I shall here give a" short account of the place 

 and manner of finding these. 



In the spring of 1801, having heard that in 

 the fall of 1799 many bones of this animal had 

 been found in the state of Nev/ York, in the 

 vicinity of Newburgh, which is situated on the 

 Hudson or North River, about sixty-seven miles 

 from the capital, my father, C. W, Peale, imme- 

 diately proceeded to the spot, and through the 

 politeness of Dr. Graham, who lived in the 

 neighbourhood, and had been present when most 

 of the bones were dug up, received every infor- 

 mation v^ith respect to what had been done, and 

 the most probable means of future success. The 

 bones that had been found were then in the 

 possession of the farmer who owned the land, 

 heaped together on the floor of his garret, where 

 they were occasionally visited by the curious. 



These my father was fortunate to make a 

 purchase of, together with the right of digging 

 up the remainder; and immediately packing 

 them up, sent them on to Philadelphia : They 

 consisted of all the neck, most of the vertebrae 

 of the back, and some of the tail ; most of the 

 ribs, in greater part broken ; both scapulae ; 



