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Show 102 HOOKY ~IOUN'J'AlN >'('JC:-<ERY. 1 b 1('1 m1-1· 0711'! 7' (jltLtatu . The ,.rc•ntL' to whieh it lwlonp;;; i;; 1a · t'<'ll nan 1 .1. • • • • • " • • • • • f. . l ttl )I' '~" Ill' Ollll( :1 H' I L'"" tinw ]il·irln"' in th e I'IVI:'l'S or .A Ill 'l'l('a, J\,.;J:t and Atl'l(':i,, lt is rP pr~sc ntetl in our l'Olllllry by t ltc Trioll.tFUf ao.T <.>r gn:aL sol't - :-: 1~\'ll~·d turtle of tbn Mi::;sis:-:ippi nnd it,.; tributariL's. Tlw an111Htl Is I!Ott •<l fords vor:wily and ft•ecl~ on li ,.;ht'~, r;nnkPs aml yoHng alligator:-:. It~ n.uct'sloi: of' the Bridg-l' l' 'I'Ntiar.r p<'riod no doubt wn :-; Pqually pn·.tl<t<'<'O IIH 111 ~I i-i llablll-'. Anothl'r turtle, of' whit'h n 11 \'nrl.r eompldt' s]W<:InH 'Il was dr sc·m·t'l't.'<i. was lllOI'e l ikt' Oil I' Ill:! rsh [t'l'l':l pi li S iII cha l':ldt'l'. lt. lrOWl'l'<' l', hPIOIIg'S to all <•xtin et o·pnns nncl S]ll'l' it's to wllil'lt Prof~·~ ·or L >idy lrns gir<' ll t ltP Ilallit ' ol' JJapfem~S l V/fOIIIiii,(/1'/ISis from th l' l1abiL wlr~rJr iL llO dou.ht )lOl:iHt'SSt'd in eonrmon with lll OHt of ih lrilw, of nt l <':tf-'1" lakrug :111 O<'<'asrollal J>l llll !-('1' in so nr<' eonvenic•nt lmtlriug plan•. ,'011H' of tlrP Jlt'n.n•st !iring r·plnlirt•s to Uris turlll' an• now fou11d. in U<• lllml . AIIH'I'ira, th <' f!O -<'allt-cl J )alllrtii'III,IJS n.ud Strmrol ffpttS of \ -era 'nrz autl 'l'ohnseo. TIH' tlrinl R]H'~'i<'H of lur·tl t• in<lil'nktl by fm p; nll'lrl s, Prof'vf'sor J,eid.r has ref'l'n vd lo :r lt-IT;q in wlri <'lr lre has nanw1l Rill/f.\' Slr'N' /1.\'fi/lf' ll.\'iS, in honor of .JanH'H Stt-n·nson, 1lr t· eonrpnnion and abl\' :rs~ i st:r 11t of tlre aullror <lnring lris g'I'Ol ogieal t'xplorn ti o n ~ of' tire intnior of' our <·nntin1•nt. From olh ' I' f'os:-; il n•Iwtins fi'Om tlw Bridp-Pr group of ro ·k s, Prof •r;sor l.•·i<ly rcpor·ts lll<' fornH'I' exis!t•ncl' ol' <rll :l.Jlilnal pn•senting :111 affinity to tlrP llya'WL and panth<'r. ]1 was larg('r llran ou1· speeit•H of tlrv Jattv r, and was erid 'nlly n. pn·ll:t.<'<'O n ~ anirnal of gr 'al r-;l r<' ngllt an tl ferol'ity. It lra bel'll nn.med Prt{ril!f'elis 1111(/ , wlriclt :-;ignilit•s Llrl' :t.llt'(' ·lral e:rt tlrnt hath n•vcng'd it 'l'lf. 'l'lH' n' nlnin.· of a srnall animal tlis<·overcd 1>y J\lr. .J. A. Carter, of Fort Hridg<'r, and st'nt to Prof't'HSO I' L <• illy, 11'1'1'<' I'l'f'l'ITI'd hy him to an inH<'CL-mlvr n•lal<-d lo the Eru·O]ll'Hil lrv<l gl'lr og, lo wlri clr l11· has given tlw name f' Omo//I!JS C'ar{er i, in lronor of it · disc·on•I'l'l'. Jt will thu be S<'t'll lhal :rll tlw animals imli cakl h.r th fossils fr·on1 the Bril1 0'et' b•d, compriRill "' three difl'•renl t urtl es, a eanrii'OI'OUfl and :r11 ins' tivorou mammal, an• of ·p cic and o·en •nt prcriou~:>ly unknown to scicn . 'l'l10y, ther('f'OI'l', indicate an e ·1wcia,l f'auna, a· ·onrpanit•d 1>y a p<'ctlliar iioru of' which thu • far we lrar , · 'l'll but a 1mc('. Fartllt'l' ,. ·sear ·hes will mo ·t proballly o·irc tcJ us an intt•resting lri story of' t lrt• lost race of animal ·, of tht· former existence of' wlriclt we now lran· an intimation. Ther> ar al o bed · of l imrstonr, eomposPd entin·ly of' a r;mall ·pec it• · of Gypt·is which giv ::; to th<' r ock a beautifnl ooliti · ::;tnwturc. Of fn·~ lr WESTWAIW '1'0 BEAR HIVE!{. J03 watN muHS<'h Unios, Aielanias, Vinipams, PlanoTbis, OVPI'al , l H'Ci ' ar· founll at diff'< 'l'l'nt l o('aliti f:'s. orneti111 'S th<• JJ,Idanias :w<l Unios a1· found on a slab of lim<' ~:>to n<' in O'J·cat nunrbPI' , JillPl wi th clralc:Pdony . All lh<· l'V id<'IH'O tlrat we can •cure, 1 oints to the co nclusion, that :rll llr ::w<l illlt'lllH or tlw Bl'itlgPr grollj) w I'(' depo i t'll in t it> bottonr of a pnn·ly fresh walPr lak<', wiLh no acce s lo alt or C'V\'n bra('kish wa.t •r· from any point. Jn r'gard to tht• l'Xknt of' tlri .· gn•at and 1110 -t in tpn•Rt ing lakt'hnsin l't'l'.}' littl ' iH known . i \ ll tho I'Xplomtion.· have been, lrillH•I'[o, of a lrul'l'i e<l and : upel'fieial elramct r. \V ' beli t'vt• that tlw intah Mo11ntaim; form tlre south<'t·n shon', and tlrat it xtt•nd:-; tlown to thp vallt•y or (ln•t•n H.iVl'l', at· ](•ast Lo th' ntrance of \iV .hitc H.ivL'I', all(l vrolmbly f'artllt'l'. Prof(• 'SO l' J) •uton'. gmplrie dp ·cription sa.ti •fl >' II !; t lra.L tlu• ronnatiOIIH n.rt• idc•ntil'al witlr th P around lrlll'ch Butt<' · : " L ooking from tho 'tllnlllit of a l1ig lt ridge on the east, a tract of eo 11n(ry conlaini11g liOO ot· GOO .·quai'' mile is di 'tindly visibl '· V<' t' llrn II' holt' ~:n rrfn.ct is ro('k , bar' mck ·nt into ravi1w , cn.ii.onH, gorg<'s :1.11<1 vnll p.rs, in m:rgnific'Jit r li >f', t•nac upon t'ITac•, pyramid beyond pyr·anrid, ri ~:; in g lo 111011ntain h >ight ; anrphithPatn• · thaL wonld holtl a nrillion spectators, walls, pillar·, towl' l'H, ·a. ·tles 'V< ·J·ywh t• re. lL look : like sonw r11 ill(•d i ty of tlr Gods, bln.::;ted, hal'(', dt' ·olat ', but g rand , ' lwyond a lll ortal ' · t lling.' 01·iginally an ·lpvn.t•cl co untry co 11rpcmed of' n. nttllrbt·r of soft b •<1 ·of ·n.nd -ton' of varying Llriclow ·s a11d so l'tn •:,;r;, n11dnlai<l by inrnH'n o b 'tl of hn.l e, it has 1>("11 worn down and e11 t out by rill ~:;, Cl'l't'kH a11cl ·tream ·, 1 'av iug tlri~:; stra.n "' ', w 'ird country to bl' the wonller of all gen •ration ' ." B11t we lllll t not lt-av tllis ·in"'ulaJ·ly intcr 'sting n •o· ion witlr out a 1ror·d in n•ganl to tlrr " J\lo ·s .Agates" whi ch cover th, co untry from Gn·t·n River lo F ort Bri l"'CJ.' in th g reatest profu ·ion. 'I'll< gro11ncl in many plac' ''Ill to b, lit rally paved with ni c(•Jy rouncl -'cl 1Wbbll·s and snrall bouldc1· ·, mostly of' agat 1iint, the hu·crest not mon• tlrnn four 01· live in·h '· in diam'tel·; tlror' i a lwlt of about JO mil s in widllr, from ast to we t, inc! 11dino· Chnrclt ButtP., and extenclirw an 1111known lli ·k'lnco fr·orn north to south ove1· whi ch tlte ' gt'm · ar' found in the greate 't nbnnda.n e and vari -ty; I alii inclined to think they ori o·ina.tl' in tlrir:; modem 'J'prliary formation. About ix mil · wesL of 'artcr·'r:; lalion a cut in th' railroad r vcalr:; a b>d of tou"' lr, dark "'!'a.Y pla~ti · clayr:;, and at the top a layer f 11inty concretionr:; fill •cl with small 't'antr:; of |