Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-03-03
Wonderful works Of ths creator.


The mariner who first crossed the ceHtral
Atlantic, IN search ola new world, was aston
ished, whrn ON the 18th Of September, l54S,
lie found himself la the midst Of that great
bank of sea weed sea. weed meadow Of
Oviedo-the Sargasso sea. which, with
varying breadth OF 100 10 500 miles, stretch
es over 25@ OF latitude, covering 100000
square miles in sariace, like a huge floating
gaiden, in which counties myriads oi minute !
animals find food and shelter. Now, it is the
eddy vi numerous sea rivers which collect in
one spot aud the cold water OF the Northern
Atlantic mixing with the warm streams Of tie
southern and western currents, which produce
the temperature most fitted to promote this
amazIng Development ot vegetable and ami
mai lie. What becomes of the dead remalLs
ot this vast marine growth? Do they decom-
pose us fast as they are produced: Or do
they accumulate into deposits OF peculiar coal,
destined to reward the researches Of future
geologists and engineers, when the Atlantic
vi our day, has Jrcome The habitabe land Of
au after time? In the chart of the Pacific
Ocean, we are presented with another inAu-
cnce Of sea rivers on vegetation.
From the shores OF South Victoria, on the
Ant. Arctic continent, stream OF cold water,
W deg, in width, the reader will recoliect
that III high lalitudes the degrees of longitude
are very narrow,] drifts slowly along in a
northeast and eastcrly direction across the
southern Pacific, iii it impiugcs upon the
South American coast 10 the south OF Val
paraiso. Thcieit divides into two arms; one
ut which stretches south and east, doubles
1 Cape Horn, and penetrates into the South
western Atlantic; the other flows first north
east and then northwest along the shores vi
Chill aud Peru, carrying colder waters into
The warm sea, and producing colder ar
along the low plans which stretch from the
shor, Of the Pacific 10 the base oi the AnLes
This current, discovered BY Humboldt aud
called after his name, lowers the temperature
of the air about twelve degrees, while that VI
the water itself, is sometimes rs much as
twent, .it VI dtgie,s colGer, than that Of the
still wateis oil the ocean through which il
runs. The cold air seriously affects the veg
citation along the Whole of this coast; at thu
same time that the cold stream raises fog,
and mis,s, which not only conceal the shores
and perplex the navigator, but extend inlan(
also, materially modify the climate
The beausilu and beneficial character o
modifying inhuence, becomes not only appar
eat. but most impressive, when w
consider. as the rain map of IT,
world shows us, that on the coast of Peru N,
rain ever falls; and that, like the desert q
Sahara, it ought, therefore. to be CONDEMNED
!, 10 perpetual barrenness. But in consequence
, OF the cold stream thus running along its Dor
S ders. the atmosphere loses its Transparency
$ and the sun is obscured for months together
e The vapors at Lima are often so thick that th
e sun seen through them, with the naked ey,
J assumes the appearance of the moons dist
: They commence in the morning, and exten
over the plains in the form OF refreshing fog
;. that disappeared suon after mid day, and al
j. followed by heavy dews. which are precipii'
: ted during the night" The morning mist
and evening dews thus supply the place OF III
absent rain E, and the verdure which covers tt
: plains is the offspring of sea river. Whf
a charming myth would the ancient poets ha,
a made out of this striking CON- m2ensaton--E,
N injury Reriew.