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the bottom of a small pond on the lands of Martin Konnight near 

 Monroe, N. Y. Both tusks of the upper and lower jaws, several 

 ribs, a scapula, foot bones, a tibia and other leg bones were found 

 at this time and kept intact by Mr Konnight. Excavations carried 

 on in 1901 by Jacob Van Deloo, under the direction of Dr John M. 

 Clarke, brought to light many additional parts of the skeleton and 

 a few fragments of bones of a horse thought to be of the same age 

 as the mastodon. Here also was found the proximal half of the 

 femur of a large bear comparable in size to the existing grizzly. 



The remains of the Monroe mastodon are of particular interest 

 not only because of the presence of the lower jaw tusks but on ac- 

 count of the great size of the bones. 87 



75 1901. Arden. In 1901 a tusk and a few bones were found 

 near the village of Arden. 88 



76 1902. Balmville. From the grounds of the George Gorden 

 estate near Balmville, there were recovered in 1902, part of a 

 cranium, lower jaw, one 7-foot tusk, eighteen ribs, fourteen verte- 

 brae, and some foot bones. The soil consisted of muck and marl, 

 the latter resting on a boulder pavement. The bones were buried 

 at depths varying from 2 to 8 feet and were recovered both from 

 the muck and marl. 89 



77 1913. Harriman (plate 5, lower figure). While taking muck 

 from the bottom of a pond during the summer of 1913, W. J. Post 

 of Harriman found and presented to the State Museum a very well- 

 preserved tusk of a mastodon. The pond from which the specimen 

 was recovered lies about 2 miles south of Harriman Station on the 

 line of the Erie Railroad. The tusk was buried at a depth of 6 feet 

 in the muck of the pond bottom and has the appearance of being 

 that of a young animal. It is about 6 feet long with the tip unworn 

 and sharp and where the surface is unbroken, the grain resembles 

 ebony both in color and texture. Mention of this specimen was 

 made in the 13th Report of the Director of the State Museum, 1918, 

 pages 46-47- 



78 1917. Temple Hill. " During the summer' of 1917, remains 

 of a mastodon were found on the muck land of Antonio Fisher, 

 one-half of a mile west of Temple Hill monument and 1 mile north 

 of Vails Gate Junction. The find consists of a few scattering 

 bones together with a well-preserved lower jaw containing four 



* 7 Clarke, N. Y. State Mus Bui. 52, 1902, p. 439. 

 ss Clarke, N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 69, 1903, p. 926. 



89 Gordon, Science, n. s. 1902, 16:594; Clarke, N. Y»- S. Mus. Bui. 69, 1903. 

 p 926. 



