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"Once again I desire on behalf of my colleagues who are the 

 'I'rusteesof this Museum to express our hearty thanks to Mr. Carnegie." 

 (Applause. ) 



Lord Avebury then introduced Sir Archibald Geikie, F. R.S. , and 

 asked him. as representing the geologists of England, to say a few 

 words. Sir Archibald said : 

 "J/)' Lords, Ladies, and Gentlemen : 



" I desire to express my great jileasure in being permitted to be 

 here to-day to testify, as others have already done, to our ajJi^reciation 

 of the great kindness of Mr. Carnegie. 



"It is a great pleasure to us to possess this gigantic creature in the 

 flesh (Laughter), or at least in the bone (Laughter), and to be able 

 to study the animal in its entirety, and thus to interpret other forms, 

 the separate and fragmentary bones of which hitherto were all that we 

 knew, but the significance of the scattered remains of which now be- 

 comes plain to us. It is appropriate that such a monster as this should 

 have lived on a great continent like North America. I have visited 

 America, and I have myself traveled through some parts of the terri- 

 tory in which the remains of these colossal beasts are found. I know 

 something of the wonderful resources of these regions. The men of 

 science in America are to be envied the possession of such a wealth of 

 inspiring material for study as surrounds them. They are making 

 good use of their opportunities. Splendid work was done in former 

 times by Professors Marsh and Cope, and equally fine work is being 

 done to-day by tho.se who are following in their footsteps. Supported 

 by the beneficence of such a far seeing man as Mr. Carnegie, we may 

 expect that the student of paleontology in America will achieve dis- 

 coveries even surpassing in interest those which have already been 

 made, and that, bit by bit, the wonderful story of the evolution of 

 existing forms of life, through forms, many of them long since extinct, 

 will be deciphered." (Applause.) 



After Sir Archibald Geikie had concluded his remarks the assembly 

 rose. The guests were presented to Mr. Carnegie, and the assembled 

 com})any leisurely examined the skeleton, which appeared to create 

 much interest in the minds of all. 



