The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1886-10-28
THE BIGGEST THINGS.
Interesting Facts Useful when You Get
Into an Argument.


The largest theatre in the world is the
new opera house in Paris. 1t covers
nearly three acres of ground; it's cubic
mass is A 2S7 900 feet; it cost about lO0,-
600, 900 francs. The largest suspension
bridge is the one between New York
city and Brooklyn; the length OF the main
span is 1896 feet inches; the entire
length Of the bridge is $3.50 feet The
loftiest active volcano is Popocatapetl
smoking mountain"-thirty five miles
southwest of Puebla, Mexico; it is IL, Jas
feet above the sea level, and has a crater
three miles in circumference and l,000
feet deep. The longest span of wire IN
the world is used for telegraph IN India
over the river Kistnah. 1t is more than
5000 feet in length and is 200 feet
high. The largest ship in the world is
the Great Eastern. She is $50 feet long,
SO feet broad and 60 feet deep, being 2S.-
627 tons burden, S,9l5 gross and 1854
net register.
The greatest fortress. from geological
point of view, is the famous stronghold
OF Gibraltar. 1t occupies rocky PENN
sula jutting ont into the sea, about three
miles long aud three-quarters. OF mile
wide. One central rock rises to height
of ,435 feet above the sea,level. Its
northern face is almost perpendicular,
precipices. On the south it terminates
in what is called Europa Point. The
west side is less steep than the east, and
between it's base and the sea is the nar-
row, almost level span on which the
town of Gibraltar is built. The fortress
is considered impregnable to military
assault. The regular garrison in time OF
peace numbers about seven thousand.
The biggest cavern is the Mammoth
Cave in Edmonson county, Ky. 1t is
near Green river, about six miles from
Cave City and twenty Eight from Bowl
ing Green. The cave consists OF sue
cesson of irregular chambers, some OF
which are large, situated on different lev.
els. Some of these are trayersed by nav
igable branches of the subterranean Echo
river. Blind fish are found in it's waters.
The longest tunnel in the world is that
of the st. Gothard, on the line of rail
road between Lucerne and Milan. The
summit OF the tunnel is 900 feet below
the surface of Andermatt, and 6, 600 feet
beneath the peak of Castlehorn OF the
St Gothsrd group. The tunrel is 261
feet wide, and is Is feet 10 inches from
the floor to the crown Of the arched roof.
1t is 9I miles long, a miles longer than
the Mount Cents Tunnel.
The biggest trees in the world are the
mammoth trees. of California. One of a
grove in Tulare county, according to
measurements made by the State Geolog-
ical Survey, was shown to be 376 feet in
height, los feet in circumference at base,
and rs feet at point IL feet above
ground. Some of the trees are 376 feet
high and "a feet in diameter. Some Of
the largest that have been felled indicate
an age of from 1000 to $500 years.
The largest library is the BIbliotheque
Rationale in Paris, founded by Louis
XIV. 1t contains l.400. 900 volumes,
500, 900 pamphlets, l75, 900 manuscripts,
800, 900 maps and charts and 10000
coins and medals. The collection of en-
cravings exceeds 1900. 900. contained in
some 10000 volumes. The portraits
number about 100. 600.