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[ In the fecond Letter, dated Scruton y May ip. 1744. 
Mr. Gale gives the following Account of this Ske- 
leton in Mr. ‘Platt's own Words, from a Letter 
written to himfelf by that Gentleman.] 
Dear Sir, 
'THE Skeleton I formerly mentioned to you was 
found at Lathill-dale , near Tolgrave and Bake- 
well in Derbyjhire, as the Workmen were driving a 
Sough, or Drain to a Lead -Mine, about nine Yards 
deep from the Surface of the Earth, and about forty 
Eathom from the Beginning of the Sough. There 
were found with the Skeleton Stags Horns; two 
Pieces of which I have now in my Cuftody ; viz. the 
Brow-Antler, which is nine Inches long, and feems 
to have about two Inches broke off the Tip -End ; the 
other is a Piece of the large Horn near the Head, 
and is three Inches Diameter. Both the Horns of 
the Stag, and the Rib-Bones of the Skeleton, are 
much decayed ; and as foon as the Head of the latter 
was expofed to the Air it crumbled all away, except 
a Piece of the lower Jaw; now alfo fo impeded as 
not eafily to be diftinguifhed what it has been. Seve- 
ral of the larger Teeth were taken out, which were 
covered with their natural Enamel, and perfedly 
found. The Place where thefe Things were found, 
is on every Side furrounded with a rocky petrified 
Subftance, or Terra lapidea , by the Miners called 
Tuft , fo hard (as they fay) as to ftrike Fire againft 
their Tools. This Subftance lay above the Bones 
and Horns a Yard and half thick or more, and on 
cither Side; and beneath them to a Breadth and 
Depth 
