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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1901)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, July .7. 190' t JOHN DAY FOSSILS. Scientists Now Exploring These Deposits. Dr. John C. Mcrrluin, of tlio Univcr ulty of Cnlifnrnln, wiih in Portland yin tunluy on IiIh nuy (o tint John Day vnl lny, m'Iktm lid will fpcnd the next fix mtc'Ijh limiting for fo-niln in tlio fnmoiiH ruttliwiiikii IhmIh of Hint tllntrlct. No will )k iMToinpiinlt'il I iy I'nifrwor T. II. Knowlloti, of thu United Stiiten p'oloi nil Hiirvcy, who uxpectH to incut liim at Tim Dalli'H tomorrow. 'J'IiIh Ih I'rofccHor KiiowIIoii'h firnt trli to tlio John Day country, lint Dr. Mer rliiin Iiiih vlHlti'd it twicu hcfnro. Thin year t lit expedition wan orj:anircd liy I'rofeHHor Knowlton, who in lntor!ntcd in collectlnj; thu leaven of fopeil jilantH, in which linn of work ho in an export. Many upcoioH of tlio hoqnola are to ho found there, not tlio(.'liintlc, hut rotated Hpeeien; together with liemlock luaveH and extinct fume, all of which aro In the tertiary formation. I.unt year u fot-nil (lower wiih discovered, which wan u rani tri'HHiiro indeed. Dr. .Merriam oxpectH to lind early forniH of the linmt and iniiHtodon, nlno HpecieH of tlin deer and camel, which, Htitiipily enough lined to ranno over the hillri of eiihtcrn Oregon, together with elephantH, Khnintii! cattle, compared with which nnr Tuxiih nteerM would wem ipiite diininntivo, and a (-rent ninth, a HroleHnn creatnrn entirely different from any Im-iihI now living. hint Snminer Dr. Murriiini wiih fortn iinleeiiont'h todincover the fluent fowl I of the extinct Iidiyu that !h known. TIiIh Ih three-toed. In constantly Htiimlinn or rnnniiiK on the Immexl or mlddlo (och, thin ancient liorne, whicli wiih in hizo only an larn an a nheep, olitained fruin IiIh IIiiiIh the hilient posHihlo do (jrcii of eliiHtlclty and Hpeed, and at the Mime time lent the line of the Hide dlitH, developing the one-toed typo of foot which we llnil in IiIh living relntivenv TIiIhiiI leant Ih Dr. Merrlam'H theory. The glantH of the John Day hedn aro the linn" elothercH, which aru related to the living lii'K, and rank anions tlio hirucM known inn id miiiIh. The Culver pity of California Iiiih a Hpecimen, found at Uridyl creek, thu nkull of whicli nieiiHiircH 'M incht'H in lent'th, and thin Ih by no meaiiH ho lar0 iih other elotheren thai once roamed over the John day val ley. Them iniiHt have attained a loimtli of over HI feet and a height of six or (even feet. It mhiiih odd that Ihe.-o Miocene hoaiH hIioiiM have disappeared ent'rely from the face of thu earth, with out leaving any direct descendants, when they were mi well able to defend them selvert in the simple for existence. Dr. Merrlnni himlven tlio inline "Pic ture fiorno" toa ureal canyon, thu most iuii):uilic!ent of .all those that aro to ho found In the valley. It is lielow Day vlllo, and in thu mouth of thu canyon aru peculiar paintings on the facu of thu Ix'saltic ruck, thu work of an unknown tribe. These picttircH aru in red against 11 black background of rock, and repre sent men, stniupi forniH of auhualH never scon before by living man. That onu which most impressed Dr. Merriam wan 11 queer beast that looked like a salamim der, with 11 plainly marked hammer on the end of ilH tail. Another one seemed to bo an odd combination of thu para graph hIku mid the dollar mark sign. I'rofessor I'utuam, tlmcreut authrojiuln- glut, who, in addition to holding a chair at llarvard, is curator of thu American inUHeum of Now York, saw some of these pIctureH in Dr. Merriain'H ollico at lterkoloy, tunl wiih Kreiitly InteK'stod in thorn. No description of them Iiiih ever yot nppenred in print, nor of the gorge Itself, although this Ih h Bubjcct of great interest to the geoIogiHt iih well up to tlio antliroK)logist. UHin being asked for IiIh opinion an to tlio origin of thu men who drew these pictures, Dr. Merriam replied that it wiih a question not yet definitely decided, whether or not these Indians came from eiiHtern Asia, or are desccndantH of Pale olithic men, those of thu stone ago, tlio earliest known with but onu exception. IteinnliiH of these ancient Paleolithic men aro found scattered over Europe, particularly llelgium and Franco; also in Asia (India), and possibly northern Africa. With their bonuH aro always found Hint implements. Thu theory for believing that the American Indian Ih descended from the Paleolithic mini rests mainly upon the fact that Hint in struiiiuiits of much the same typo iih those in ICuropo have been found here. ThcHo differ slightly in form, but thin Iiiih been ascribed largely to n difference in thu material. The Paleolithic man had a receding chin and forehead, and a small brain. Ho had peculiarly largo and strong back teeth, which corron ponded to our wisdom teeth, but prob ably appeared earlier, whereiiH ourH hIiow 11 tendency to comu later and latur in life, or not at nil. This Paleolithic mini, iih said before, Ih the earliest known form of man with but 0110 exception, onu found in the Island ol Java PlthecauthropiiH ornc tun which sumo maintain Ih ii man, others an ape. lie in evidently closely related to thu Paleolithic man. Dr. .Merriam has iiHketl tlio party from thu UnivorHlty of California, now work ing in Fossil Lake, in southern central Oregon, to keep u sharp lookout for any fossils that might prove to bu compan ion picccH to thu fnmoiiH CalavariiH county skull of Urot IlartoV funny poem. This skull, It will bo remembered, wiih found, with Implements, in Htrata that aro older than that from whicli the Java man wiih found; but thu skull Ih of quite, recent tyM, with high forehead mid im plements liku those now in use among Indians. If this Calavnnis county skull can only bu proved to bu authentic, then California will have thu oldest man in thu world. Orcgnnlnn. Blind Ledge Near the Ibex. (JroeslK-ck Pros., of Salt Lake, who were staked by M. I.. Causey and Chris toffersen Pros., havu struck a very lino ledgu near the Ibex group of mines in (iraut county. The ledgo wiih a blind ledgu and wiih found by inuldnc open ruts through thu loam and loose, rock on thu ledge. Thu oiu has not Ikvii tested yet sh to thu value. Thu ledgu itself, makes a ery lluu appearance, lin ing oxer "0 feet across, (irooslieck Pros, express themselves as liclug well satin lied to quit prospecting and go to de veloping. They aru practical prospec tors, having located some of thu richest mines In I'tah. Mr. Causey left this morning for that section to examine his llnd. I.a (irandu Chronicle. Attention Troop U, O. N. G. All of thu equipment liclonging to Troop II, O. X. 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