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Show ao HOCK¥ i'fOl N'J'A lN , (' E?n~ HY. 't 1 tl1" , .. 011cl<'lrn.V<' l'XCI N "' • 1· of' intPllit""l' tmt m<'ll all OI'Cl' tlw , worl<l. L•'a, rtlr t· r· tri lire northwest, on 'Vhito Earth H.i vP r, is anotlr r of U~t•so f'al·- fan~t•d 1) 011(' (1 1 ')10 '1't s. 'I'll<• e two intt•n•.s t inn,.,· l ocaliti<. 's bN. LI' such. a .r ·lat.ion lo. t'al.'l r otiH•r in th, onl Pr of' tim<' and lhl' r!'latiom;l11p of tlu• anr.mah; Jm'~e rvt•<lrll tlwm, that they should lw d<'~rri1w<1 in til l' f<~lllll' <:onn~·eli<>IL . I II' !II, t lr ~c"n·fon• take th(' reau ' I' at ()l)C(' to t hP rallt•y of \Vlnle harth H 1 Vl' l', IH':ll' tht• ~o u tlnvesh•rn ba · of th<• Bhwk 11 ill s, and tll('l' • ll' t' ·l1all bl'hold orw of tll<' wild<-' ·t rPgion on thi · contirwnt. It lm ·always ~O lll' hy t ht' 1Utllll' of' "Bad L:Lncls ·' by the Canadian l•'n·n ·II as " Urt ll na i sr'8 'r'1' l'1'f'S ;" i 11 tlr<• U:ikotn ~lJWJH?, "~Irt-koo-si-tr'lw. " 'l'lll' o worth .· io·nify n. Y('J'.)' difn<"ult country lo tnw •l through, not on ly f'rom the nwgt·dn •sr; of' f lu· surf'a<"e, hut ah;o from the n.bsc•n c<' of' any 0 '0<><1 waLl'r and tlw Sinal! ::;upply of' wood and gn. mt•. ln th sumnlt'l' tlw ;;un potu·· i ts myK .<ll l thl' 1mre white wall which an• r·pflt•c· l l'd upon th • Wl:'ar·y travel l'r ll'lth 11ouhh• inten ity, not only opprl'ssin"' ]lim with th 1 h L'ftt, l>ut o cln.zzling hi • Y<'S tl1n.t lP i. noL nnfl'l'C]UPntly an'e('(ed with tr>mpontr·y b limlll<'8 . . J have p nt many clny <>xploring this n•gion whc•n lh , tht• r·rnon wlet· ll'ltS 112° in the hade :mel thPre was no wat<•r sui tahl for <hinking purposes within 15 mil<' . But it iK only to the "'<'Ol o"i.t tl1at t his pial'<' can lutvt' any prrmanent attra !ions. 11> can wincl IIi · way Lhrough thr wouclerful cai'ions among onw of' llw grandl'Ht ruin i:l in tho worltl. JndC'<'d it n·sC"mblP · a gigantic <'ify fallen to clcc·a.y. DonH' , tow<' l'H, m i nn.r >lt! and spires may 1H' SCl' l1 o 11 t'V<' l'Y ide, w IIi eh ass unH~ a gr·<•at· var·iety of' shape when viewed in th ; dir;tanc<:'. N ot unfn•q rll'll tly t hP ri ·ing or the ·etting un will light up l ht•se grall(l old ruins witl1 a wilt1. str·angP bPauty, rPmintlinrr on of' a city ill uminal>cl in thl' nig l1 t wli t·n Pen from omp high point. 'i'h<' ltar<l<'r laypr·s proJect f'roru tl1 ' Hill 'H of the valley or caflon with such regular·ity that tlwy nppl'ar likt• sPats mw abov<' thP other of ·om<> vat a111phit heatt·<'. It iK n.t t il l' f'oot of lh<'Kl' appar\'nt architt•ctnral ruins that the eul'ious fossi l tn·aKill'<'.' arl' f'ound . lu llic oldt"st lwds we lind thP l Pl'th and jaw.· of' a H yopotamuH, a r·ivpr· horse mnch lik th Jli:ppopot:tmus which JTiliSl hav • spOI't<'<l in hi fi ])l'ide in the ma1·Rhes tltn.t bon1t·rl'd this JakP. o, too tlw 'l'i tn.notlwrnm, a gi "'antic :pa ·h yclPnn, waH ast~o ·iatt•cl witl1 a. speeics of' ]wrnl eHi:l Rhinoc t·o . The e huge r·hinoct> roid anirna.l ePm fLt li rHt to l1al'<' nt onopolizPcl tlri ntire r gion, ancl tht' J>la 'tic, sticky elay f t h<• l owest lwtl of thi · basin in whicl1 th 1' mains w r • found, s •em to have formed a O~TAIIA '1'0 C lll·: YJ·: N'NE. :!7 Httitahle bottom of lilt' lttk<• in wl1irl1 tliP S~" tlli ·k-skinrw<l monsters <"Onld wallow at. plt>fLSlll'<'. As wt• paRs highel' up in t il t• H('(iintPnts, W!' 1inrl the• n•mains of a :-rn·at ,·aril'ty of lan<L animals mingl<•d with t il mil' that W<'l'<' aquati in th ir nat tll'<'. ln a lwd of 11 '8h-colO I'<'cl ntal'l whi(']r is viHil>IP I'm a great di st:.Ln<"P, lik<' a hro:ul l )an<l in tlw Hid <'s of thPs wa ·IH'<l hill ~, thonHa.ncl ·of' t.urtiPs w<•re imbetld\·d and at·P }H'l'K<' l'l'<'<l to t il <• p r·<• ·pnt lim<' with Hnrpri:;in:-r p<·r·fl'etioJI ; thl' hard portions of' fliPIIl lwin<> as cornpl <'f<' a:; wlwn t}u.>y wcr<' ~:; wimmirJO' about in tltP !' 'l'pr-ti:n y watt•rH hun<ll't·dH of thousands of y('a r·s ago. 'l'lt <>y vary in Hi:t.t• f'ro111 an in ·lt or two in l<'Hgtlt aet·o~ tit <' h:wk lo thn•p or f'out· f<' >t. Bu t one HpPei(>S lta:-; I'V<' l' h<'('ll di:cov<'t'<' cl in this bn, ·in, and so far fLi:l wo know t ht'.l' rPplih· · ntadc• llJl in numbers what tiH•y l:wk<•d in ntridy. J\ ssociat\'d. with the n ' nHLin ~ of' t lu· turtl(• · ai'O lltoso of a nn1nbN of J'lllllinanlK all 1>l'ionging to r xtind g<'llC'I'a anil po ·e1-dng ]><' •ttliar clmrantNK wlti<·h ally tlt\'111 to !111• d<'Pr and tlw hog. Incl!•t•tl, Jh-. L t>idy <"alls thPm l'lllltinali ng hog;;. Lih !ht• t1onl('st ie sp •ci<' , t hc•y ll't• r· provided with (' Htting tt•<'tlt and l'an irws, but tilt• grin ling t\"Ptlr :U'l' COilStl'll ·(;(•cl aftt•r the R:tnle patl<'l'll a:; tl10 ' of' all li villg ntminnnt:;. 'l'h<' ft>PL of' tl ll s auimals Wl'l'l' also prol' idl'cl with four to<'H a in th l10g, and 11 0 11 of th •m pOH 'l' ·st·d horus or· ant I PI'S. ThP,Y aprwar t l1ave PXiHtctl in immen c• nurllht•t· ·, and to lmvl' lin·d in gr·<'af lt <' l'd.· like th, hiHon of tlH• '\TP:;t. RPHHLin::; of mort' than 700 indiv iclunl ~ of onP speci<'s 1Hwc• bt"n a I really ~:;t ml it•d and tll•scri b<·cl J>y Dr. L<·ill.r. 'l'hpir •nemics wero JtllllWl'Oil wolve·, lty:enodons an<l Habn·-tootil Lig<' rH. 1f W<~ pa-·: f'or a momPnt Houthwanl into th r:Lii<'YH of liH• N iobmra aud Loup Fork, Wl' shall finll a fanua olm;ely allivd, yvl eutirt>Ly di Klind from thP OlH' on \Vhi L\' H.i vt·r·, and plainly intf't'lll<'diate b •hn'<'JI that of thl• latte t· and of tlll' pn'Ht'llt twl'iocl; 0 110 app':tl" to havt• li vPd during lil t· 1\'fiddiP or Mioe ' II<' 'J'prliary p •riod and th other: t a. latl'r timl' in what is <·:.Ll iPd thP Plio<'l'll <'. In the• later fauna. w ' t'e tllt' rl'maiu ·of a Jlumb<' l' of specip:; of extinct ·anwl ·, one of whi ·h wal:l of tho l:l i:t.l' of t la> Ambian C"anwl, n. secon l ahout two-tllinl · as larrre, al :;o a l:lnr:tli t' l' one. Til ouly animal akin to tho cam •I at th • pre ·cnt time on tltP W<' ·krn liPmi · pl~t • r·t· . an· tile lama and it. alli<'s in 'outh Amcrit'n.. Not i<'Si:l iu tl'r >stiug arc• l ht• I'Pmains of' a gr at varil'ty of' forms of tlP ltor sl' f'arnily, one of wJiieil waK a bout a la1·g • a · tho ordiuary clom ·tic aninral, aud th • mall • ·t not 1ttor· • than two ot· two ancl a l1alf ~ "ct in lwiglt t, wi th PV(:) l'Y iutt•t·nll'cliHh• p;nul • in ·ize. Thet· • was till another ani111al alli •d to t!J Jwr ·e, about |
