Show worlds clearing cle alln g house for dealings in ivory A sight that can be matched no where o on earth la Is frequently seen in one of the big bl s warehouses of the lon don docks on what la Is known as the ivory floor of tills warehouse so sometimes no fewer than tusks of elephants and other oilier animals ani mais among them tusks of prehistoric mam main moths some estimated to be nearly years old every three months when auctions are held more ivory than Is collected at any other place in the world Is brought to this seand buyers from the united states and europe como come to bid for it the largest of the mammo mammosha mam motha thil tusks measures 14 feet f from rom tip to tip Is curved like the horns of some enormous paleozoic rain mm and Is worth a hundredweight these ice preserved tusks aro are found in the semi arctic regions of siberia anil and more than ten tons a year arrive in this worlds clearing house for ivory in siberia mon dlf dig for these tusks its as they dig for or gold in other parts of the world some of these great pieces of ivory are beautiful and wonderfully pro pre I 1 served while others look like ilka pieces of f fossilized wood the ivory except for tho the exterior discoloration to 1 as sound as an if it had been taken off an animal a few weeks ago |