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A GREAT FINDSKELETON OF BRONTOSAURUS UNEARTHED IN CITY QUARRY.Quarrymen Wanted to Sell It to Junk Dealer, Until Scientific, High School Scholar Disclosed Real Worth.Workmen engaged in stripping the ' ity quarry yesterday unearthed the skelton or iortiots of the skeleton of an enormous monster, that no doubt n amed the primeval marshes and la-rikius of the western continent and other portions of the globe from three i to twelve million years ago. The first ‘dght of the skeleton was disclosed .hist after a landslide, in which Olaf McNamara, one of the quarrymen. narrowly escaped being luirted alive. When the men resumed their duties they notired proruidlng from earth what appeared to l»e the bones of an enormous foot. Further excavation revealed the bones of a gigantic Ipg. The workmen continued their labors, gradually disclosing to view* other portions of the lony frame. This morning j Street Commissioner Youngquiit put an extra large gang of men to work, and it is thought by this evening the * utire skeleton will ie brought to view. All the bones are petrified, consequently in a good state of preservation.The animal was apparently 75 feet in length. Judging from the size of the ribs, you could plae; an ordinary North hill residence with modern conveniences fn the cavity of the body. Six cavalrymen could ride abreast between the front legs, and you could J run a street car over the broad back without danger of its falling ufl. Thehad a narrow escape.height of the animal would towct c above three big elephants and its foot- f prints could not be covered by an or- t dinary washtub.When the skeleton was discovered the workmer telephoned to Gross f Bros., Junk dealers, and offered to t sell it. A high school student who • ? was collecting fossils in the vicinity.|s however, instantly recognized the akel-'ji eton as that of a brontosaurus, and in a formed the m»n of their mistake. j iIt is ono of the most valuable finds 1 of the century to the scientific world j 1 Hundreds of people have flocked to the |« quarry to gaze at the bones of the j f monster. It is expected that, the set- j eniifle men will commence to arrive to- | morrow. Special trains are speeding I toward Burlington from the centers of j f education, and inside of a week Bur- j 1 lington will contain more brains than s ever before in her history. j tJust what disposition will be made j of the skeleton is not known at the present time. One citizen proposed that it be mounted in the levco park and serve as an attraction for liver excursionists. Mayor Caster, who is always in the forefront with good ideas, is in favor of selling the bones to the highest bidder and using the money thus received to erect a new city hall. A special meeting of the city council will be held to discuss the matter and in the meantime n guard of police has been stationed at the quarry to prevent anybody carrying away the skeleton, which is certainly a wise precaution.The Encyclopedia Britannica has about ten pages devoted to brontosaurus, dinosaurs and other monsters of the cretaceous age. compiled by noted paleontologists, and the readers of the Gazette are advised to look up thest' authorities.In order to see the hones, take the West hill ears, get off at Amelia and Leebriek streets and walk west.
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Burlington Evening Gazette
Burlington, Iowa, US
Sat, Apr 01, 1905
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