The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-03-16
WONDERFUL WORKS or THE CREATOR.

/ The mariner who first crossed the central
| Atlantic in search OF a new world, was as
tonished when, on the 18th OF September.
| 1892, he found himself in the midst OF that
| great bank Of sea-weed-the sea-weed mead
j ow OF Oviedo--the Sargasso sea, when,
with varying breadth OF 100 to 500 miles,
stretches over twenty-five degrees 81 laii-
! tudc, covering 100000 square miles IN sur
/ face, like huge floating garden, IN winch
#conntfess myrials Of minute animals ihd
load and shelter. Now, il l. the eddy ot
numerous sea rivers which collect III one
spot. and the Geld water 81 the Northern
Atlantic mixing with the warm streams OF
/ the southern and western currents, which
produce the temperature NEST lifted s. Pro,
mote this amazing development Of vegetable
and animal life What becomes Of the
dead remains Of this vast marine growth!
D. they aecompose Is fast as they are pro-
dueed! Or ID they accumulate into depas-
It's &C peculiar coal, destined to reward the
researches 81 future biologists and engln-
GERS. when the atlantic OF our day has be-
come the habitabla land oi ~ AFTER time
In the chart the Pacific Ocean W are pre-
scented with another remarkable influence ol
sea rivers on vegetation.
From the shores OF South Victoria, On
the An,aruc continent, stream ai Geld
water. so degrees in width Che reader vii
rceallect that in high latitades the degrees
OF longitude are very narr0N9, DRIFTS slowly
along IN a northeast aud ehstes.y direction
across the Southern Pacific, I'll Il implnses
unun the South american coast tatAe soAth
ot Valparaiso. These il divides into s"o
arms; one 81 which stretches south and
east. doubles Cape Horn, and ptneiFates
into thr Southwestern Atlantic; The ataer
tiows FIRST northeast an. tnen horta" est
al9Hgr the shores az Chill and Peru, carrying
colder " aters into the Marin sea, and pro-
due,Hp a colder air along the 10" plans
whi Ii stretch trom the shores ri this IA
eitie 10 tbs base Of the Andes. Iis cur
reat. discovered b. Humboldt aud called
after lis name, lovers the temperature 81
the air about tHeise degrees, white that q
the 4 alter itself Is sometimes a. much as
tweutg-seur degrees colder than that at the
still waters If the ocean through "htch y
rams. Tie cold air seriously Affects the
vegetation along the whole OF this coast
at the same time that the coId stream faisas
4a.s AMI msts, which MT only conceal the
shores ana perplex the navigator, bet eN-
tend inland aso, and materially modify the
climate.
The beautiful and beneficial character Of
modify ing influence becomes not oalg appa-
rent. but most impressive, whcuwa consider
NJ the rain map NJ the world shows US, taat
IN the coast u Peru 10 ram eve. .s.is; and
.hat. Ike the desert .. Sahara, Il ought
therefore, 10 be condemned To perpetual!
barrenHess. But ia consequence q the
cold stream titus running along rs borders,
athe atmosF 5tlFe ioses It's transparency, and
the sun is obscuret ior manths together
The vapars II Lima are often - thick that
the suu seen through them with The naked
eye assumes the appearance Of the moon. ;
disc They commence ia the morning and
extend over the plains in the form, ct r.
irasiiug fogs. which disappear Saaa atler
midday, ana are pgec!qttated during tie
a'gdt" The morning aists and evening
3ews thus supply the place # ihe absent,
rains, AID tile yefGurc Hhiehcavers The plains
i tie offspring Of sea-r.yer. What a
charming myth woula the ancient Poctshase
made out .! this striking comPensatian.-
EGmJary Rciesr,