Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 213, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1915 — FIND BEAR OF 200,000 YEARS AGO [ARTICLE]

FIND BEAR OF 200,000 YEARS AGO

Professor’s Guess as to Remains Found In California. La Brea fields, near Los Angeles, Cal., which have been productive of some of the best specimens of prehistoric animals remains to be found in the world, are not exhausted, according to a statement made by Frank S. Daggett, director of the museum at Los Angeles. Director Daggett stated that men employed In the field under his direction have taken the complete remains of a great cave bear from one of the most recently excavated pits and that the work will be continued In an effort to find additional specimens. “The cave bear was found In strata Indicating that it lived during the time of the saber-tooth tiger,” said Mr. Gaggett "That was about 200,000 years ago.” Interest among scientists In regard to the field has not lessened, according to the director. Numerous inquiries are being received from various parts of the country concerning the finds.