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remained at that distance from the top of the well, except when it 
was shut off fora short time as we went through the clay beds. 
Second. We purchased the entire well-boring outfit new at 
Utica, N. Y. 
Third. The engineer’s name is H. Grumbling, a Pennsylvanian, 
who has sunk a good many oil wells in Pennsylvania. He lives 
here, but is now employed at Boise City. The helper’s name I 
do not know. He was a common laborer who had been work- 
ing on an irrigating ditch. I do not know where he is now. 
Fourth. The engineer is a capable man in his line. You ask if 
he would have been capable of making an image of this sort. He 
might if his attention had been called to the matter, if he had 
had a model and if he had known the clay from the small balls 
would have made such an image, and had he had some unobserved 
place to have made and burned it, but I think not. 
The helper would not have been capable of the thought or the 
execution. 
Fifth. My recollection is that we found the clay balls the day 
before we found the image. The largest I took to my home. I 
did the cutting on the largest one myself. 
Sixth. A letter directed to H. Grumbling here or at Boise City 
would reach him at any time. If I could have a few minutes’ con- 
versation with you I could explain the matter to your satisfac- 
tion ; also why I cannot afford to give the image to Harvard or to 
any institution at present. 
As ever, very truly yours, 
M. A. Kurtz. 
The image was in my own hands nearly three months in all, so 
that we had ample opportunity to examine it. I placed it in the 
hands of my associate Albert A. Wright, professor of natural 
history at Oberlin and a most skilful and careful observer. I sub- 
mit his report which you will perceive is perfectly unbiassed. It 
was also carefully examined by F. F. Jewett, professor of chemis- 
try, and I submit their opinions. 
An examination of the Nampa Image. 
By Albert Allen Wright. 
Professor G. F. Wright has submitted to me, for examination, 
the little image from Nampa, Idaho, which is said to have been 
