Megalonyx in Holmes county, Ohio. — Clay pole. 123 
traced the communication, and secured through the courtesy of 
its editor, Mr. Gr. F. Newton, a copy of the paper in which men- 
tion was made of large claws and the belief expressed that the 
bones were those of Megalonj-x and not of Mastodon. Further 
correspondence elicited a letter from Mr. W. S. Hanna, prosecut- 
ing attorney of Holmes county, by whom the identification had 
been made and fully confirmed the belief above expressed. I then 
visited Millersburg and on Jan. 10th, in company with Mr. 
Hanna, went out to the place where the bones had been found. 
The swamp in question lies about seven miles to the northeast of 
Millersburg on the farm of Mr. Drushell, and it was in the course 
■of digging a ditch for the drainage of the same that the bones 
were discovered. Great care and intelligence had been displayed 
in extricating them by all the parties concerned. The bones were 
in excellent condition, and had been thoroughly washed with hot 
glue by Mrs. Drushell to preserve them. They showed no ten- 
dency to crumble and were nearly as heavy as if recent and dry. 
The first glance left no doubt regarding their nature. They were 
really, as asserted, the bones of Megalonyx. The owner gave me 
full permission to make all the notes and drawings desired, and 
from what I saw and heard the following account is drawn up. 
I. The hones found. 
The following contains the anatomical details of the find : 
Femur, 
two; about twenty in. 
long by 8 in, wide, 
Tibia. 
one. 
Radius, 
one; 20 inches. 
Fibula, 
two. 
Clavicle, 
one. 
Patella, 
two. 
Vertebrae, lumbar, 
three. 
caudal, 
one. 
cervical? 
one; broken. 
Calcaneum, 
two. 
Hyoid, 
one. 
Phalanges, 
nine, excluding claws. 
Metacarpals and 
Metatarsals, 
five. 
Carpals and Tarsals, 
twenty-two. 
Ribs, whole, 
three. 
broken, 
five? 
Claws, 
eleven. 
Teeth, 
three. 
Altogether about 80 bones have been recovered from the swamp, 
of which nearly all are in excellent condition. The skeleton is 
