. Annals of Iowa . at Fort the time Dr. Galland published his paper he was acting asthe agent of what was known as the tkNew York Land Com-pany. He had been impressed with the idea that Montrosewras destined to become a great city. He was a man of con-siderable literary and scientific acquirements, but somewhaterratic, and did not long continue the publication of hispaper, afterward becoming interested in the embryo city ofKeokuk. He died in Lee county, I believe, many years complete file of his paper would be an invaluable treasureamong the historical collections of our State
. Annals of Iowa . at Fort the time Dr. Galland published his paper he was acting asthe agent of what was known as the tkNew York Land Com-pany. He had been impressed with the idea that Montrosewras destined to become a great city. He was a man of con-siderable literary and scientific acquirements, but somewhaterratic, and did not long continue the publication of hispaper, afterward becoming interested in the embryo city ofKeokuk. He died in Lee county, I believe, many years complete file of his paper would be an invaluable treasureamong the historical collections of our State Library. 102 ANNALS !< IOWA. ELEPHAS AMERICANUS. READ HEFOIIE THE low A STATU ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, DES MOINES,IOWA, AT THE MEETING IN AUGUST, ttftir. BY A. It. FULTON. lrcsiitc/iI of tin- Acddtviy. 5|HE tooth, or grinder, presented this evening for ex-amination is that of a mammal, which is known to^naturalists only by its remains. The animal to which^it belonged is designated in the catalogue of extinct. 1 fauna by the name Elephas Americanus, or MastodonGiganteus, Great Mastodon. It belonged to the samefamily of animals with the elephant now existing, which itmuch resembled, but surpassed it in size and massivenessof frame, as the remains of it now in the museums of thecountry fully attest. The tubercular projections which yonobserve upon this molar suggested to naturalists the namemastodon, from two Greek words: JIastos, a womans breast,and Odontos, a tooth. This specimen, on its face, or surfacewhich came in contact with the molar in the opposite jaw,measures 7x3.} inches, and weighs four pounds and sixounces. It was found by a son of Wesley Irvin, on a smallcreek called Limestone, about one mile and a half west ofthe village of New Virginia, in the southwest part of Warrencounty, Iowa. Many of the remains of this particular species, ElephasAmerica/mis, have been found in the United States, sometimesunder circumstances and in geological position, showing thatit co-existe
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