The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-05-09
Basin of the Atlantic Ocean.

ne basin OF the atlantic ocean -
long trough, separating the Old World
from the New. and extending probably
IRON pole to pole. This ocean furrow wss
probably scored into the solid crust Of our
plane, by the Almighty hand, that there
Inc waters which He called seas might be
gathered together so as to let the dry land
appear and fit the earth for the habitaiion
OF man. From the top Of Chimborazo TO
the bottom of the Atlantic, at the deepest
place vet reached by the plummet in the
Northern Atlantic, the distance in yer.
teal line is nine miles. Could the waters
Of the Atlantic be drawn off so as 10 ex.
pose 10 view this great sea-gash, which
separates continents and extends from the
Arctic to the Antarctic, il would present
scene the most rugged. grand and i'm
posing.
The very ribs Of the sold earth, with
the foundation Of the sea. would be
brough. to light. and we should have pre-,
sented to us, at one view. in the empty
cradle Of the ocean. "a thousand fearful
wrecks with that dreadful array OF dead
mems skulls, great anchors, heaps OF
pearl and inestimable stones, which, in
the poets eye, lie scattered in the bottom
Of the sea; making it hideous with sights
of ugly death. The deepest part Of the
north Atlantic is probably somewhere be-
tween the Bermudas and the Grand Banks.
The waters Of the Gulf Of Mexico are
held in basin about mile deep in the
deepest part. There is at the bottom OF
the sea, between Cape Race, in Newiound.
land, and Cape Clear, in Ireland, re.
markable steppe, which is already known
as the, telegraphic plateau, A company
is now engaged with the project Of a sub.
marine telegraph across the Atlantic. II
is proposed to carry the wires along this
plateau from the eastern shore Of New.
foundland to the western shores Of ireland
The great circle distance between these
two shore lines is l 800 miles. and the Sea
along this routeis probably nowhere more
than 10000 feet deep.-Prof. Maury. .
ENOUGH FOR .ONE BED - Emigration "a
the State Of Michigan was so greA during
the year 1885, g., that every house was
filled every night with travellers wanting
lodging. Every traveller there at that time
will remember the difficulty Of obtaining a
bed in the hotels, even if he had two OF
three strange bed.ieilows.' sss5 =
The Rev. Hosea Brown, an eccentric
Methodist minister. stopped one night al
one oi the hotels in Ann Arbor, and in.
qured. if ne could have room and bed
TO himself. The bar keeper told him he
could. unless they should be so full as ia
render j, necessary to pu, another in with
him. Al an early hour the reverend gen.
,leman went 10 his room. locked the door
and soon retired 10 his bed. and sunk into
a comfortable sleep. Along toward mid.
night. he was reused from his slumbers BY
loud knocking at his door.
| Halo! you there he exclaimed 'whal
do you want now?'-particuiar stress on
the last word.
You mus, take another lodger, sir, with
YOU said the voice Of the landlord.
what! another yeti
Why, yes; there is only one in here. j,
ihere7' $500
One! here is Mr.. Brown. y Methodis
preacher. and myself, already, and
should think that enough Tor one bed
even in Michigan ea
The landlord seemed to think 90 too
and let the parson 10 bis repose.