The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-10-30
RorTOM OF THE OCEAN.

Mr.. Green. the famous diver. tells singular
stories ci lii adventures. when making scarca
IA the deep waters ot tie ocean. tie gives
some Sketches Ci What hc SAW va the silver
Bank. near Aa!u.
I4e b44As @. coral on which ny olsIAgs
WeIr H.aue. all about .tr.y M.-ts IL leAS ID,
ana irUAI Ten 80 t,OAIy ia breadth.
On this b4Ek OF coral l. presented 10 the
diver one ol tAa mus. U,aUtLul a4a suDl .nlc
scenes the eye ever DyhelG. luc NaJeF yarI,s
IRON tn 20 uAe hundred leOt al dtp.A AID -
20 clear, that t4c ser caA see from mo TO
ihrec hundred feet. when >GuIIor- eu, with little
obstruction 10 the sleAi.
Tie bottom o. Jlu ocean, IA Il.,Ay places o.
these LaAAs, = - smooth - - I4al be Avor. Ia
Others IL - studded N,.tA cuIdi Cv.UU.4.> iron
,,n To one hGuLr,d fee, la -tlgAt- and lI,Il Cnc
10 eighty ltet in diameter. 4hc tops ul these
more ioly support m! Lad OF ryI.ui.da. pen
da4t-. each IuIL.u- IL. IaG ui,ic, ~ ius
IJaA-y 10 tie mas nary abode ~ su.uv WdtvI
AllApn. Ia ot-Vr- the Pcuututs iJrlH aIc. a.JDi
arch. and a. the ave staADs Ca iAe bottom q.
jAc ocean, AID SaL,o Through l-,Sg ..tu Tie
deep Winning ~ tIluy. ag i-C.- t.at t!ty al h.ul
W.tu - sacred IA awe a., II L-Wtge la me olu
cathedral, which had long been buried beneath
old ocean f, wave. IicIc .uad iuerc. the coral
extends even 10 tAr surface q. luc water. as b
those Io.ti,r columns We're towers belonging To
those sta, ~ temples low Ii Iui4~. th,IC
were Couuutrs varieties q. u.muUtye trees
sAruos AID plants. IA every cycNIcc oI Inc ooriis
waery m wafer L..d deposited Iac .t.st carju.
Iuty were a.. o. a l4l.t uac. ohll- To lie p-I,
li-Aj Ihty received. although ui c.DIy si,.de
aud entirely different from lla. Is am familiar
with. tuat vc-ttte upon ory land one ia
particular attracted IA! a.t,uLuD; Il r,>lmDl,u
"A tl Id. a. nIfI
aud ol tue NOSE brilliant hue.
ihc hsH winch inhabited those silver banks.
/ found a. dIl,Tcut III k.nd. a. the sceuery Ma
yarlcd. 1ney were .! al iOrUs, coioIs aua
ssLgs-lIom tIc :! metrcM luDy, tu ,hc globe
axe suull-h, from those oi Tie dUilc>I Hu, 10 the
CDans tauIc uUiphin.llOm tLe >rui> ot JAe leopard
10 Tie hue> Ul me sunbeam. irom the Aarill,s -
mluno" 10 the ToIac .Uus shark. some lad Ae,us
ike squirrels, OinJIs Ii,c Gals ULu uug>; one q.
small slzc ry>cmoIyd "A BAH tyiri,I. Some
dared thIUu. IA The water like .HeiCorS. while
other, could scarcely Dc seen to move.
10 cnumvrdIe ana eNpla.u ali the various
kinds OF n>h / bcAcid Whine diving oI thgs
banks would, were / enough OF i naturalist 80
10 Go. require more space tnan my hmI;, viii
allow; lor / am convinced that mo-t oi lh-
Kinds ol winch nn..DIt tuy tropical seas can De
found there. The suu-il~u. saw -h>h, sIar-iish,
while shark, ground shark. blue og shovel nose
sharks. were often seen. There were also isn
winch rescmDled plants. ana remain a. tAcd ia
Their position ds u sArUD Ihe only power
possessed was 10 open and shut " non IA danger.
some oI them re enDle tie rose In 1uil boon,
and were oi ali hUcs. IhcTe we're ribbon hsl.
from four to i've inches To three ieet ia length.
Their eyes are very large and protrade nke
those oI the Iros. Another H>h was spotted
like the leopard, from three 10 tcn teet long.
They buiId tuelr houses l4Ar tHc hcas,r, IL
when t-ly spawn, aua the male tor female
watches the o,a a.. t hAtchys. -aW many
~ptcmrn> @; ;he green turtle, some ave ieel
long. winch should tA.nk would weigh from
iOur 10 i've hundred pounds.