"The skeleton referred to was found on the farm of George 

 Dahlman, a few rods south of Main or Erie Road, on lot seven, 

 midway between Silver Creek and Sheridan Center. It was dis- 

 covered about 1895 while digging or deepening a ditch through a 

 springy place about two rods wide. It was not more than two feet 

 below the surface. The portions of the skeleton found were the 

 skull, portion of tusk about twenty inches long and from three to 

 five inches in diameter; four or five teeth about five by six inches and 

 six inches long; shoulder blade and several pieces of ribs. The 

 bones were inclosed in a sort of paste when found, and began to 

 crumble on exposure to the air. This specimen was sold to the 

 principal of the Dunkirk schools and is supposed to be at the present 

 time in Rochester." 



On June 16th, 1902, just previous to the Centennial of County 

 Settlement, workmen employed in excavating the muck and peaty 

 soil from a slough on the premises of Mrs. Alice M. Peacock in 

 Westfield, for the purpose of forming an artificial pond, came upon 

 the ribs and other bones of a large animal which, on the finding of 

 a tusk, were pronounced those of a Mastodon. The tusk was much 

 decayed and broken into sections and these, when placed in union 

 as nearly as possible, measured seven feet six inches in length and 

 sixteen inches in largest circumference. The first rib measured 

 twenty-five inches, and the longest (probably the ninth) measured 

 nearly six feet, and was three inches in thickness. 



Several vertebrae, the largest dorsal, including body and spin- 

 ous process, twelve inches. Two scapule (shoulder blade), two 

 petallae (knee pan) globular in form, three and a half inches in 

 diameter; several pieces of ribs and other bones. These were much 

 separated, some found quite remote from the others. The bottom 

 of the slough, which was from six to eight feet in depth, was quite 

 thickly covered with small granite boulders mingled with blue clay. 

 In the absence of molars, the distinguishing test of the species is 

 wanting. All parts of the skeleton were deeply stained by the black 

 muck of the sink and gave evidence of long exposure to decay. 



Some time in June, 1900, William Myers, whose farm lies 

 along the Conewango, near its junction with the Chadakoin, betwee'n 

 the City of Jamestown and Frewsburg, was digging a ditch near his 

 residence to drain a small, tract of land previously more or less 

 flooded by the stream, and at a depth of two and a half feet came 

 upon a huge fossil tooth which, on exhibition, awakened much in- 

 terest and curiosity. It was brought to Jamestown and shown to 

 several gentlemen for the purpose of ascertaining its true character 

 and importance. The writer having been referred to, with request 

 to examine the specimen with this object in view, pronounced it the 

 molar or grinding tooth of the Elephas Americanus. The American 



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