From the May 17, 1930, issue
By Science News
POLISH RHINOCEROS
One of the most interesting of recent finds in paleontology has been the complete carcass of a Pleistocene rhinoceros, unearthed in an abandoned mine in the Starunia region in Poland. Skin, hair muscles, and all other tissues were well preserved, owing to the sealing up of the monster in a kind of oily earth, which kept out the microorganisms of decay for many thousands of years.
Bringing the big body to the surface presented a considerable problem in mining engineering, for the shaft of the old mine was too small and its sides slippery and treacherous. The Polish Academy of Science borrowed a company of soldiers from the Army, and with their assistance enlarged the pit and finally hauled their bulky find to the top.