The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-06-30
From the Utah Reporter, Junc H.
THE GREAT UTAH NSYTERY.
The Discovery OF the Outlet OF treat
Salt Lake

To-day wegive the farts, .ts y-c have
them, relative to the discovery of a
subtenraneanO outlet to Great Salt LAX,
This inland sea, the briniest Of ALI the
waters of the world, and which form
er investigations prOnOu need n being
kept at its level by the action of eVa4-
OratiOn, has itself solved the mystery
OF the mountains. The lofty hills and
all the lovely islands have for count
less ages found a mirror for THEN
grand majesty in the bosom of our
lake, and its Furnished face has been
kept bright with the crystal supplies
of thousand streams from out the
roaring canyons, clefts, and snowy
reservoirs of the rocky chain.
The eye of science has scanned
with care the agencies which, il was
supposed, held the aqueous wonder in
its place, and the HumbOldts and the
Stllmans OF two continents saw no
escape for the Hanging Sea" save
through the aerial pathways of
the sun. Many Years ago the Bur-
eau of Topography sought 10 explain
\ the permanent equilibrium of Great
/ Salt Lake, whose thirst abSOrbS a
greater supply of fresh water than
Z Michigan or Erie, but still the deduc-
I ton was the same. Every trial SAID
\ its shores We're saved from Hood by the
/ cooperating power. This isnO longer
theory, and never was correct.
One night last week the schooner
Pioneer, Captain Hannah, on her
/ voyage from COrinne To Stockton,
Kimball Islands, nearly opposite this
I city, came suddenly in contact with
something which the captain thought
more solid than water, believing his
vessel To have stranded upon a rock.
Instead of this, however, the men on
the Pioneer discovered that she was
in 4 whirl of a m;elstrOm, for the ves-
sci Immediately revOlved rs if in
circular current; and the motion was
so rapid in the revolutions made that
the men could scarcely stand at their
duties.
Capt. Hannah being an old sailor,
and understanding the danger lie was
in, at once added sail, and stiff wind
blowing at the time, the craft was,
after about half an hours detention,
borne beyond the vortex of the eddy.
He informs Gen. Conner, the owner
of the schooner, and from whom we
get lAiN1Sc interesting ldclSr LAlsll Willie
in the trough of the ugly hole the
deck was far lower than the water
outside the whirlpool, and that he
owes the safety of the vessel and men
to the stiff breeze which fortunately
sprang up at the time. The noise of
the waters as they descended denoted
that some mighty airless cavity below
gave strength to the suction, and the
surging frOthy foam above was like the
boiling of a mammoth cauldrOn.
That this is the safety valve of Great
salt lake there seems TO be no doubt,
and we can reasonably assume that
similar openings are numerous on the
bottom. The steamer Kate COnnor
will be ready in two or three days to
go on the lake, when the General, ac-
cOmpanied by party of gentlemen
from this city, will 90 out and exam
inc the m3lstrOm.
The men of the College and Univer-
sity will again be called to make sci
entific survey of this last great dis
cOvery, and geOlogist and chemist
will, in the waters of the Utah Mediter-
anean, find many valuable lessons
to impart to student and graduate
How marvellous are natures works
around us,