reptiles. that the (odo
may still exist somewhere not yet explored The
ouagga too, which existed until a few years ago
may still live In unexplored part OF Africa
and the mammoth and the cave bear still wander
In Siberia"
hir Winans went further to satisfy the Eng
Hsh public and drew outline Of what this ami
mai probably looks like. With that picture which
appeared in the Evening News he appended this
bit OF descriptive argument:
1.-The scientists draw this beast standing on ifs
legs as mammal would. Now no mammalian
animal has the combined heavy tail and long neck
this animal has. A kangaroo has the heavy tail
but 1t built very light In front, with only short
rudimentary legs. 1t uses its tail as a third leg
In combination with its two hind legs and works
on tripod so formed. The giraffe has a long
neck but it is built light behind and its tail is
so light that it practically has weight in COM
parison. The giraffe carries its head high so
as not to put leverage on It
snow the brontosaurus is heavy both in the
tail and the neck which. besides, are both very
long If 1t stood the scientists draw it. the tail
and neck would overbalance it and a slight pun