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I call this elephant - No. 2 as I found
fragments of skull and jaw of what-
appears to be the same species four
miles to this and have labelled it
elephant - No. 1.
These specimens were found in
the Bighorn Lake Beds about 12
miles south of Tugan, perhaps 15-0
ft above the whole near by formation
which is seen a good show of the way
along the bluffs on the east side of
the Madison River near Tugan and
for about - 18 or 20 miles.
There are still a good many frag-
ments of bones of this animal left on the
ground but I saved what seemed to be
the best.
I found also a few bones of one or more
other animals while digging out this one (No. 2)
The bones of this individual and of
them are packed in a large box about
15' X 22 X 42 inches but portions of teeth and
several whole photographs we have are in
a pasteboard box packed in another under