Show F Prehistoric Beast F Found ond in Ice I C Cordova r ova Alaska Definite Alaska Definite confirmation confirmation confirmation confirma confirma- tion of the discovery of a huge prehistoric prehistoric prehistoric pre pre- historic animal well hell preserved in Ice that has held it for ages was brought here b by W. W J. J McDonald supervisor of the National forest forest and anda a party of others who went to toI I Glacier Island near Valdez to gate the report of ot the odd find The animal McDonald said Is 24 feet long shaped Ul unlike Uke any other prehistoric prehistorIc prehistoric pre pre- historic beast that was vas known to have roam roamed cd the northern regions It resembles resembles resembles re re- re- re a sort of ot mammoth lizard more than a dinosaur but has hns reptilian ian characteristics with a long tall tail talland talland and tapering head he lie said McDonald believes that the animal became encased In the Columbia glacier glacier glacier gla gla- cier and slowly was carried to th the sea with the movement o of the Glacier Is Island Island island Is- Is land in hi the past centuries Reports of ot the animal or reptile were regarded dubiously here until Investigating In In- parties went to the island to view It Many were of ot the opinion that the report was the outgrowth jOt of some natives native's superstitious tion Dr Charles E. E Bunnell president preSIdent president dent of the Alaska College of Agriculture Agriculture ture lIre at Fairbanks was requested finally by the American Museum of Natural History It was said to look Into the matter Men Men of or letters In fn this vicinity were Wele at loss to explain what kind of animal animal animal ani ani- mal or 01 reptile it was Dinosaurs were not known to have reached Alaskan regions No Ko tr trace ce of ot one ever has been een found there The description of the creature was given In detail by MeIo McDonald who said It was 24 feet long with a foot 14 tail tan which started at the rib section The body back of its head to the end of ot the rib section was G feet long j head 59 inches long snout from end to center of ot the forehead 39 Inches j width midsection 11 inches circumference circumference circumference circum circum- ference 29 inches the length of the vertebrae In center 7 Inches vertebrae vertebrae vertebrae verte verte- brae consists of ot three blades top blade 14 Inches long side blades of ot of 1 12 Inches each Continuing McDonald reported a flipper was found on each side sille of the body behind the head measuring 40 Inches long and 8 S Inches wide The nippers flippers he said have three Joints with five fingers the width of the skeleton at the e widest part was 38 33 Inches The skeleton w was s estimated to weigh 1000 pounds No 1 sign of ot teeth was found The flesh on the bod body resembled horseflesh horse horse- flesh its head was much like that of an elephant Only a s small nall portion of at the bod body had meat on It |