Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-09-28
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in one year than any other two coun-
ties in the United States. Last year
10000 gallons were made and the
government get 800 900 revenue. This
year the estimate is 100000 gallons.
The most extensive park is Deer
Park, in the environs of Copenhagen
Denmark. The inclosure contains
about 1900 acres and is divided 10y n
small river. The largest pleasure
ground in this country is Paramount
Park, Philadelphia, which contains
2,740 acres.
The largest body of fresh water on
the globe is Lake Superior, It is 400
miles long, 100 miles wide at its great
est breadth, and has an area of 80 900
square miles. Its mean depth is said
To be 200 feet, and its greatest depth is
about 900 fathoms. Its surface is 635
feet above the sea.
Mr.. Joseph Baker of Lancaster, Pa.
has tomato that measures II inches
in circumference, 81 inches III dame
ter, and weighs ,. pounds. Four to,
matoes very nearly as large as this one
have grown ON the same stalk and the
united weight Of the five is l0l pounds.
They sre of the Patterson variety.
The most extensive cavern is the
Mammoth Cave, in Edmondson coun
ty, Ky. 1t is near Green river, SIX
miles from Cave City, aud about
twenty eight miles from Bowling
Green. The cave consists of a success.
ION of irregular chambers, some OF
which are large, situated on differen,
levels. Some of these are traversed 10y
navlgable branches of the subterranean
Echo river. Blind fish are found in It's
waters.
The largest inland sea is the Caspian
lying between Europe and Asia. Its
greatest breadth is go miles, its great.
est length 100 miles, and its area lS0,.
square miles. Great Salt Lake in Utah
which may properly be termed an in.
land sea, is about 80 miles long and has
a varying breadth of from 20 to q
miles. Its surface is 1 200 feet above
the sea; whereas the surface of the
Caspian sea is S4 feet below the ocean
eyel
The highest monoith is the obeisk
at Karnak, Egypt. Karnak is on the
east bank of the Nile, near Luxor, and
occupies part of the site Of an an
cient Thebes. The obelisk is ascribed
to Hatasu, sister of Pharaoh Thothmes
I'LL, who reigned about | 900 Is. G. lis
whole length Is l22 feet, It's weight 400
tons. IT'S height without pedestal, is
los feet 10 inches. The height of the
obelsk in Central Park, without pedes.
tal, Is 6S feet II inches; its weight
about 1913 tons.
Tne Chinese wall is HE largest wall
in the world. 1t was built by tie first
empire Of the Tain dynasty. about 220
Il. c., rs a protection against Tartms.
1t traverses the northern boundary OF
China, and is carried over the highest
hills, through the deepest valleys,
across rivers and every other natural
obstacle. its length is 1850 miles.
Including parapet of 5 feet, the total
height Of the wall is 20 feet, thickness
at the base 20 feet, and at the top 10
feet. Towers or bastions occur ~ in.
tervals of about 100 yards.
The largest library is the Biblio.
theque Rationale in Paris, founded by
Louis XIV. 1t contains 400 600 vol
tunes, 800 900 pamphlets, $4,000 600
manuscripts, 100000 maps and charts,
and 5000 CONS and medals. The
collection of engravings exceeds 1900
600, contained in some 10000 volumes.
The building which contains these
treasures is situated on the Rue Richie,
lieu. It's length is $40 feet, its breadth
is 1870 feet. The largest library IN New
York, in respect Of separate works Is
the Aston. About 1901 600 volumes are
on its shelves
Among the most remarkable natural
echoes is that of Eagles Nest, on the
banks of Killarney, in Ireland, which
repeats a buge call until it seems to
be sounded from a hundred instru-
ments, and that on the banks Of the
Naba, between Bingen and Coblentz,
which repeats II sound seventeen times.
Tho most remarkable artfti cial echo
known IL that IN the Castle Of Simon
eta, about two miles from Milan. 1t
is occasioned by the existence Of two
parallel walls Of considerable length
1t repeats the report Of pistol sixty
times.