Name/Title
Letter from F.D. Letton to Harry GeorgeEntry/Object ID
Q1430.635.9hDescription
Vol. II, pg. 9h
Letter from F. D. Letton to Harry George describing items he might be able to get for sale including a mastadon jaw bone.
Lascruces NM Jan 9th 1918
Mr Harry L george
Your lettor received will send goods but i want to mention one other thing i can get for you. Well it is a mastodon jaw bone with one large tooth in it the tooth is 3 ½ inches long on top of tooth 3 ½ inches wide + 3 inches from top of tooth down to the jaw bone. The lenght of the jaw is 13 inches long 12 inches from top of tooth to the bottom of the jaw bone is 12 inches the hole thing waight 12 ½ pounds it is a gray linne[?] collar. It was found in the rio grand river close to Lascruces NM the man that owns it wants $65.00 for it. If you ar interest in it at that price i will get it and send it to you. So let me know as soon as posble. Now as to the petryfied indian i told you about i dont know if i can ever get track of it or not it was sold to El Paso parties before i came here. But i will see some parties and try to find out who got it may be the school of mines of El Paso Texas got it
Yours rspt
FD LettonSubject
Letton, F.D.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
MastadonSubject Person/Organization
Harry L. George CollectionCollection
Harry L. George Collection
