The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-11-09
Big Things.

The lOftiest active volcano is Po-
pocatepetl Smoking mountain },
thirty-fve miles southwest of Pueb
10, Mexico. 1t is II, 1874 feet above the
sea level, has a crater three miles
in circumference and !, 200 feet deep.
The largest university is Oxford,
in Oxford, England. 1t consists of
twenty-five colleges and five halls.
Oxford was the seat of learning in
the time of Edward the confessor.
1t claims to have been founded by
Alfred.
The largest ship is the Great
Eastern. She is $50 feet long, SO
feet beam, and 60 feet deep, being
22,927 burden, 1875 gross and 49,
344 net register. She was built at
MilwaH, on the Thames, and was
launched Jan. 81, 1857.
The most extensive park is Deer
Park, in the envirOns of Copenha-
gen, Denmark. The Enclosure con
tains about 10000 acres and is di-
vided by small river The largest
pleasure ground in this country is
Paramount Park, Philadelphia,
which contains 3,74O acres.
The largest body OF fresh water
on the globe is Lake Superior. 1t
Is 400 miles long, $50 miles wide at
its greatest breadth, and has an
area of $4,000 square miles. It's
mean depth is said to be 200 feet,
and its greatest depth about GOO
fathOms. Its surface is 635 feet
above the sea.
The largest tunnel in the world
is that of st. Gothard, on the line
of railroad between Lucerne and
Milan. The summit of the tunnel
is 800 feet below the surface at
Audermatt, and $4,000 feet beneath
the peak Of Kastlehorn, of the St.
GOthard group. The tunnel is
twenty-six and a half feet wide, and
nineteen feet ten inches from the
floor to the crown of the arched
roof 1t is nine and a half miles
long, one and fve-eighths miles
longer than the Mt. Gents tunnel.
The most extensive cavern is the
Mammoth Cave, in Edmondson
county, Kentucky. 1t is near Green
River, six miles from Cave City, and
twenty eight miles from Bowling
Green. The cave consists of sue
cession OF irregular chambers, some
of which are large, situated on
different levels. Some of these are
by navigable branches of
the subterranean Echo River
Blind fish are found in its waters.
The largest trees are the mann
moth trees in California. One of a
grove in Tulare county, according
o measurement made by members
If the State Geological Survey, was
hown to be 276 feet high, LOG in
circumference at the base, and
eventy-six feet at a point twelve
Get above the ground. Some of
he trees are 376 feet high and
feet in diameter. Some
the largest that have been felled
Idicate an age Of from 1000 to
500 years.
The largest inland sea is the
aspian, lying between Europe and
STA. Its greatest length is 760
lies, its greatest breadth 27O miles,
Id its area 10000 square miles
reat Salt Lake in Utah, which may
: properly termed an inland sea, is
bout ninety miles long, and has a
trying breadth of from twenty to
yenty-five miles. Its surface is
200 feet above the sea, whereas
e surface of the Caspian is eighty
ur feet below the ocean level.
The largest empire in the world
that of Great Britain, comprising
557, 65S square miles, more than a
xth part of the land of the globe,
I'd embracing under its rule nearly
sixth part of the population of
e world. In territorial extent the
nited States ranks third, contain
g 3,6SO,242 square miles, includ-
g Alaska; in population it ranks =
urth with its 100000 people.
ussia ranks second; 1852, $40
.uare miles.
The highest monolith is the ODE
* at Karnak, Egypt. Karnak is
l the east bank of the Nile, near
lxOr, and occupies a part of the
te of an ancient Thebes. The
'elisk is ascribed to Hatasu, sister
Pharaoh Thothmes Ill, who
igncd about 1000 B. c.. It's whole
myth is 122 feet, its weight 400
ms. Its height, without pedestal,
los feet and 10 inches. The
eight of the obelisk in Central
ark, without pedestal, is 6S feet
I'd IL inches; its weight about los
ms.
The Chinese wall is the largest
all in the world. 1t was built by
lie first Emperor of the Tain dy-
lsty, about 800 b. c., rs a protec-
on against Tartars. 1t traverses
lie northern boundry of China, and
carried over the highest hills,
trough the deepest valleys, across
vers and every other natural oh
acle. Its length is 1850 miles.
a parapet five feet, thick
ess at the base twenty-five feet, and
the top fifteen feet. Towers or
lstions occur at intervals of about
10 yards.
The largest library is the Bib
Otheque National in Paris, founded
Y Louis NV. 1t contains 1,40O,
20 volumes, 100000 pamphlets,
$4,000 manuscripts 100000 maps
ld charts, and 10000 coins and
edals. The collection of engrav-
lgs exceeds 100000, contained in
,me 10000 volumes. The build
lg which contains these treasures
situated on the Rue Richelieu.
IS length is $40 feet, its breadth
30 feet. The largest library in
lew York, in respect Of separate
orks, is the Astor. About 100 600
olumes are on it's shelves.
The largest bell in the world is
ne great bell of Moscow, at the
BOT of the Krernlin. Its circum-
renee az the bottom is nearly
iXty- eigh5 feet, and its height
lore thsa twent,--one feet. In its
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