Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-26

a barrier across the narrow gulf, and
tbusan aHuvial dam formed by which
the waters were divided into two parts,
Then the Colorado found its way into
the lower gulf, while the upper portion
was cut of from the salt water and from
a constant supply by the Colorado river.
Living I'M a region of country OF great
aridity where there were but two or
three inches Of rainfall annually, no
small streams formed about its margin,
co IN was a small sea cut of from the
gnlf. without tributaries, and with no
supDlv of water other than that falling
from infreouent clouds. This Isolated
calf sea extended over an area OF about
sivteen hundred square miles stretched
~ narrow zone from the foot OF the
Can RernardinO mountain TO the dam az
the head Of the Gulf OF California; so us
southern extremity was In the territory
of the republic of Mexico. III was
shallow body OF water, us greatest
deDtb being less than three huhure0
feet and as a salt sea 10 coulu not re-
main long. The fierce furnace Oh Tor
rid zone poured over its surface OidStS
Of drv air that licked up the waters Win
great avidity, the evaporation IN this
~ee,ion being about one hundred inches
a,nrallv. Thus the dry air would lower
&c Iale more than eight feet IN year.
Tr95er tbese conditions il could not per-
sfst es AN isolated sea, for with no sup
Nv If water from perennial streams IL
80 soon discharged into the heavens
cd the he'd of the sea became dry land
THE drv land was thus oelo" the
,.,-oI ~ the sea in its deepest portions
from two to three hundred ise1' LOT
80 80 was the depth OF the old gull.
49, is nowhere in the world q more
5asolete desert than this old gun DOT
The winds sweep the arid and
desolate land, piling the Ssnu IN uu. .sS
+bat travel in sandstorms "Leu '.o
winds blow strong. Much Oh .Ho oos-
.oro ~ the old lake is destitute VI sanE'
MI a floor Of polished graVeI : ioU NJ
49, which the fine dust oio"s IN sue
80 Winds which here rage, pOlIshIn8
~ ,..svsl to such an extent thaI the
s bottom seems to be hiieu Win Il
mosaic Of gems. - troeloss and
COW desert plants are Iouhu'
S ~ desert plants are ID ene NAN
hS9o solia0e. Where moisture Is 50
Wiollou NV cannot afford this element
scar scar -, sncb prodigality as 10 pour IL
OF l'l s1o ~ the surface Of the Ieave ;, 80
ous s ems of the plants must pSl l,lis
tse ss.. 500 function. In more nu.i'u
tne - S ~rsv and brown stems supPoI !, . !
ianus .; enc, Of green leaves wneao IN. sng
l9AIi emotions Of the plant are ea ian,s
Vita ~ mere the stems O. ens P'F 60
on Ous .orform the assimilalioSs &S o
must pel Pc. 90 the few plants Oh eSe
themseie ',,osent a leafess verd ure n, .ne
desere hpemselves being green, Nv Now
steiDs INT little life to DO se' in,o the
, iis-4ls9s - wolf strays out nv quo
and tn9u ~ horned toads are col COM III
ees s : species OF lizard Know now epcOun-
ana . s,p9oornster" is sometimes s euSJ i
~ "a little rattlesnake' sfteen
teree. re than twelve OF n.soSs
rarely nv length, and has $500, .-''SS
~. ,[s IN its head, IS souae''3'''
.'.y- -lS-o on the sands. -.,,.d Il sub-
et~ " 10 SSen basin thus oese..os- - "a
me oseP irserestlng Weiss. otss' a., e
.et g 81 River 10 noNlp4 - "a
5ae Ceiols ling seasons Of gree y ~ ~
a sis1 bursts Or g .2 49,, IS. lersin.
I. ..sss ~ 5 hart OF its contents nor.
P.'s q s bsDosns thai INC sis nus
psr y - gotsrs Of the river . $3.50 4
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