The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-02-05
DREDcD UR.

DRBDCHD UR.
Dufinx the yssss OF 1873 snd 1874
wss sogsgsd 10 the spesimen dsfnTt-
nest on board Of n II. 8. Challenger,
engaged in dredging the dep -. This
vas the third ship sent out by che Eng.
Iish 0ovessasst for th.t psspose, the
6rst bsing the ganbot L.ghtsing. in
1868; the second the surveying vessel.
The Rsccupise. In lSe0. and the Chsl-
leogef. II 1873.
"a Most psople have sesn the river
dsedesd. aud dsep-ssA dredging will
b. vsfy easy 70 updsrssspd. There have
hssn sevsesl fofms of drs6eel patsassd,
but tie peipcipls l. the sans 10. III.
The Drudge 10 uss on besrd the Chal-
lsnesr consisted Of Q BAG With two
scrspers attacked. and slso susbs nads
ef oov that sweep up everything thst
they eodse 10 eostacs With. From The
ehroviog ovsf - the bae until it il
hauled 90 bard from elk +, ten hours
.is1ovyons. Tbe b0tn0 of ehs sea fsen
With 1cDcimsas hass bsso psocns<d
varis6 IRON two 10 Eve miles 10 depth.
Il often takes Hvs hours to haul in. at
the rate Of one fo"t u rops . second.
The be frequently brings up two hum
AssA pooeds ~ sea bottom. I have
has,lA61 aAay osss q this ses bostom.
and ths nSvelty has Lang vess 81
IS goos day jaaAPsa. 1a53. ~ vsrs in
the Pacific. Oh the coast af Amesioa. IN
latitude 10 degrses Is s1iAuses uuyth.
sod longitude lS1 degrees 81 osconds
~sst The drsdgs hst been overheard
forvsvelvs bssra vhea b w thought
up Ailed With the largsst quantity aud
variety that had beso ssksn. Tue bag
contained 2lO pounds. which were
mads mp principally oi ssssssiiaely
6ne am0rph0as rcd clay, siiioio0s
spo"ges. radiolaria, diatouiacea. 'barby.
bius sose. gioblesrina sose. fsss,nins-
fsrs ooss. together with other cslcar-
sous.Bhsllsd osxssisms. In addition to
which there Was considerable quantity
of 6oe sesAm-celosed paste. soong
which wsrs anall pebbles Of Qoasts
and fsidspas. and fragments Of mics
slGte. chiorits elate. clay slats. gntiss
and grasits. and cleo land debris, You
will 9sshes ftsn shis that Il W. zach
. haG - would delight Abe ssvsnt on
bnayd fully ~ much ~ their ch,ldren
would b over . Christpss big
In preparing the contenss OF the bag
for critical exauinstiOn made vhae
the story papers call . startling die
crvery. And 10 the light Ut whst 10 to
follow you will sgrcs i0 that ssnsstiou.
81 way Of describing the fact. For.
among this MAS OF Submarine deposit
! brought forth email porsmantsau-
little leather bag. that wss % full
that il he'd to bs stsapped to prevent
fastesisgs iroGs givisg way from the
prssesre Withis. 6srasge - ssy, con.
siderisg nom whence Il eaoe. tha bag
was In no worse coudition than your
new one with nickleplatsd lrimmirgs
would be IL it were hauled up aud
down the guttss iee IN hour Or ~. II
wss ruined in appearance; never could
its original finish be restored to il. But
further than that the ruin did not Ok.
tsad. The manufacturer Of that bag
might we'll displsy il. like :hs safe
@xksrs 6ss-scorched safe. for IL would
dc him great crvdit.
The contents Ut the bag we're in sx-
cellent couditiou. What we're the con.
tcntsY Money! Jswslsy Neither. The
coutenss OF the bog were made ~ e.
sissly u msuuscsiDts 10 vasiess had.
wrstingA
lms9,oe the editors desk Of Q pspu.
lar monthly magazine. With its pigeon
holes asd deawsfs full Of MS. sent TO
him By writer's Who have nos made .
name. q who have no social or other
coilasaea q oGoe ineesad; sud imagine
. nnath's eDtAosiag 1andlsA together
and pushed into . handsatchel in the
manner oe stsam -pssking-such wss
The tssasure dssdgsd uP from the bot
tom Of the dssp -.
call L Q treasure deliberately; Ate.
having esamsned u - . eariesity With
Close attention. The examination ot
~ laA. - - szaesaiasly slev pro-
eos9 havlng le b done in the bsisf
intsrvsls Il leisure that occasionslly
came.
Il was aoe long. Aovsvsr. until I
discovered ssUugh 70 convinss ~ oe .
1sv most wonder(ul facts. They were
then. WitAin I've ysass - islaad In
she rsei6c eesen. havlng N aEeA eheat
equal to PfilAdelphis ead eontsinisg
= colony q noe lee than Aitsen hun.
dsod eoals. sahoi1sd beneath the waters
really sssk 10 tha bettom. I've milss
benssaAi How this lappsssd. whsth-