The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-08-24

Wn AD0mk fmn V00f1 Ia tt0Cl08 ~ ~
CsnIf strsem end sludyius 10 pecultas.a
No. sntI. while - ~ stlll ID the
d.rS !. - the nrlmary ceuoo Of this
-s.et ccasn river. we have dellnleoly|
ersss nncn The snnt where 1t originates.
Enrmerlv n - helleved lhat the Cult
% s,s.a,. -. !. s;mn1v The cont,nuatlon 81
~ Ni.sis.inni rivsr. the immaaso vol
.,r,s ~ WE f,ovine out OF WhlcA
cIesven ,ts wa1 ahronsh old ocean,
snd n,..c,vsr: Il. ovn llottnctlve
s sss ss.s.ess.,.s,c. !. Is tenansvature and
scs", s Hr.I,w ~ ~ lnet nud assimllased
@ -, ~. .'... ...ss,s ~ the lrcasn uortberu
"a O,n.ss hsId ia the opinion that
~ nn1s S,,a.nn w.a formed and cOn-
s-c,,sss n, ths t,sd. vvlntle.
s.rs.,. ,ys,,..rvss,or. ~ lnveetlRati atiOua
,..ss,sh.r :. .ssh ~ conclnslvo nsoof
shst =. .', rssshs- ~ ~ ~ ,hssa ~ elemenle ~ any.
sS;r. s. 1910. - ID v,,h = One cnsjoae tacl
80 - eets shlishad. however. We lound !
49, ~. Moon s0scted the Colt Stream
and eh.f the curfent Vaa 0onteollo0
. .Ssr,.,,sI,, ~. % Sra sshisrsrily s. thet hody.
.s,r,,s s.,,o .nnrcs 81 hSslsnIne a AAo|
(,n,f Stream estahljshed ~ careful
.,,art,e,c ch,ar % tIcn axtpatlin9 ov0r .
rs,,o,, ~ two ve.rs. r. q I eolue be-
t~ssn Eowov Rncks. Ela. -and the
Ssnr 1..v m ;ha eoast of the Dahanas.
At.hIs n,sco In 40s fathoms of lWateS, 4
90 .nchnre,l ana for months dovote6
c,.so,v.s a. , carafnI siudy Of the great
oo.sn .iver
s.T..t 80 tall vou somct thing about
~. - ,,.c,,1i M !. ma. shse "a noticed. 10
s..ir sss la. ~. sc.,,snt, e ahe 0ulf.
S.s..., ".s.l =. .hs [ ,s,irs vsSra I - anchors
~ ..s - .s:.s. W. rs n n ssonslv aefaadl
.' seS n s.- -" ~. .cnvrs. vsvia dally'
ps. ~ w.,os,tv II - W Ths 49, dinerence ia 10 floW
v.sst times "a much % two and half
moi. mar hone. The greatest velocity
ro,ol ~. vonara,Iv about nine hours
hsfor. she nnner transit of the moon.
Tha v.yi.,inn. vere most excessive on
fhc easiern aide of the straits and leaoe
~ e~o sns'e M western - : .ide The average
daily currenta varv during the month,
.Sa ua.'s s.s"n.es. SeS ,".ront H cominr : day or
s,.o sfsar tho oreatest decilus,ion Of
ths ,roon
Tno sris or trne point of beginnlng
(, ~ G"N s,ro.m (determined by
S,,nn IN. nosIlion ~ the stroupest sur.
~ s.cs aow, Is eleven and half miles
as.t ~ Enwev Rocks lighthouse. The
s,.nnre.t :, surface current found here
" r,.. fsve and n ouarter knots per hour,
the ,esst one and three. quarter knots,
wy, ..I 'ss' .he " .vorsoa three aud ak ten,hs
@ I"o,s ~" Wa ,.sed two meters In our
oh"orv.,,on. ono tor the surface cur.
.a..s 80, ono for ttsa ant. .aurf.ce stream.
M. ,,Iad Mn no. M eject upon the veloc-
-. 800 .,-e.rs md does NOT change
.S. ..,s ~ ,ha current. The surface
ons-ent "s ~ ~ w.s nnticed. has . much
s,a,,.r va,oc,,v that the sub.surfacs.
n.rin. our ohservatlons we occupied
/. .,uar,s s,~ dinsrent stations. being
."ohn,aT 1890 q. esch Tor several dsys ut
oa0' .'nsa u Wa ,noI 1657 current observa-
49,. ,,,th tho oeter and 1907 curreut
ohsarv.,Ians s,U.. wi,h the pcle during this
t,rno,,
49, ,,ho, ~,,eaucations did you
m.ka Su
s.Th eso on,v. that neither the Missis-
.,,n, liver nor the trado winds were In
snr wsv responsibie for the Gull
S...s". that r. was affected by the
ohsnoos of the moon. and that this
U.-,;c,,Iar noIn, eIoven and q half
p,iios aas, of Eowev Rocks Lighthouse,
u,as its trua axis or source"
sswhot theories have you with res
! foronce ~ the probatle first cause Of
tho s,ream ?v
0Hundreds. II q great field for
! snecniation. lust imaglDe, If you can,
| s..,o hoo,, tho rcsnlt II wa