622 FROZEN MAMMOTH IN SIBERIA. 



Of leng-th similar to that of the above-mentioned hairs is the hair 

 shed from the outer side of the left shoulder blade, which I removed. 

 Judging by the remnants of the separate hard bristle-like hairs that 

 I observed on the skin, they were of the same length, extending per- 

 haps along the back. Beginning with the destroyed epidermis, up to 

 the very ends, these hairs are ashy or pale blonde in color. The 

 shoulder bore the longest hair found thus far, and is probably what 

 has been erroneously called the mammoth mane. The applicability of 

 this name will be possible onh^ when it shall be proven that no other 

 part of the mammoth was covered with such long hair. 



The hairs upon the belh^ are reddish-brown at the base, chestnut- 

 blonde in the middle, and yellowish at the ends. 



The hairs on the left cheek are 23 centimeters long, partly chestnut- 

 brown to black, partly blonde. The under wool is not so thick as on 

 the other parts of the skin, the hairs being yellowish as everywhere 

 else, and 35 centimeters long. 



The bristle-like hairs of the spine retain their elasticity so long as 

 they remain in the fresh air, but in the temperature of our winter 

 house they hardened instantly and became very brittle. I keep every- 

 thing, therefore, in the fresh air. 



Octoher 6. — We bandaged the left fore leg, packed it in hay, then 

 wrapped it in sackcloth, so that all the wool will probably remain 

 intact. In Srednc-Kolymsk we shall, in addition, sew all these things 

 up in skins, of which I have not enough here. 



From the stomach we removed about 27 pounds additional of food 

 remains. We then amputated tlie right fore leg above the shoulder 

 blade, cut it open down to the forearm and removed the shoulder 

 bone, which was broken in the middle, evidentl}^ injured when the 

 mammoth fell. We would gladly have transported the leg intact, but 

 for its too great weight for one dog sled. The flesh and fat are well 

 preserved and will be packed for shipment. No hair was found on 

 the outer and anterior sides of the right fore leg, and from the under 

 side of this leg I succeeded in saving only what I found in beautiful 

 laj^ers in the ice. 



I collected hits of blood, which resembled small pieces of potassium 

 permanganate. When melted, these bits turn into dirt}^ dark-red 

 spots, which are easil^y washed ofl. To the touch they resemble 

 coarse dry sand. Similar blood occurs also between the stomach and 

 the sternum, whereas blood that was taken from above the sternum 

 and the shoulder blades had a bright clay-yellow color, and to the 

 touch felt like chalk. Separated by a layer of cotton, I put these 

 two kinds of blood in a bag. 



The stench is not near so intolerable as during the first two days, 

 possibly because we have grown accustomed to it. 



