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'Hint Wyoming conlultiH some of llio most
Interesting fossil fields known to the world
has boon common knowledge to scientists
for SOHIO ycnrH , but II linn only boon recently
that general public iittuntlon him been called
to tlio fact.
Olio given to observation In traveling ever
thin wonderful state In Impressed almost at
once with tlio thought that In and beneath
Hint soil there must ho something of all-
absorbing Interest to the student. Thuro
are many formatlono of rock and inrth which
seem to ho natural , yet which Miggest the
thought they were the handiwork of olliers
who lived In the centuries ) > ast and they lu
st 111 a di-Hlro to know more about their his-
proublo apjiearancu In life .if the nnlm.il I'o '
Is restoring , said :
"An accurate Idea of the living dlnnsaur
Is practically out of the ( | iiestlnn. I nhou'd
cay that the animal now being brought to
light weighed In life nhaiil sixty tons , that
ho had a nock thirty feet In length , anil a
tall perhaps sixty feet In length. Ills rlbn
are about nlno feet li ng and the cavity of
Ills body , with his lungs ami entrails out ,
would have made n hall tlilrtfotir feet In
length , Klxtet'ti feet In width , and arched
over probably twelve feet In height. A
round Htcak taken frc n the ham of the anl-
mal would have been at least t\\elvo feet
In dlamotor , or more than thirty-live foot
of evolution and comparative anatomy as thin
slate. "
During the coming summer the scientific
world Is likely to hear of still greater fossil
IlnclH as the result of the expeditions of all
iho leading geologists occupying professor
ships In American universities , who hava
boon Invited , through General' I'asaengcr
Agent Lomax of the Union Pacific to make
an exploration of the staff < is the guests of
the road.
Scare the Evil Spirits
'Hid body of Key Lung Fo , a Chlnanmn
who held a high place among Ms follow
celestials In Chicago , was burled Sunday ,
Juno 18 , nftor elaborate ceremonies In front
of the Josshotiso at No. 319 South Clark
CORNER OF "BOND-ROOM. " UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
lory Thoio are paths ami trails through
mountain fastnesses which probably have
never been tied by the foot of clvlll/.ed men
und there In a fascination about thrni which
tomptH ono to want to make an exploring
trip to lea.ru what might bo at the other
end or In the cavernous lecosses to which
they lend.
Wyoming la the resting place of Uie petri
fied bones of the largest land animals that
over lived. The petillled bones of the most
colossal animal over taken from the earth's
strata has only recently been unearthed In
this state. It was a dweller In the Jurassic
ago , ft Dinosaur , measuring nearly 130 feet
In length and being perhaps thirty-five fcot
In height at the hips and twonly-llvo feet at
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Iho shoulders. Assistant W. II. Rood of
the department cf geology of the University
\Vyumlng made this discovery whllo pros
pecting for fossils ninety miles northwest of
Laramlo. On account of other woik the
party was compelled to leave the find In Its
natural bud during Uio winter and the
work of excavating it will bo Mulshed ( tils
summev. It Is believed Prof. Rood's dis
covery will bo oven inoru Interesting than
the famous Hrentasaur now In Iho Yale
museum , which has attracted the * attention
of scientists from the whole world and
which was also found in Wyoming.
I'rof. Marsh of Yale and Prof. Cope of
the Unlvoralty of 1'onnsylvanla began a
study of the fossil JloldH of Wyoming In
1877 , and until 1SS8 the former had Hold
pi'.rtlos continually at work. In the sum-
jnor of 181) ) 1 the Unlvorslty of W > omlng
began to secure a complete collection of
fosoll remains of thcso great animals , Dur
ing the succeeding years the summers wore
Mpent In this work , with the result that there
has been brought to this university inoro
than fifty tons of the bones of these lingo
reptiles , which have been deposited In what
Is termed the "bono room. "
Prof Rood , In conjecturing as to Uio
In cltcuinforeiiiio. A wet of fouis of cavalry
could easily have ridden abreast between the
front and hind legs. Every time he put
his feet down It coveted moro than a square
yard cf ground. The smallness of the head
of this animal la a peculiar thing. I should
say it was prtibahly not larger than a ten-
gallon keg. lie must have been a sluggish
creature , as his bruin cavity would certainly
nut warrant the belief that that organ
\\olghod over four or live pounds. "
ItlvllUNt KlINMil llfllN.
The \Vycmlng fossil beds , so far as known ,
are richest In Albany and Carbon counties ,
in the south central part tf the btate. The
bones are usually found in banUs of clay or
marl , hut oc.asluially In beds of sandstone
It Is not an unusual thing to find a bone bed
four or live feet In thickness , with the b.nos
so close tc gother and so mixed up that It Is
almost impossible to take them out and
rcstoio them to a normal p/.ice In the body.
The large beds are found whore at ono time
are 8upj ) ecd to have bum the mouths of gro it
rivers , the animals after death havlmg floated
down IhcHo rivers whcio they were deposited -
posited , thus accounting for the vast number
of fossils In certain places
The collection of reptilian fcssll at tin ;
University of Wyoming embraces portions
of many of the reptiles kuown to the
reptilian age , and many animals new to
science and not found elsewhere. Prof.
Wilbur C. Knight of the chair of geology In
this university says :
"Few people have any idea that In Wyom
ing are the greatest treasure-locked regions
of the world. One has out'y to visit our
national museum , the American Museum of
Natural History , Harvard , Yale , Princeton
and the University of Wyoming , to fully
appicclato what Wyoming has done for
science , and the work has Just begun. Up to
the present tlmo no state or territory In the
United Slates and , Indeed , no equal territory
In the world , has done so mu h fi r the theory
sti oet. Doing thema.ster i f the Chinese
ledge of Free Masons , it inquired the minis
trations of 'tho good pnlibt On Kec and his
assistant , Glm Sing , to properly waft the
soul of Fey Lucig Ko from his late residence
on South Clark street to the bosom of Con
fucius.
Two American women , Lottie , wife of
the maiidai in of the Chinese colony , Sam
Moy , ami her friend , sat In a carriage be-
hldo the hearse and wept as they scented
Uio liicouso which proclaimed the end of
Fey Lung Ko'rt earthly career. Mrs. Moy
were a spring hat of light straw with a
black feather and a pink silk dress , while
her companion had on a hat elaborately
trimmed with flow em and white ribbon and n
figured gown of China silk.
'DONE ROOM , " UNIVERSITY OP WYOMNO. "
The Ameilean ivuldviilH of South Clurk
street observed Lho occasion as a gala day ,
reports the Inter Ocean , ami both Whlto and
colored persons mingled with the throng of
ehattorlng Chinamen , not to do honor to the
soul of Key Lung Fo , but to see the largo
skinned lamb , the glistening brown roasted
pig , and the freshly killed pig which lay
side by nldo on a stixteher before the tem
porary altar of ttio Chinese priests. These
Americana cunsenl mue-h annoyance to the
religious cekstlals , who wept as the priests
ehanted the Mings designed to drlvo away
the blue devils which hovered about the soul
of their brother. It required the constant
efforts of a largo corps of policemen to keep
the Americans from seizing a portion of the
lunch which wias to ho burled beislde Uio
body of Fey Lung Fo Iti Kosohlll cemetery.
Although scheduled for " o'clock , It was
about half an hour later before all was 111
readiness for the ceromonUri. The largo
crowd which had collected was getting tired
of wrangling with the p lice and dodging
street cars and was claim.ring for the fu
neral to begin. In n large American hearse
the body of Key lay In a black collln and
stretching In n long line down Clark street
were forty carriages to take to the cemetery
the members of the Chinese ledge of Masons.
Nothing could be done until the arrival of
Sucy Hong Low , the master of ceremonies.
Presently a gorgeous figure enveloped In red
s.lk , with two Chinese swords In his belt ,
came up on a prancing horse and every
thing was ready. .Riding up to the hearse ,
Suey Hong Low directed that the collln betaken
taken out and placed upon the pavement.
Four Chinamen In the regalia of the lodge
reverently lifted the cusket from the hearse
and placed It upon a table back of the con
veyance. The people gathered closer , much
to the annoyance of the policemen , who were
under Instructions from Sam Moy not to
allow them to disturb the mourners. From
the josshousc above came a procession of the
members of the Masonic order carrying
elaborate banners and streamers , Inscribol
with mystic Chinese characters' and
emblems. These gathered about the collln
and waved the banners and transparencies ,
doubtless to the great discomfiture cf the
ovll spirits supposed to have a hold upon the
soul of the dead Chinaman.
Then came four Chinamen , wearing cos
tumes of light blue , and carrying a table
laden with all kinds of eatables , which they
placed back of the basket. Upon the table
wore three plates of rice , a dried goose , two
bottles of wine , several dried oysters and a
handful of pumpkin seeds. These were for
the purpose of satisfying the hunger of the
deceased on his long journey to the realms
of bliss. Before the table was spread a
mat , which did duty In lieu of an altar.
sumo that was sung on the occasion of the
ftcieral of the dlvlno Oin Woo , emperor of
China , 2,000 years ago. White the three *
priests gravely hopped In and out between
the tablco and about the mat that was
spread on the pavement , William Eisfcldt ,
the undertaker , was forming the parade in
line , ready for the long rldo to Rosehtll
cemetery.
Klrst place was given the carriage con
talnlng Mrs. Lottie Moy and her friend.
These two women carried the largo bank of
flowers , presented by Key Lung Ko's ledge
of Free Masons , and marked : "Our Brother
Krco Mason. " Then followed the hearse ,
escorted by the banner bearers and the mem
bers of the ledge In regalia and uniform , i
Suoy Hong Low rode at the head of the pro-
cesslcn on his horse , and Sam Moy , In Amer
ican clothes , rode his horse through the
crowd to opcm a way for the mourners.
The Incantations of the priests concluded
with the singing of the Chinese doxology by
the congregation , and then the casket was
lifted Into the hearse and the door was
.closed. The band fe.'l Into line back of the
hearse , and then came the long proccssl n
of carriages containing Chinamen In their
everyday clothes , smoking pipes and dls- . ,
cussing the many vlrtures of their deceased
citizen. All day yesterday the laundry bus
iness throughout Chinatown was closed , and
no collars , cuffs nor shirts could be ob
tained from any cf them. The food which
had been used In Uio funeral ceremony was
gathered up and taken Into the restaurant
and the skinned lamb , with the two pigs ,
were burrled beside the grave of Key Lung
Ko. .
Out of the Ordinary
Mrs. George Gould's children have a head
nurse , two assistants , two governesses , two
grooms and two footboys to minister to
their wants.
In China , which has long been known ns
"tho land of opposltes , " the dials of clocks
are made to turn round while the hands
stand still.
Judge Jonas Brooks of McPherson , Kan. ,
adjourned his court at noon the other day
and then walked thirty-seven mites to at
tend a circus.
The Montreal Street Railway company
has voluntarily offered to insure Its em
ployes at its own expense in an accident
and life company.
A toboggan slide in St. Morltz , Switzer
land , extends three-quarters of a mile , and
Is said to be the longest In the world. The
descent has been made In seventy-one sec
onds.
The most novel branch of the city gov
ernment of Manchester , England , Is a corps
of housecl'eaners. who can be employed by
the occupants of stores , flat houses , office
THREE RIBS FROM A LARGE DINOSAUR
The substantial end of the Chinaman a
post mortem banquet was brought down
last by six Chinamen , who stuggeied under
the load. Klrst came a largo lamb , which
had been skinned , head and all , and made
a most ghastly appearance. Next was the
crowning delicacy of the feast a large
roast pig , done brown and shining so that
It glistened In the sun. The pig was set
down beside the lamb upon the table , and
two moro Chinamen brought a recently
killed and dressed pig. The three car
casses wcro trimmed with streamers and
cloves and there appeared to bo enough
for the entire colony of Chinese.
Upon the tables were burning sticks of In
cense , which gave an aroma to the atmos
phere strongly suggestive of the Kourth
of July , Suoy Hong Low waved his hand
and the Chinese band , seated in a band
wngi.n nearby , struck up an air not soothIng -
Ing to the nerves of the spectators , but
which brought tears to the eyes of the Chi
nese audience. Ituus the lequleni for the
soul of the Into Key Lung Ko , and was
rendered principally upon tomtoms and reed
flutes.
Then from the Jusshouso appeared On
Keo and Glm Sing with another priest to
assist them in their functions. The priests ,
In slnglo flic , marched up to the casket ,
knelt on the rug and sttuck their heads
upon the pavement three times. Then On
ICco rose and began the chant for the dead ,
rending from a closely written manuscript
His two assistants kept up their bowing
before the casket and recited prayers to
themselves. The band played another air ,
and the banner bearers formed a line In
front of the tables bearing the eatables.
When Uio three priests had concluded the
solemn words of the moss they formed la
single file , with On Kcc nt the head , and
marched about the tables , keeping tlmo to
the music and singing a Chinese anthcin , the
rooms and residences to overhaul and clean
their establishments as often as desired
A Manchester woman who desires her house
cleaned can telephone to police headquar
ters and a gang of scrubbers , sweepers
window washers , etc. , will bo sent at cnce
to take up the carpets and relay them nrrf
do her spring housecleaning ia short order
and first-class style while she goes to Lrn-
ilon or visits In the country.
The original draft of the confederate con
stitution is in the possession of Colonel
Longstrcct Hull of Athens , Ga. Mr. Hull
Is a grandson of Thomas R. R. Cobb , chair
man of the committee that drew up the
document.
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