The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-31

HNeSSV#1 ported existence has been ulSlurOlhs
hNAfTA the scientific world more or less
SPV2Ab since 1903. 1t is supposed to be some
ASllESTS sort of dinOsaur. Inasmuch as the
9HA W dlnosaur is a fifty-foOt lizard that
dates back to the age of Reptiles,
which antedates man on this earth by anywhere
from 60 to coo millions Of years, The scientists are
naturally saying, with the country boy at the cir
at sight of his first hppopotamus, Gosh, there
aIn't no SIGH animile!"
Still there was such an animal once. And
people are saying they have seen such an animal
now. Hence Captain Stevens expedition to
Africa.
The earlier reports have been corrobOrated by
two Belgian game hunters, who report sighting
a huge beast Of terrifying proportions and at
tributes. MIR Gapelle. one Of the Begians, says
his party caught glimpse of a 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
a thick tail like a kangaroO's, hump on its back
and a terrifying horn on its snOut. The monster
was covered with scales, which were colOred with
great blood-red spots from which radiated pale
green stripes
well-known English naturalist and collector
has written to the press that there is every reason
to believe there is such an animal living In the
heart OF the UNEMPLOYED 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
ster, half snake. half beast My informant, of the
Rhodesan police, who patrolled near BarOtseland,
said he had approached within hundred yards
of 1t while 1t lying asleep on the border of a
swamp. 1t was, he declared, hnndred feet long,
and IFS strange appearance so frightened him that
It awakened and glided into the swamp before he
could raise his gun. 1t travelled nOseessly and
with great speed
1.-THE country round about quite unex-
pOred. My friend told me that I the first
to whom he had mentioned the story, as he was
afraid to tell his comrades because they would
have laughed at him.
"Once again when was on the French Kongo
seaboard heard fearful stories from the native
hunters Of the monster. l also heard the same
stories on the way to the Belgian Kongo, where
the present so-called brontOsaurus is supposed to
have been seen. When you hear stories fAom three
or four widely different sources 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 most Of the country has never
been explored. What creatures live IN its vast
mysteries do not know. Whether the so-called
brOntoSaurus is a prehistoric survival not l
would not care to say, 1 firmly believe the crea-
ture exists, but believe 1t is an unknown creature
OF more modern descent.
6. "The bront0saurus, or whatever the strange
-,
II glides l should imagine 1t is a very dangerous
creature But that 1t is not all fairy-tale am
certain. l 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 It's remote solitudes."
Walter Winans. an American living In Lon
don, the pistol champion and bg-game hunter
also believes in the existence of this creature.
"The late Carl Hagenbeck told me before the
war; Mr. Winans said, "that two of his travellers
O'h different expeditions and in different years.
had seen the brOntOsaurus in swamps in central
Africa | do not think 1t is impossible that some
of the prehistoric animals have survived and when
several explorers have seen gmpses of what they
think must he such animals they are most prob
ably right 1t is not II some one not used to
recognizing them instantly saw wild animals for
the first time. These men are always on the
lookout for new species and know all the animals
by sight
s.It is possible that the sea-serpent Is one of
these socalled extinct reptiles and that the dodo
may still exist somewhere not yet explored The
quagga, too, which existed until a few years ago
may still live In some unexplored part of Africa
and the mammoth and the cave bear still wander
In Siberia"
Mr.. Winans went further to satisfy the Eng
fish public and drew outline of what this ami
NAL 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 Its
legs as mammal would. Now no mammaIion
animal has the combined heavy tail and long NECK
this animal has, kangaroo has the heavy tail.
but II is built very light in 'front.' with only short
rrdimentary legs. 1t uses fits tail as third leg
I'm combination with It's two hind legs and works
on tripod so formed. The giraffe has a tong
neck but it is built light behind, and It's tail is
so light that 1t practically has no weight In com
parison. The giraffe carries its head high so
as not to put a leverage on It.
NOW the brontosaurus is heavy both in the
tail and the neck. which, besides. are both very
long If ii stood as the scientists draw It the tail
and neck would overbalance It and a slight mfr