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Show 40 JW('KY MOI'NTA IN R( ' l·: ' EI!Y. I t ] •. 11 by lhl' li n;! high watt •rs into tlw lnkP and l'flrt•lopt ·<l )(' SWP}) ( 0\, in tho sc<lint<•nt · at tltc lJoltont. As the gn·gal'iou · l'lllllinanlH <':tlltl' tlm\'lt to th (l littl<• ·trrams or hy the slt Cll'l't:l or tho la.kP to <Jlll'IH:h lhPit· thit·::;t, tll('y would b. poune •cl11po11 hy !It t• ll t•~ h - l ov in g hy 1t' fl(K1oll, dt·t·pan.odoJJ 01. clinictis. It wa prohably rll':ll· t l11s place al::;o tlta! tiH •st• :1111111:1 1s woul<l mePt in fil'rce conllidK, th • t·,·itlt·ncl's of' whit:h n·ntain to !Itt• Jll'l'tl('llt tillll' in tiH' earilit•s whi l'h IIH' Hl\ttl l: n•rt•a l ; ()11(' or tiH'Hf', n.r :1 hug<' cal, show · on Pillwr !:lidt• !Itt• hoi::; !111·ou ~ h !ht• hony <'OI'I'~ ' '."g whil'h haLl pa.l'lially lH•ah•ll lwrorP I hP anrmal pert ·lt t•d, and llH• l':trtlll 'K Hl'l'lll (O ('01'1' 'SJ ond in form anu poHilion with t lte W •th of the ln.r-gt•sl hya•noclon. 'I'll · l'l:'llll1.in:; of llt<>Ht' anint:tl s, which front lltl'ir v ·ry na tnro nonld noL have Pxi 'lPll in grl'at llutnbns, are not abnn<lant in t ht• fossi l slate, wltil!' tlto eo!' lh t> t'lllllin:utls oceur in t lte g rc:ttl'SL :thlllltlaltOl' :111d WPI'(' wi<h•ly llifl'u I'd in lltl' sl·dinll'llls not 1tly gt•o.rmphirally, llnt \'Prl il'aJiy. 'J'he chtt!H'l'!i for lhl' }ll'('l:ll' l'\'ali ll Of' t he l'l' llt:tin !-:! Of' a l'i [ll't 'il'S Hl'C111 to cl t>prnd 11pon till' nuntlwr of' illdi vidual :,; that (•x i sl!•cl. Tit (• 1'\ 'lllains of rnmiuants alreatly obtairH·d, <·ompri:w at l east llinl'-tt> ntltH of !lt l' \' rtli n· \'Oil •etion, wltil of on· t-qweiPH, ])O rtions of' :tt ll •a,'L 700 indiri l l llals havP bt'l' ll dis('OV •red. Wt• micr ltt takP < xarnpi<'S f'rolll liH· anitnalH tha t t•xir;t i11 tlti r·pgion at tlw pr<•l:lt'nL tir11e tlmt would illu strate tlH· point. Tho wolves watclt Ut , ckt•r, ant!·lopP anll otlH•r ft•t•h l t• r· alii mal :; aH lhl')' go l1own to the little slnLnts for wail'r, and all ovt•r thP wid( botLonlH thPir sk l'll'ton are di~:~killull'd in a mor·n or l t•SH p •t-f •ct l'OtHlition. Wlt 'llOV\'1' a bi 'on b •com 'S too 1'\'l'llll' hy di ' t>fL!i> or· agt· to ofl'l'r a su<· <' Pssf'ul re ·istanc·f:', tl tl' wolvPs HOOII dispntdt him, n.nd ltiH lluni:'H ur • l<'f'l hiPa\'hing on tit, ground. 111 llt o:;l <·as<'H, tlH• · anil11al i:! wlten pur·Hul'd lwtakl' thl' lll:l'IV\' to tlt ' watl'r wiH·n· they an• not Hnf'n•qtu•utly druwrl\'d, or tli paklwd on a. ~;antlbar ot· i ·land. .Am111ally thou · and ~:> of buffirl m.:, in nttt>mplin..,. to oro· tlH• Mi!:!HO ttl'i Hiv\'1' :mel some of' it:-; larcr t ri b utnriPs on the ic a: it i brl'aki11g up in tht• spl'i11g, an• drown •d. F or man.r days th ·ir bodies :11'1' t'l'll floating clown Ute river by F rt uio11 ol' l•'ort Clar·k :twllodgirw on SOlnl' of' tho iHia.nds or H<llldhn.r·!-:!, Jill Lllf• air with the !:ltPil ch of thrit· d!•cay. In tlte :;pring of 1807 Ut<llt ·rt.ndi:! of Lheit· bodies ft o:tll'tl down th Kan at~ H.i ver va ~:;t Fort H.il •y and wcn1 ca.ITil'<l into Ut • Mi · ouri Ri ve r. Tht• e animals at· ol'tt•n mired in lltl' mar ·Jtps or· the muddy hores of lakes or· ll' •:t.ms in rr reat Jltllltbl' l' . \Ve luww what va t numbers of th, 111:\ ·tot1on lta\' • bL•en p r s •1·ved iu th • Biu Bone 0 M A II A TO (J 1110' l' ' N E. 41 Li ·ks of' K r n t 11 ck y, :t11d o!' tit hiHit •lk in lite lJogs of' Ir·c• la11d. W<• 111ip; ltt in stn.n<' htlltdn·ds of t>xampl •s lo show how !':tsi ly tiii' 'L' a.nitnalt~, roa111 iJI O' and I'C't'tl i ng along I l10 lltllfi (' I'OIIS :;ln•m11s tlowi ng into sornp g n•at lakP <'OniLl b • Lrn.nHpOI'IC'd in pn.rL or· cnLirP i11 Lo !Itt• l:tkt• and ~ inkin g to th <· lJottom would lw t•nvl' IOJWd in Lite rnnddy H •dinH·rtt ·. 'l'lt< ·r<• is anolht•r· inl<' re, ting ft•atllre in l'!'gard lo IIH•Hc ,. •n tarkablt• foHsi l s, and that is tit<' llrauty antl [Jl'l'fh·tion of liH•ir prps•rvation; tht• honPs are so l' ll':llt and while and t it lt•Pllt HO pel'f'prl tltal, wlt\'n !'XPOHl•d llj)On tlw Hlll'rat'<', tltt'Y pn'sl'nL !ht• appt•ara nc\' of' ltavirw bl<•aclwd. nly for a sc•:rKO IJ. 'I'IH·y eould not. lt avl' lJcPn tmnHporl <'d front a g n·a(. di H(aun ·, n ·ill11·r (' Htld till' wa! t• r· · lta.ve lwPn :;wif't and l ndn rl 1'nt, for t. IH· l>Oil f'H Ht• ld om show lillY :;iO'n: of having bl' ·n wat~· r · worn , and I IH1 ni ·o ::; lta t·p poinlH and ang lt•K an· a~:; perf't•eL a:; i11 lif'l'. I ltave dwl'lt ~:;o long on lit !' dl'lails of' this <•·r·(•at, lakt• lmHin not only on ac('O IIIIL of' l it • nni V!' I'Hal illll' l'l'Hl t.ltat i rt vt•sl it, and the wondL• r!'ul tn·as tii'('H I' th' past wlt il' lt it ltaH J'l'\'t•:tll'd to lltl' II'OI'Id, buL lH•eau its hi ::; tory i:; applicu.bJo in lit e• lllain lo tlw nunt!H'I'H of' tltt· oiiH ·r· fr<>slt watt"r lakn b:t.Hi n · of t he ''l'O logi('al ]J:t.l:lt wlti!'lt arf' <li tril>utr•d lhl'OughonL tho H.o ·l<y Mo11nlain n•aion. H<·fon• lt•<tvi ng Ulis Hll hjPd, Liter· is anoLhl• r· int •ref:!Li ng topi · or inquiry. Why Hllch a lwautirul Scri l' or V('f'lebm(,o l'l'ntnim; h lltld b' SO pt•f'f't•l'f ly ]ll'l'H 'I' Vt'd ill thiH l:t k<• dt>posit, and yeL tit <' n• rnain t:~ of olltt·r fonuH of' anitnal and \'t'g<'lablt• lift• bt• alr11osL entirely ahs<•nL. 'f'lt • f:lt•dinteniH Hl'< 'llt to IH' pt·<· ttliarly adnpt!•d to t ltO lJI'l'S 'J'V :tLiOll or It f'111l fll'l'il'H of dOCUirl (\lli.S bl'<t.l'illg 11po11 lh ' hiHIOI'.)' of' Uto l' t irll\' . A ncl yl•L ill tlte ollt•r lJ •dH wlll•n• liH• m:tlltlltaliau r·t• ntainH arc most a.bllrHla.nL, only ont• !>mall ·pc ·i <'i:! of' snail, a land Hht• ll is f'ound }>l'l'SNVl'U. vVhc•r ' iH l ito <•v icll'nce of lh • ·war·llt t; of' fiKhes that IIlli t h:tr<' fill t•cl Ur. str •ami:! and lakes of tiJU.t tiliW ~ or tlt l: v 'g •table lifL· if' ally l'XiHtt•d, only now a.n<l llwn a f'ntgm •nL of Ril il' iliecl wood i · f'ound, and that, too, ill Lltv l:ttc:;t dt•p si t·. I ant we par •d lo l)(' lif'v • that the• broad p lai rm were, ven :LL Lite ti nt<' of lh • existPnr:o of' Lites • animal s, as l r!•(• ll'HH a at pr•senf, yc•t I am quil• tutpr·•par·t•d to <•xpla.in lh• aim HL t'JtLin' a.b::>enct: or Vl'gl'lal>lt• I' ·maillS. 'vV > know that lh·slt wall'!' slll•ll ::; llllll'h liko t it,,. · oxi ~ tin g in thu IiLII< cl c·a r· stn•ams of Uw l)l'(','l'nL t im • a .· wPII a l:iome n •mains o f' li f:l iH•s, ar' found in Oil tO lint l'l:!lont•l:l on t it U111111it:; of hills 1war· Pino ' pt·i11g ou th • norUtl'l'n l'itn of tlt • lah·. .A noth •r· inti'!' •st irw q ut• lion o ·curs to rrH• in llt i · c: nnecti on ; how wa it that a ·ompl •t' fa una, contpri ·ing mor· • th:w 40 p •ci • of animalK, 7 |
