62 Observations 4in the Mammoth, 



the height of seed-time that those bones were laid 

 there. The branches of the fern, in every lay as we 

 open'd them, were very distinguishable, as were the 

 seeds of the rushes and the tops of the boughs. The 

 whole matter smelt very sowre as it was dug, and 

 tracing it I found it 34 foot long and about 20 or 22 



foot broad." " I forgot to mention that there was 



a great many nut-shells found about the bed, perhaps 

 those might have been on the bushes which conipo^ 

 sed part of the bed*." 



VIII. Notices of the Warm-Springs in the county of 

 Bathy in Virginia. Communicated to the Editor 

 by Bishop Madison. 



THE situation is in a valley, amidst a vast 

 chain of mountains. The soil, immediately around 

 the spring, is rich and black ; but the general appear- 

 ance of the earth, upon the hill sides, is that of a yel- 

 low clay. Lime-stone, and stones containing iron, 

 are every where seen in the neighbourhood of the 

 spring. 



1. The temperature, from frequent observation, is 

 said to be 96^ of Fahrenheit. The transparency of the 

 water is perfect. Its relative density could not be as- 

 certained, as none of the various means of making an 

 experiment, with any accuracy, could be obtained. 



• A Natural History of Ireland, in three parts, by Dr. Gerard 

 Eoale, Thomas Molineiix, IM. D. I'. R. S. and others. Pages 

 128.— 130, Dublin: 175J. 



