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Show LOWER JAW OF A MAMMOTH FOUND SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11. The lower jaw of a mammoth, said to be the only similar relic of the extinct behemoth now in existence, was brought here recently from Point Barrow, Bar-row, Alaska, by the power schooner Herman. The relic was dug out of the snow by natives while the vessel was m Point Barrow harbor. The beast who possessed the jaw is said to have mill) 1 1 -.-j t 1 1 1 u roamed over the Alaskan plains thousands thou-sands of years ago. The jaw will be presented to an eastern museum. A live polar bear was also captured near Point Barrow and brought down on the schooner. i oo |