Courtesy of American Museum of Natural History.
The Mammoth Tusk He Found.
Courtesy of American Museum of Natural History.
Uncovering a Frozen Mammoth.
Scene on Museum expedition to Alaska, where, near Eschscholtz Bay, a carcass was found, with some skin, masses of hair and wool, and of flesh and fat preserved. Note heavy mosquito veil worn by excavator.
CHAPTER X
THE THREE-TOED HORSE
“Which it’s none o’ my funeral,” said a voice over Antoine’s shoulder, as he stood on the platform of a small station in Wyoming, waiting for Perry’s arrival, “an’ if you turns me down cold, I won’t shoot none, but what in thunder do you want with a buck-eyed, fly-eaten pinto like that?”
“To ride him,” said Antoine, laconically.