The Mesilla Valley independent. [volume] (Mesilla, N.M.) 1877-1879, 1878-09-28
Is rHE MOON INHABGrEDs

The writer n shsse rernarks hsstt peasediy
hal the abovc question put 10 him In return
he would put is.e foiIdSiDg. Whist eyissaee
asve we Of the haui;abiaty Of iips ns<ers
some writers haze iihsta.uiiged m the spesa.a-
ton that, with Tie large telescopes now il
e1isteucr, armies II solder. truors of eIr.
phan.s sad such Ike may be detected on sse
march, and cshers hare surmssea that Lss!d-
isgs might T,e teen aaa he style Of areftf-
lecture ascersaineS. The i,leas. kue'h extra
ordinary statements niAy iGduce "a u Z minds
IL Tie aae,Iacsisl. readers j. desir4bfs 70 Ga.
amino sittis i6sO tie prpba',iiity Of lSb;aih-
ing SUCH fesa.ss. 1The diahetet Of ihc pooa
Is I, ic5 mikes; bot, as II never Frni'sius ss
the sar,s distance from the earth, I,eihg some.
times nearer and saraetipars frrsiasf. i asvrr
presents lac ssme spvaIent disnseter s ; sren
In The skS. When nsaress the eafah j y
seen rnfler thc largest angie. or a3'miil, 2s,
20 per cent sng.e. or 20 SEC. but SRsn fur
t.,css :iroia ille earth It Is seen Under the
sras'lless an.le. of 20 min 1875 -. ssos
Il fa.lcws ff;on. Tie releiioS setwecn tie i-esi
aud ahparer, tiistsrtefs of thr inrop, and lts
nlcsn distance s:Cm he eaEth, that 'secc nd
arc. written tlus Il sec / i the angie IND e
which nile sad q llStle mere Than the tenth
IT n.iie, written thus, i,ise. = seta q the
ecn,rr Of the moons disk; ssain, n, . seo1ns1
l. vratty weli-;he ,snai,est distance thst can
~ clearly ,i;scert.ed, II follows that l.ui!a-
m. on tie in,hln to he clearly seen.--wc msy
.av 10 Ii. .trea u sll--must beabc,it square
a,,ls ID extent, ard tEen II would he sces
opls d spot, light u DARK eeessaiiug . tic
materials j. wh:eh.i. ,Sas haI9 reflected :
larger Of s;niriier sasusity ot lsght
there are some very level plains "a The
| surtsce II lie snocs. surrounded hy mqrn
ia;ns. One such plain has i,esn carefully ex-
sua;;ns,I; Il IS aleut sky niies in iiisnasser.
The u.oun.ain vail ffisss 10 1 height ~ 3.oC0
feet Cn s :!,e south, s,eoO "a The wrss and
Iporsh. anil !. SEQ 90 he east. On the wall
asa four Iclsy ,ansaeIes 81 trck, tIiree On the
| ,sest snd one 81 he eass. The highsss,
which i III sAe east rises 10 the hf.Eht Of
e4iS above sIae level int sssof: the aszt high
ess i on tie west, iis altitude = 5.ass tees (;
the Two loser rocks are rssPeeiiss.y e,s9e
/ and ia 81 Is ice. ADORE Die iatsrinf,
81 ;, place d Z II ssiaa.
within the cosliines II this a.oeaiaTTa rlscsar-
" n,a;n and view ftora itscfntsr ~ gira aiing
rel, !. ! distance os thirty miles I, shev
roald apvear ftoIa I!.s ppiat Under sefii-
cal ar.sie of very iistEe more than / deg sad
he highess rock o. Ne east woc.d suhteoa
N angie Of lcss than iafee. II II teiseresl
st,as 10 otter rsnsirn of tie .soln has untff-
iruas "a close, scEs.inx Es tisiy. Fer sllfse
yea.s has ia saffaer Sar hQog been exclaimed,
ssIuFiav susshine upou il, wssb sHleseeNes allie
ses laissg small objects in,n ssews sad tbe re-
! sases-csrxfally sliseDssed, trpm. which u ap-
pssrs 4gaas nowhesegn lisis plain hrs sas-
| tl,nr 1T ell appreaeAiag sg.e naiare q =
bui.ain 4 as collection of hhiIdiags beea de-
lteessa. .Atrariors inseFvsls, o rsny =
| yls.rty.slxi small. bite svuls, have bren seen
lssssAag sAsaisee yasss Ani neyeS Che NfFFr
Together Sen 0Tiasse sFa'ss have been -
scer.sIned 10 e6irsist q vrIcanle cones. g. Ns
i .Lasvs .hasinr 80 av,rage diameter cE hl'eMl
4 snc mile; .hp. l,Aso ~ ths lasRsss, nssr IN
csnsss of DE plaap. seEtainly drss pot excseS
itw6 miles. win tls tzeeptea = tAese ~ -
Itassi pspaScssCns soshing ssfRejenay sgssasas