Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-03-03

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which, it is unnecessary to say was devourcd
without much ceremony. His sleep upon
this night was very much disturbed. Either
tho presence of the dead red, or the amount
of buffalo meat he had put in his stomach,
caused terrible attacks Of nightmare. lie
was several times scalped and tied to the
stake, and more than onco trampled nearly
to death by herds of buffalo.
The morning camo at last, and lie crawlcd
out scarcely believing in his own identity
after such tortuung dreams. lie took last
look at the dead Indian and went on his way,
not knowing how soon he should sleep again
not to wakcn. About noon of this days
tramp he shot an antelope, and thon he be.
lioycd the good Lord was indeed on his side
Cutting out what meat he could comfortably
carry, he took up lis line of march with q
strong faith in the accomplishment of his un-
dcrtaking.
Tho rest Of this day passed without any
thing of note transpiring, as did the succeed
ing day, until late in the afternoon, when ho
met party Of four Indians, who took what
little meat he had ut and sent him on his
way far from rejoicing.
About an hour before dark, and but few
miles FROM Fort Derthold, large black bear
was discovcd sitting right i'll the path which
he was travelling. Brun looked at the Texan
and tho Texan looked at Bruin, both stand
ing like posts. The Texan did not want to
shoot unless he was certain of doing good cx-
ccution, for shot would only provoke an at
tack, which he was in poor condition. to with
stand. He preferred to await the action of
his bearship a few minutes more aud the
bear left, and our hero went on reaching Fort
Berthold short time after dark, where he
rested and iccupcratcd a couple Of days.
During his journey from Bcrtholl to Rice
the weather was ine and game plenty, consc.
qucntly he enjoyed comparative comfort
Immense herds Of buffalo, antelope, and elk
were seen between tho two places.
At Rice he found his friend had left for
the States. lie. remained there, however,
until he had somewhat recovered from the
effects Of his tramp, when he stole Govern
mcnt mule, aud put out Cor Fort Sully.
| The muo proved scrviccable to point
within fifty miles Of Sully, when the poor
creature dropped dead on the road from over
| cxcrtion. He had make $50 miles in three
days and half There was nothing along
the route for tho mule to subsist upon, and
therefore our traveller concluded that he must
make good use of the animal for the first few
days, which none will dispute he did.
The Texan had frosted his hands and feet
though not seriously, and he vas quito de-
lighted when he safely reached Fort Suly.
The remaining portion of the distance to this
city was accomplished with comparative ease.
He caught ride from Suly to Fort Thomp-
son, and after that the distances were so short
between the posts that he could easily carry
what provisions he needed ,Sioup Cuy
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TIE BED OF TIE OCEAN 1t has been
definitely asccrtained that the greatest depth
of the ocean docs not reach 5000 fathoms in
any part where tclcgraphic lines have been
laid
The bed Of the North Atlantic consists
OF two valleys, tho eastern cxtendidg from 10
deg. to 30 deg, the western from 80 deg to
SO deg. west longitude. The extreme depth
Of the eastern valley is under 13 900 feet,
which is less than the altitude of Monte Rosa.
This valley has been traced southward to tho
| equator. 1t is separated from the western
valley by ridge in 80 deg. west longitude,
in which the average depth is only 1000
iuthoms. This ridge terminates at the Azores,
SO that it is volcanic in its character at both
extremitcs. It's extreme breadth appears to
be under 500 miles, and the Atlantic dcepcns
from it on both sides. Explorations carried
on in the Mediterranean, the Red Sea and
the Indian Ocean, showed similar uniformity
in the level Of the sea bottom; and the gene.
raj conclusions arrived at by Captain Osborn
wore that in the deep sea there is an absence
of bare rock, and that there are no rough
ridges, cancons or abrupt chasms NIorcycr
that the bed of the deep sea is not affected by
currents or streams, even by those Of such
magnitude as tho Gulf Stream; but that it
rather resembles the prai.ies or.pampas of the
American Continent, and is everywhere GOV.
cred with sort of oozc or mud, the debris
of the lower forms Of organic life. Nuturc.