Loona Countyl aitoutnds in vegeta-I
hile, anitrial ai d geological wonders.
SThe latest notable development is the
discovery of the partly petrified
remains bf a monster of the deep on
a hillside on Watson's ranuch, on the
line of the Mariim uriow-guage rail
road, between Valley Forge and Free
s stone. While at aork, three days
Sago, in a tcut, gallng of men, at a
delpth of fourteen feet, came uponli a
peculiar fit autioii, which liprIesents
almost certain indication that it, was
onice the the body of a whale. It lies
t lengthwise of the cut, and is about
Sifty feet in length. Alexander Van
ldertnoot blroulght to townl s)pecimeiiins
a of the h(ony part of the crea:itre. They
lare soft and oumociis, and I herle can be
little doubt that they are parts of the
Sbody of" a mnemb er of the tii ny trible.
1 At the sant- place we\e ftin)lld petri
tied shells of diffirent kilns, atnd a
sulistancev two ic'ilies lonl and albout
t one iniich it diamuteter at the I a .,
- which had evidenitly Iueel tlhe tooth
of some animal. A bone, four feet
Slong aitd about eight inches in diame
- ter, sharp at both ends, was also founud.
Bowlders nearly round, weighing from
one hundred to six hulndreid pound(s,
are nulmerous in the ewt.-Petalutma
(Cal.) Argus.
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.
New Orleans Market.
[Wholesale.]
Fk'RIDAY, October 20. 1576.
GOLD............................. 110; 1 ll1
SILVEI,........................ - -
COTTON-Ordinary, P Il............... 8.e.
Good Ordinaryv,.................... O i+
Low Miiddling,..................... 10
Middling ......... ..................1I0.
