358 Geological Survey of the State of Ohio". 



iron. This number, multiplied by the number of square miles contained 

 in the stratum, will give 1,080,000,000 tons ; which, from these counties 

 alone, will yield annually, for 2,700 years, 400,000 tons of iron — more 

 than equal to the greatest amount in England previous to the year 1829. 

 " From this estimate, which it is believed is much too low, it appears 

 that the iron ores of this portion of the state are not only sufficient to sup- 

 ply all domestic demands for ages, but to form an important article of 

 commerce with other states." p. 93. 



With such mineral deposits in the bosom of a State, with a soil 

 of unsurpassed fertility, with natural and artificial channels of com- 

 munication with the south and the north, with the east and the 

 west, under the blessings of a free government, where industry 

 is protected and labor rewarded, who can hmit the prosperity of 

 the State, or prescribe the number of her inhabitants ? 



Among the most interesting details of this report, are those re- 

 specting the fossil elephant discovered during the past season. As 

 there is some doubt as to the geological position of the deposits 

 in which these bones are found, we will extract the description. 



" About two years ago, some bones, so large as to attract the attention 

 of the inhabitants, became exposed in the bank of one of the branches of 

 Salt creek, in the northwest part of Jackson county. They were dug out 

 by individuals in the vicinity, from whom we obtained a tooth, a part of 

 the lower jaw, and some ribs. 



" In the examinations at this place, during the past season, it was con- 

 cluded to make further explorations, not only with the hope of finding 

 other bones, 'but with a view of ascertaining the situation, and the nature 

 of the materials, in which they were found. The explorations were suc- 

 cessful. There were found some mutilated and decayed fragments of 

 the skull, two grinders, two patellae, seven or eight ribs, as many verte- 

 brae, and a tusk. Most of these are nearly perfect, except the bones of 

 the head. The tusk, though it retained its natural shape as it lay in the 

 ground, yet, being very frail, it was necessary to saw it into four pieces in 

 order to remove it. 



" The following are the dimensions of the tusk, taken before it was re- 

 moved from the place in which it was found : — 



Length on the outer curve, ... 10 feet 9 inches. 



" inner curve, - - - 8 " 9 " 



Circumference at base, ... 1 foot 9 ** 



2 feet from base, - - 1 " 10 " 



" 4 " " . - 1 " 11 " 



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