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Show 'finds mm ir mlfilliyis Engineer Unearths Remains of Monster That Roamed About Canada EDMONTON, Alta., July 29 'By' The Associated Press t In a valley of the far northern section ejf British Col- i umbia. close to the Yukon border. I which It Is believed was never before j visited by a white man, Frank Perry, mining engineer of Vancouver, has 'lis- j covered the remains of mastodons that once roamed northern Canada. The , location of the valley Ls not marked by I maps, but It ls north and vvc3t of the I headwaters of the Flndlay river In-' dlans will not travel through the valley, val-ley, believing It to be haunted by the giant animals whose bones they have sen. FOOTPRINTS IN SAND In addition to the hones there are ' footprints In the .sandstone and shale, ; or some other prehistoric monster, these are clearly dellned marks showing show-ing that the maker ot the trac ks was ii three-toed anlmil Tho bones, Which are of great size, ure not fossilized but arc in a state of excellent preservation. Hip bones and seetions of the spine were found by Mr P. rry. who believes that by excavation specimens of much historic his-toric value could be unearthed. Mr. Perry, a recent visitor here, spent 14 years In the far northern territory ter-ritory in the ciuest of minerals, two pack dogs bc-lnk' his companions. Neither canoes nor pack horses can I be used to gain access to the district, w li. re these remains woro found, and so far the only manner of traveling I has been to live on the game, using dogs to pack the camp equipment on their backs. It requires a year to make the Journey this way. but an airplane i could cover tho distance ln a few days. |