Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-30
SOME LARGE THINGS.
Ia the Possession af Many OF witch An,.r
tra ak-- "a Lead.


The largest suspension bridge In th,
world is the one between Brooklyn pnd
New York. The length Of the matt
span is l,59a feet and inches. III,
entire leng' h of the lgc Il ). $50 feet
Fortress Monroe Is the largest sinrl,
lortifirution in the world Ii has al.
ready cost the American Goycfnnen
over S3.0uO.uo The water battery l.
considered .,ne Of the nnest military
works Ia the world
The loftiest active volcano is Popo.
catapetl Smoking mouniaiu) thirty
live miles southwest of Pueblo. Mexico
IL IL l1.isl teet above the sea level
and has "a crater three miles In circull
ference aud 1000 feet deep.
The largest university is that of Ox
ford England. II consists ot twenty
five colleges aud five halls.
he most extensive park is Dcat
Park. in the environs OF Copenhagen
Denmark. The inclosure contains I ~
acres. and is divided by u small rivei
The largest pleasurc-ground in Amer.
lea is Paramount Park. Philadelphia
which contains 3.1i0 acres.
The largest body OF fresh water o.
the globe Is Lake Superior II l. ~.
miles lorl, l6O miles wide at its great
est breadth and has an area Of 52.u
square miles. lts mean depth Is said I,
be 2Oj feet. aud its greatest depth abou
800 fathoms. Its surface il 36i fee
above the seiL
The largest tunnel in the world /,
that of II. t,oihard. on tie line of rail
road between Lucerne aud Milan. 1h,
summit ~ the tunnel Is 800 feet be-
meath the surface of Audcrmatt. ant
$500 feet beneath the peak of III,
knstclhorn. Of the ~ Gothnrd group
The most extensive cavern IL th,
| Mammoth Cave. In EdmoBsou County
Kentucky. Il is near Green river. ii,
miles from Cave City. and tweniy-eigh
miles from Bowling Green.
The largest trees are the mammoth
trees Of California Onc OF a grow.
ia Tulare County, according TO meas
urenent made by members of tn,
State Geological Survey. WAS shown 1,
De 2T6 feet high. loo feet in circumfer
euce AT the base and 10 feet at a poin
twelve feet above the ground. Som,
Of the trees are 376 feet high and 8
feet In diameter. Some of the larges
that have been felled Indicate an ag,
from go to : 500 years.
The largest inland sna il the Cas-
plan. lying between Europe aud Asia.
u greatest length is 76O miles. il
greatest breadth 27u miles, and it, arel
$4,000 square miles.
The largest empire In the world /
that Of Great Britain. comprisinl
\ 5J1 65s square miles (mure than
-Nxth part of the land OF the globe
aud embracing under its rule nearly
sixth part OF the population Of tn
world. la territorial extent the Unite
States ranks third. containing 3.5sO y
square miles. including Alaska;
population il ranks fourth. with il
IL. .utsO. DOO people. Russin ranks SECOND
) b.. 94D square miles.
The highest monolith is the obelis
at karnak Egypt. karnak Is on tn
east side Of the Nile, near Luxor, AN
occupies part Of the site OF ancief
rhebes. Its whole length is lZ2 Fee
lis weight 100 tons. Its height. will
out pedestal. is lS) feet 10 inches.
The Chinese wal is the largest wal
In the world. II was built by the iirs
Emperor Of the Tsin dynasty. abou
30 Is. C.. ~ protection against Tar
.ars. Its length is 25D miles. lnclud
ing parapet of five feet, The tota
height Of the wall is twenty feet; thick
ness at the base twenty-ti 4e feet, an,
at the top fifteen feet. Towers on has
tions occur at Intervals OF about 10
| Yards.
The largest library is the Biblio
theque National in Paris, founded b,
Louis XIV. IL contains .i9O. .0OJ vol
umes. s0O. 900 pamphlets, l75. 10 mann
scripts JO0,OOl maps and charts. an,
100. 900 coins and medals. The collec
tion os engravings exceeds i.J00. 01O
| contained in some 10000 volumes.
The largest bell in the world is tn,
| great bell OF Moscow. al the foot Of IN,
/ kremlen. Its circumference ut III,
bottom is nearly 6s feet. and It's hcigh
| 81 feet In its stt utest part il IL 2
inches thick. ard its weight is com
| puted To be II3.1a2 pounds.
| The largest cathedral In the world 4
st. Peters. in Rome. Inter Ocean.
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