Utah County Democrat | 1908-10-27 | Page 5 | Woman Finds Rare Beasts

WOMAN FINDS RARE BEASTtf. Standard Oil Magnate's' DaughterGete African Specimens for Muteum. Now York. Dr. Hormon (' Humpus. director of tho Amorlcan Museum of Natural History, nnnounens that tho museum has rrcelvcd a gift of cxccie tlonal valuo from tho daughter of John D. Archbotd. This consists of mounted spcclmons of tho raro bongo, or tho nntolopo family, nnd of tho for-oat for-oat or giant pig. In a letter accompanying the specimens speci-mens Mr. Archhold snld that while on n hunting trip In Africa last winter win-ter Mrs. Armar I). Snundcrson. formerly for-merly Miss Anno M. Archhold, obtained ob-tained tho specimens front natlvei In Eldnmo Having Hrltlsh East Africa. They woro mounted In 1imlon. This Is the first specimen of the filnnt pig which hat reached thlt emm try. It is about five and n halt foot long ond three nnd a hulf fect hlnh, hns long, black bristles, largo huks nnd a long tall. It. lives on roots In tho forests. Tho bonro Is an oxtrcmoly rnro animal, ani-mal, and no other specimen has ovct been brought to this country. It Is found only In tho dense forest, and a whlto man, so far ns known, novel hat shot one. The bongo- specimen given to tho museum by Mrs. Snunderson Is of n bright chestnut, with flvo white stripes running trantvortcly, a white crescent on the breast and the face markod with whlto spots on either tldo. Tho curved horns are about two feet long.