Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-21

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tom of this great sea is the same sort
less deep than that Of the Pacific. Upon round
ing the Cape Of Good Hope you are in posi-
ton to make q bee line for New York. It is a
long journey, however. The conditions are
not such as are most favorable to pleasant trav-
cling. You find yourself about three miles
deep. surrounded BY the same cold and silent
liquid blackness. The desolation is profound,
and
You ARE NOT ALONE,
nor have you ever been since you began your
walk upon the ocean floor. These tremendous
depths literally TEEN with life. There are
that are known to shallow waterfall of them
carnivorous because there is nothing vege-
table for them to eat. and they must prev
upon one another. Most OF them have huge
goggling eyes. with which thev come
and gaze at you, having no fear. inasmuch as
they have never seen man before. Their ewes
are so big in order that they may catch every
possible ray of light. 1t is true that in these
abysses there is no light whatever that is of day.
but for that reason. inasmuch az it is necessary
to see in order to pursue their prey, these pre-
datory monsters carry
PHosPHoREsCEST TORCHES on THEIR HEADS.
with which nature has provided them. Some
OF them do. that is, while others have luminous
spots upon their sides. These lights serve
them not only for purposes of vision. but
also az bait wherewith to attract victims
Some notion is had of the astonishing vo-
racity of such fishes of the nethermost
deep when ii is understood that GER
tain species can swallow other fishes ten or
even twelve times as big as themselves, the
glutton literally climbing over ard around the
one swallowed. first with one jaw and then with
the other. Among the most extraordinary OF
the creatures Is fierce shark which resembles
an eel somewhat i'll shape. All OF them without
exception are black ink. Their bodies are
PUPPY. even their skeletons being soft the
great pressure of the water rendering them
compact. although when brought to the surface
with the dredge they apt TO burst and fiy
to pieces Immediately. being relieved of the
compression to which they are accustomed.
ACCOMPANIED BY INKY MONSTERS.
Thus, making your way over the plain Of the
ocean, you find yourself surrounded and ac-
companied by inky monsters. all eyes and Jaws.
while around and about on every side
pass silently the amending :orchlight pro-
cessions of the deep. the only color
That relieves the gray monotony of the
bottom being supplied by shrimp-like crus-
taceans. some of brightest scarlet and others of
vivid orange yellow In the distance now and
then yon may behold in a shadowy way vast
ana formless things of gigantic size, which, for
all You know. may be survivors Of races antedi-
luylan long since supposed to be extinct.
NEARING THE AMERICAN COAST.
On your way over the bed of the Atlantic to
New York You may turn aside. perhaps. to look
into one OF the deepest sea holes that can be
found IN the world. Immediately north of Porto
Rlco where the ocean door takes a sudden dip
into gulf more than five miles below what is
now the surface Of the water. 1t is extraordin-
airy how these West Indian Islands
rise precipitously from the depths up
lifting their mountains miles high out of the
sea. South Of Cuba. in the Caribbean sea, is
hole much bigger than the one north of
Porto Rico. which forms al elongated valley
nearly six and half mile, deep. This is be-
heyed to be the deepest of all the
valleys OF the ocean. Among other
surprising things you would come across
the Bermudas. may be. 800 miles due east from
Charleston. which the peaks of mighty
hills rising abruptly out of the midst of the
great Hat ocean plain. Upon reaching the edge
OF the North American continent. about $50
miles southeast of New York CITY, after a pretty
steep climb from the three-mile depth You find
yourself in the shadows, following the line of
tremendous gorge 6G0 feet deep which the
Hudson river has cut out in making its way to
the ocean beyond. All you have to do is to pursue
this until you find yourself at the foot of Man
haitian Island. where you will doubtless con-
slider II relief to get upon dry land again and
seek the nearest tirst-class hotel.