Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-03
Grand Conservative Demonstration;
in Fairlnx.


REX. ,Eirm E'in!: Lc.i ia.t ri.hi, ii was re-
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INST, 10 which Tue VOLTS .! III" eh''!I c3u"'s
are Invited to atteni. TIE ,HrcTiI cfnts IN the
cruntv ,r. rvrcr,,,' - unite il Iii. erand raily
for Tlilcn and Hendricks. Abe speaker. are |
invited. and the dag y 10 b, devoted 10 ibis |
onr grand demonstration for the cause ot re
L,rm yrnI ,nv,rn,,cn,. and ira,crua! uo;,,u.
me ladies' ar. icy,ird t. prac. .h. occasion
with their smiling arprc7ai. Speaking will be-
Gin at 10 O'Clock. R,c.ss l,r iiuucr Al one
Speaking il. ie .icr1oon au ii nshl. .v.ry
thing vii, b. ,iuue II iii K: the day Pheasant
and Instructive. D.:tii no;,rr wi IT, dui;
given. Yours. y.
How SOME MuUHrAI% GAP: HAVE EEEN
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ifoah iiaI!!HDuFS' or i'asa'o '"!v"-h ''',' Gu
where the l'olcinac has pierced the i'ue tldsr
at Harper Ferry, or ia> &ecn lnu:",!. acy On"
oil the numerous gaps made rs >aa*atd llDNng
rivers through the long mountain ridges which
flank the AIicuhaars, mus! have been struck
by the question how Il cump.ta,ivciy small
stream could overcome 10 Formidable ~ Oh.
slu:tion.
Eydrntly TIC river could net have taken III.
vantage OF Il natural cicit or t>""rc thr1:'sh he
uGunaln dam, Tor the strata c2rferpa.u gu t!i2
! opposing i les OF the gap, a2'i The aver noiS
over au unbrukcu stratum unjar running the
broken strata Of tie banks The gap as plain.
| IL denotes section cut cus Of the roun!yin rs
notch in stick does the rcmovalr! the wa,l
The disconnected edges of the strata tell pre-
clscy the same story IS Tie several lines O! En-
uual growth on the sides Of & wood chopper )
c,l; the connecting portions OF wood ard stone
have been removed. The question is low
The first and most natural superstition would
Ec that the valley, back Of the dam. had rrigl
| naiiy been filled, forming y lake vines II let
Was over he ridge above the present raven
! chauuel; ard that, as the outlet Was Iuwete i'}
! the wearing dGWn Of the ubs!rucI,a, the ianc
was t!r;,incd uniI the entire valley was Iii
bare. This :uppo,lioa is Eagatyrl - thc
pl,iu fact that il womb DC mp,,-:,c 10 iii h.,
tb. rar, Before The water could rcurA that
iry.i il would flied an outlet elsewhere, where
the natural elevation ct the dam waS !r-> M
exc. l'rrt Illustration occnrs 4 lev miles an1yr
Harrisburg. where the Sn:uuchanra CROSSES 4
Il. xurc al he mountain ridge, eating twice
tnrruUh the t,.nuut,ir4 within y i.Y miles,
when a,parcutly il ujgL1 easily have avoided
IL. obstruction hy roirr i lew mites arpuu,i.
Another snuro,i,lnn is thai o,!rinaliv the
i.,.,I a,-re.,,,r,i;,,, ,,,h In I'm,
# the r;.,rr and Tia, tie r,cscnt valley thiou.h
whi,.I, !, RIM. !, ,h rr,,t NJ rrosia, Will. the
river was slowly wearing through tl,c hard
,nructsn strata, ia, softer caIth ai lh., sur
roundinp country vas washed AWAY through its
sinlino channel Laying The more uoyicElirr
rock. in mountain ridges, Errm :hs poiu. Il
view. The river i, 10 bn regarded MT mere; q.
the clever Of The mountain harri r but 9 ,hc
creator Of IT, rs reducing the level Of the ali,
cent land
,l.u.ihl,. .,,l the n IS. r.ner,ij2 accented Eut
ao"!E"r All, perhaps, lfur explanation i. $ng
::'ai"i by lrn'Ias''r i'e",!i 'rXIdraii"a %
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