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had been deposited with the flesh on, and, in two or three in- 

 stances, the bones were fractured. That the bones were depo- 

 sited with the flesh attached to them, appears from the fact, that 

 they were found closely attached to each other, and evidently 

 belonged only to one part of the carcass, and, on a diligent 

 search, no part of the other bones could be found within a mo- 

 derate distance of the spot. If the animal had died where the 

 bones were found, the whole skeleton would have been found at 

 or near the place. Great violence would be necessary to break 

 the bones of such large animals ; in the ordinary course of 

 things, no force adequate to that eff*ect would be exerted. I 

 think it therefore fair reasoning to say, that, at the Deluge, 

 they were brought by the westerly currents to the place where 

 they were found ; that the carcasses were brought in the first 

 violent surges, and bruised, broken, and torn asunder, by the 

 tremendous cataracts created when the currents crossed the 

 high mountain ridges, and fell into the deep valleys between 

 Shougham mountain and the level countries at the west ; that 

 those carcasses that came whole to the place where they finally 

 rested, arrived after the waters had attained a greater height, 

 and were probably less violent, and of course the bodies were 

 less liable to be beaten and bruised by coming into contact with 

 the rocks. This view of the fact appears to me fairly to ac- 

 count for the condition in which the bones of the mammoth are 

 found. 



I have thus given a desultory sketch of a number of facts re- 

 lating to the currents of water at the Deluge, and their effects 

 on the face of the country. If they should not appear to be 

 new, they may still be received as evidences of diluvial effect in 

 different parts of our country. I have a number of specimens 

 which I can send you, of rocks containing the traces left on the 

 different strata, and should any additional information be re- 

 quired, I will cheerfully furnish it. — American Journal of. 

 Science and Arts, vol. xxiii. 



