FROZEN MAMMOTH IN SIBERIA. 



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plants I collected on the elitf. The upper layer of earth was at that 

 time probably not yet everj^where iirm enough to support the weight 

 of mammoths, and probably our specimen broke through into a 

 crevice, which would account for his position and for the fracture of 

 such heavy bones as the pelvis and the right forearm. After falling, 



Fig. 1.— Map of the region where the mammoth was found. 1. The river Kolyma. 2. The settle- 

 ment of Mysova. 3. The river Mysovka. 4. A .small stream. .5. First night quarters. 6. Mount 

 Blindo. 7. Hill, 420 meters above sea level. 8. Second night quarters. 9. Hill, 375 meters above 

 sea level. 10. Third and fourth night quarters. 11. River Beresovka. 12. River Siver. 13. Place 

 of finding the mammoth. 14. River Kuchurata. 2-13. Route from Mysova to the place of finding 

 the mammoth— about 85 miles. The dotted line marks the return route. 



the mammoth no doubt tried to crawl out, the position of l^oth fore 

 legs being peculiailj^ like that of an animal making such effort, but 

 the injuries were so serious that his strength gave way and he soon 

 perished. The pit, 4 meters square, dug with the spade after the 

 mammoth was removed, showed that the ice wall must be quite deep, 



