Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-17
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EVER since he youngster Carlton S. Nash of
- South Hadley, Massachusetts, like many other folks
- has dreamt Of owning plot Of ground. Unlike the
others however he didn't for big farm with fertile
soil and blooded stock. All he wanted a modest
acres near his home rocky barren ground unfit to be
titled and without enough grass IL Craze pony
1t took Nash from 1898 TO 1889 TO acquire these two
acres and he had most discouagng period while doing
In 1884 he left poor health after a
operation. The year automobile accident
he taken to the hospital with a broken back
When he recovered he found that the Of the two
wasn't interested selling Later the plot
changed hands and the new owner would sell Nash no
longer had the money to buy Nevertheless he kept
and in the summer Of 1889 by trading Of his
good land for the coveted plot he finally achieved his
ambition.
Since that time, Nash rs, has been making good
living become known in scientific circles through
out the world Visitors from 80 and many foreign
countries have made plgrmages to his home to the
unusual products of his farm for he has the worlds
most bountfu crop of dinosaur tracks
Deeply mbedded layers his two acres are
the imprnts of hundreds Of dinosaurs of all
little fellows no larger than chicken to mammoth 30
40 tonners who roaned through the Connecticut Valley
prehistoric times.
There imprint the tail Of one weary old
dnosaur who down rest prehistoric item anthem
by Professor LOOMS Of Amherst College
Nash values tins partalar track at $500
Formerly available only to museums and educational
institutions the dnosaur tracks Nashs farm so
numerous and varied that he sells them individuals
throughout the world who stepping stones
doorsteps novel book fireplace decorations a,
prices varying from 80 for four inch imprint up $40
for the IL inchers.
He has already sold hundreds Of
he started his unique farming He does not know how
deep ledge mpnts extends although 10 date
sixteen layers of imprins uncovered
containing each track varying thickness from half
five inches.
The tracks made by dinosaurs in mud millions
Of years ago Nash explains. They petrfed due
10 the cayish iron texture the COM
FACTION of the earths weight They found out
groupings of sandstone which seldom project
surface of the earth. These layers Of sandstone
originally mud flats which later were covered with glacial
deposits from the North. slowly hardened and
eventually from the earths varying volcanic action and
exposed"
Undoubtedly many people have wandered over what is
the Nash Dinosaur Footprint Quarry" years
without paying much attention to the queer imprnts in
shale The fact that Nash recognized them what
they really were is tribute to childhood hobby which
finally developed 'nto unique livelihood
My father had studied geology at Amherst College
encouraged youthful curiosity about this subject
says. Many times when I child he took
the Amherst College Museum and still frequently
to the site where the Moodi' tracks had been found
in 1902
These tracks were the first ever discovered by Piny
Moody one Of my ancestors who while poughng a field
turned up with several footprints which
popularity supposed be those giant bird They
called the tracks Noahs Raven until years
later when scientific study identified them those of
dinosaur
MY father encouraged me collect imprlnts this
Pioneer Valley" and by 1888 about $50 of them.
enthusiastic about this hobby that told my
father that day hoped TO the largest dnosaur
track quarry in the world.
oddly enough that just what happened. one day
while was coming a field trip CHANGED
find fine dinosaur II late when l dug up
and returned the following day with my
brother Harlan"
The brothers. with pick and shovel unearthed
wealth dnosaur tracks that staggered their imagination
Carlton walking air until he suddenly realized that
the land didn't belong to him and this treasure might
into other hands
When after many misfortunes II did become his he
found that special technique had TO be developed
removing tracks He mprovised tools for this work
including special electrically driven and the
brothers gathering fine crop Of dinosaur relics
lie first sal "A
Enganders began buying the Dnosaur tracks for flag
stones in garden. then the really began