Telegram-herald., 1889-07-25

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. 6raFhic Description ~ strikias sselss
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Eu1sr tLe telresl sklss tlls desert IS Gn
suSsa-l-S s144<--s. tat !. A04 : 3 s.s le .ai1.s
Il - tefrlols 49, appalling ] s1.l aeser
1.gEes soS1e 1 Witnessed sclle fe1fs E1-.es
t,eyou4 tAc great Gyr44ll1s, ssss = writer
A. tne New 4rA A-.ll AKA f1p-efs SEA-
Eaiae1 81 is2l4ts~ El..<k solas two t-a-
ered feet above Tie level q tAs sgrgoln1-
iag desert Away % tie west ess-i Sre
I1 es distant, ! 1eser.es slN or seven lsl.y
plllsrs q s-l- ll.s--g sN-flls ever ne t4.
oalAgl1g l4all. 1Ae center oae - tt.so
vas verlio4l Inc t1ose surrounding & lt. 81 =
c.s taacs ~ tno or three h~Narc1 yas1s,
ieane1 sig1tlY lewAra a. 1Ae sAuo ~ tae
b-se of Tie O. uMas wAs ias4ea nY TIE
furious Welrlalua ilte . sl.ff -.e sea l-s-
efi trees 81 tas hardest Waa1 were iora ~
Wa their fec.s aAa tArio1 h~A~fo o..s ~
yards away AID 81 ls1 ~ i-so she - efeA
tee gress i1&t grew ~ ti.e i'~4A - t-'~t 'tt
sihls storm was sa0ru c.eaa away from ils
roots. TIE submits of those ce-a-1Gs q
sAad a. leugtA jniao1. and thea o4rst iorth
from tier -ai.s1 tQps = yelleW, ig@AtAs
cloud Il sand Il such mag1iiuae aAa
de1sity as t. darken. ss IN total eclipse,
The faae Il the bright afternoon sun. The
shortly after subsidized, bat TIE e.e4d ~
sand anc grass. which had been raised hisn
IL tie heavens. ooltlnuea II cArkeh The
setuns suu Tor more than al hour lAe
smaller column DeAiua Travelled swiftly ln-
creasiug il slse. unll q reached Tie tiie ci
the break upcf tbs otlsf, and then sd~o1
its mite te tie universal destruction
WA nv se1taut. a. stood ia security,
measured tie hs -At of tAe osIteF column
Il sauc II x4s nearly enc thousand feet
The other coilMIs were rlslag - ralAeiy
that they soon reached = greater height
than that of the center coluLD. hLeD he
junction q them az took place the sudden
eruption Il sand. leaves and Frass reached
10 a tota. height OF over four thousand feel
These ''zobahahs' are not very freg 4ent
but when they occur they carry woes qre2a
devastation along Will them aid woe aeucs
the traveller nd the tent that happens q
stand IN their Way. Not mere than tea
Yards from The column the ar Is perfectly
60 u but within tac tAs4 circuulsrrlpne
circle there RACES such tempest as WI
carry away any thing, however nrmiy r1ed
in the ground, llJQ TIC regions q Tie upper
ar as easily ss an ordinary gust 81 wihe
VIII blow piece q aper. The c4l-el, Alis
xcu5erfll sLip of the desert, always KNOWS
"a few hours 0cl9ic NLttL'i 'AS @ 1--WE
approaching 'zobah2hs' i likely 10 oons
upon him, and his natural instinct VIII
guide him 10 a place of safety, where hs
lies down ana only breathes the cool, re
active current which closely follows ths
burning, almost sucesatiag hot cir which
companies the "zobahahs The usual
movement of these sand spouts Is IN the
arc Of "a wide circle. and the direction Of the
center Of the circle is almost invsrlbly from
north 10 south.
When these awful turnoils are over and
the disturbing elements have resumed
their natural state, the burning sand be
comes saturated with a heavy cew, ths
sun Is less angry, and the African desert
more amenahie 70 life IN bofh man and
beasts NATURES wisdom ard wonders
are indeed beyond mans limited uncer-
standing