Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-10-04

WHAT CAUSES THE GULF STREAM. Mr.. Stanton
Shoales, an experienced navigator, gives it as his
opinion that the waters of the Gulf Stream moth
ing less than the waters of the river Amazon.
This great father of waters is bedded more than
thousand miles Immediately under the equator, and
all its tributary streams for many thousand miles,
are constantly pouring their hot water into this
mighty reservoir of water. AS these waters are
gathered in under the burning of the equator it
is extremely warm far more so than the Atlantic
Ocean waters under the equator. The great body
of heated water shoots out into the Atlantic more
than hundred miles, in the face of the eternal trade
winds.
The Amazon is sixty miles wide. After being
beted in its irresistible course it curves off to the
left and sends off before the strong trade winds till
out of their reach. Driven along with great force,
it takes its round the great bay formed be-
tween the two continents of North and South Amer
lea. Dashing along the Northern coast OF South
America and passing to the leeward of the West
India Islands, it leaves the shores of Cuba and pro-
ceeds along the shores of Florida, the capes of Vr
gina, and the south coast of North America, and
passing the shores of Newfoundland, and ends its
mission among the icebergs which float of the Nor
thern Ocean. Cut off the Gulf Stream, and it would
not be many years before the North Atlantic would
be filled with icebergs that would be very destruc-
to navigation. But wise Providence has provided
an eternal reservoir of hot water constantly rushing
around the back of the cold Atlantic to its des
tina ton, where after spending away by new sup
ply of native warm water from the great Amazon.
Seamen can always tell when in or out of the Gulf
Stream by dipping the hand in the water alongside
Undoubtedly this view will be new to some read
ers but whatI have written is from experience, and
was seen while 1 was rowing upon the mighty deep.
The Gulf Stream, I repeat is nothing more or less
than the waters of the great Amazon of South Amer
lea. have crossed it in many places and for many
years have glided through its warm water, always
pleased to have it astern The most violent storms,
from whatever quarter they may come, never change
its its current but continues to move on
in that irresistible power which given to it IN
the beginning by the Power above
WOODEN MANUFACTURES. We were shown at the
stone of Messrs., Nelson & Paul, few days since,
some specimens of the Cloth manufactured at the
Alpha WoolenJMill in this county. The texture was
good, and the cloth equal to any of Northern man
ufacture of the same fneness. The pieces shown
us of different colors, viz black, mixed,
brown, greensh-tinge, white, &c, and the coors ap-
peared to be well set. A specimen of the Kersey
manufactured at this mill, think, will compare
favorably with any that have seen elsewhere:
and assured by merchant that it is much
better article than be bought at the North for
the same price.
This Mill is now in the possession of Messrs.
John c. Shields and William Nelson, and they are
determined to give the business of manufacturing
wooden cloth in this county fair trial Their enter
prizes deserves and, we hope will receive, liberal
encouragement. Hills Recorder