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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 1961 Evidence of Prehistoric Beasts In Valley Uncovered on Creek By GREG NOKES Mail Tribune Staff Writer 1 There was once a time many years ago when huge prehis toric beasts roamed the fer tile lands of the then cool and moist Rogue River valley. They and lesser animals had , the valley pretty much to themselves then.. There were no barbed wire fences to bar their way. Nor were there any subdivisions or farms to confiscate their lush pastures. Men with axes had yet to penetrate the deep forests to turn a productive hunting ground into a sea of stumps. They could wander across the countryside without fear of being struck by a four wheeled piece of steel. They could munch on a clump of grass or lie down in a thicket without first checking to see if the foliage concealed a rusty beer can. Couldn't Last But, like all paradises, it couldn't last forever. An ice age or two, a sudden change in climate and other whims of nature soon made the valley an unbearable place for them. They either died or sought other places . of habitation leaving the Rogue valley for the next age to enjoy. But. evidence that they were once here remains. ' Several months ago Francis (Shorty) Hibbard, a surveyor for the city of Medford, came upon a large tooth in an ex- cavation in Bear creek near the Cottage st. bridge. Hibbard, who describes himself as as a self-made pale ontologist of sorts, knew that he had stumbled upon some thing unusual and promptly forwarded the tooth to the museum of natural history at Oregon State college. Large Bison ' ' J. A. Shotwell, curator of the museum, wrote Hibbard that the tooth is one of sev eral which once adorned the mouth of a large bison. Shot well estimated the age of the tooth and bison at 10,000 to 50,000 years old. This would place it in the Pleistocene age. Several OSC professors seemed quite impressed with the discovery, and indicated to Hibbard that they may come down and further ex plore the Bear creek area. Hibbard believes that the rest of the bison skeleton is still buried in the creek bed. Dr. Franklin W. Sturges, as sistant professor of science at Southern Oregon college who ' also examined the tooth, told the Mail Tribune that al though this is the first bison tooth to be found in the val ley that he knows of, he does not believe it to be an unusual find. Evidence Has Existed Circumstantial evidence has existed for some time that the bison, also known as the Co lumbian elephant once roamed this area, according to Sturges. Dr. Sturges said the tooth is from a rather small bison for that period, and said it would have been similar in appear ance and size to the nearly extinct bisons of today. More common than the bi son in the Rogue valley in those days, however, were mammoths and mastodons, both of which resembled the elephant in appearance ex cept that they were some- Court Records MUNICIPAL COURT James Eaton, 39, of 326 North Holly at., driving while license suspended, $70. Leora Pettfjohn, 63, of 1325 Murray St., failure to obtain Ore gon operator's Hcense, $75. Gary Lewis Mldwood, no opera tor's license In possession, $5. Mark Abner Green, violation of basic rule, $10. Donald Herman Bergren, viola tion of basic rule, $10. William Beverley Wood, improp er riant turn. S10. Roy Forrest Martin, violation of basic rule, $15. Grant Wayne Dickey, violation of basic rule, $15. Eva Irene Hill, violation of basic rule, $10. J a u J H. Sparso, violation of basic rule, Jerry Wayne Scarborough, vio lation nf basic rule. S10. Jerrald Eugene Town, violation of basic rule, $25. Donna Deane Smith, operating tvithnnt hpnriliffhts. $10. Martha Helen Donahue, violation of basic rule, $25. Vivian Gertrude Pierce, viola tion of basic rule, $10. Martha Francis V4n Duker, vio lation nf haste rule. S25. William Warren Brawn, viola- tion of basic rule, $10. Marjorie Pearl Holmes, viola 4inn nf hnnln rule. 10. Ronald Maurice Slater, violation of basic rule, sua. Lawrence Richard Christean, violation of basic rule, $10. Robert Irvln lanham, four per- nni in frnnt spat. 10. LeRoy Arthur Knight, violation oi Basic ruie, Kenneth Wayne Sweeden, vio Intlnn nf hasif Mil P. SIR. Theodore Ovey Thompson, vic- InHnn nf hnftlc rule. 10. Betty Jane Knight, 22. of 810 Cedar St., failure to obtain Oregon operator's license. $25. Esther Verne Hobbs. violation tt hAstr rule. S25. Keith Melvin Coggins. failure to stop oetore entering puouc aireet. Susan Elizabeth Ross, viofatlon of basic rule, S12.3U. Burton Hadley, parked car in llftv. S5 siLSDended. Daaryl Lynn Langston, excessive noise, $10- Edwin Bruce Stuart, disobeyed traffic signal, $10; no operator's license in possessiun, a. Mary Louise Cobert, disobeyed top sign, $iu- Joseph William Fritsch, disobey, ed traffic signal, $5. CIRCUIT COURT Emma Catherine Atwood vs. Roy Willard Atwood, divorce com plaint. MfflElMffll times larger and their bodies were covered with hair. Sturges said a tusk, tooth and other remains of a mam moth were found two years ago during excavation for the new men's dormitory at Southern Oregon college. The remains were thought to have been about 15,000 years old, he said, and were from a mammoth of fairly large pro portions. Profitable Hunting Places The most profitable places to hunt for fossils of these an imals, according to Dr. Stur ges, is in sandstone areas. However, many of the fossils that are found in this county are turned up quite by acci dent. Hibbard's bison tooth is now on display at Andy's Jewelry store, 218 East Main St., Medford. ; "' ' artfaiHrAii ' , BISON'S TOOTH Pictured next to a package of cigar ettes is a bison's tooth estimated to be from 10,000 to 50,000 years old. Francis (Shorty) Hibbard, a surveyor for the city of Medford, found the tooth recently near an excavation in Bear Creek. , Memorial Cancer Lectures Slated The second annual John Tomlin Memorial Cancer lec tures have been scheduled for May 10 and 11 at the Rogue Valley Country club, accord ing to Dr. Oscar T. Heyerman, Medford, chairman. Established by a bequest to the Oregon division of the American Cancer Society by the late John R. Tomlin, Med ford businessman, the lectures bring to the attention of the medical profession of the area the latest information about diagnosis and treamtcnt in the cancer field. The subject for this year's two-day meeting is the drug and x-ray treatment of can cer of the blood-forming or gans leukemia and lymp homa as well as certain oth er cancers sometimes treated in this manner. Guest speakers Include Drs. Laurens P. White, from the cancer research foundation of the Children's Medical center, Boston, Mass.; Sidney F. Thomas, of the department of cancer therapy and radiology of the Palo Alto clinic, Palto Alto, Calif.; and Nicholas L. Petrakis, from the cancer re search institute of the Uni versity of California at San Francisco. Invitations have been sent to the medical doctors in southern Oregon and northern California. Dr. Heyerman quoted that the Memorial Can cer lectures are the only ma jor meetings of their kind held in this area. 1ST IN SALES! 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