New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-11-15

trees in California. One of q grove in
Tulare county, according to measure
ment made by members of the State
Geological Survey, was shown to be 276
feet high, LOG feet in circumference at
base, and 76 feet at point twelve feet
above the ground. Some of the trees
are 376 feet high and "a feet in dame
ter. Some of the largest that have been
fellcd indicate an age of from 1900 to
$500 years.
The largest inland sea is the Caspian,
lying between Europe and Asia. Its
greatest length is 76O miles, it's greatest
breadth 27O miles, and its area 18O,OOO
square miles. Great Salt Lake, in Utah,
which may be properly termed an in
land sea, is about 80 miles long, and has
varying breadth of from 20 to % miles.
Its surface is 1900 feet above the sea,
whereas the surface of the Caspian is 81
feet below the ocean level.
The largest Empire in the world is
that of Great Britain, comprising $685.
658 square miles, more than sixth part
of the land of the globe, and embracing
under its rule nearly sixth part of the
population of the world. In territorial
extent the United States ranks third,
containing 3,580,252 square miles, in
Guiding Alaska; in population it ranks
fourth with its 100000 people,
Russia ranks second, 8,343, $40 square
miles.
The highest monolith is the obelisk at
Karnak, Egypt. Karnak is on the east
bank of the Nile, near Luxor, and occu-
pies part of the site of an ancient The
bes. The obelisk is ascribed to Hatasu.
sister OF Pharaoh Thothmes I'LL, who
reigned about 1900 B. C. Its whole
length is 1872 feet, its weight 400 TONS
Its height, without pedestal. is 1O8 feet
10 inches. The height of the obelisk in
Central Park, without pedestal, is 68
feet II inches; its weight about 1853
tons.
The Chinese wall is the largest wall
in the world. 1t was built by the first
Emperor of the Tain dynasty, about 220
B. G., as a protection against Tartars
1t traverses the northern boundary of
China, and is carried over the his CHEST
hills, through the deepest valleys, across
rivers, and every other natural obstacle.
Its length is 1880 miles. Including a
parapet of feet, the total height of the
wall is 20 feet, thickness at the base 25
feet, and at the top Is feet. Towers or
bastions occur at intervals of about 100
yards.
The largest library is the BibliotheqSa
National in Paris, founded by Louis
XIV. 1t contains 100000 volumes,
300, 900 pamphlets, 175, 900 manuscril..s,
100000 maps and charts, and 100000
coins and medals. The collection of
engravings exceeds 1900, 900, contained
in some 10000 volumes. The building
which contains these treasures is situat-
ed on the Rue Richelieu. Its length is
$40 feet, its breadth 100 feet. The
largest library in New York, in respect
of separate works, is the Astor. About
100, 900 volumes are on its shelves.
Among the most remarkable natural
echoes is tina, that Of Eagles Nest, on the
repeats bugle call until it seems to be
sounded from a hundred instruments;
and that on the banks Of the Naha, be.
tween Bingen and Coblenz, which re-
peats sound seventeen times. The
most remarkable artificial echo known
is that in the Castle of Simonetta,
about two miles from Milan. It is oc-
casioned by the existence of two par
allel walls Of considerable length. It
repeats the report of a pistol sixty
times.
The largest bell in the world is the
great bell of Moscow, at the foot of the
Kremlin. Its circumference at the bot
tom is nearly sixty-eight. feet, and its
height more than twenty-one feet. In
it's stoutest part it is twenty three inches
thick, and its weight has been, comput-
ed to be Az, 772 pounds. It has never