The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-25


gems. Thus the whole surface of the plain
IS a combination of myriads Of reflectors.
each pebble being so highly polished
that 1t IS like mirror, and it is believed
that the lakes of the desert mirage are pro-
duced by this means. The pebbles are pol-
lshed by the loose sand which is blown
hither and thither.
THE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION.
Everybody knows, without looking at
the map, how Lower California runs south
from the Pacific coast like a sort of tail,
separated from the United States-for it is
part Of Mexico, as some people are not
aware-bY long arm Of the sea called the
Gulf Of California. Once upon a time the
gulf extended ID a n1Tthward direction 300
miles beyond its present inland limit. Into
this northerly extension the great Colorado
river emptied millions of tons Of detritus
annually, until the deposit accumulated in
quantity sufficient TO shut off the upper part
OF the gulf, which was thus transformed
into lake. To begin with. of course, iJ
was salt lake, bat it gradually became
fresh through the influx of water from the
Colorado. Thereupon fresh water fishes,
mollusks and other creatures not of the brine
were developed in it, and in this way 1t
happens that the dry bottom to-day is Gov
cred with their fossil remains.
WHERE THE SUPPLY CAME FROM.
However, the Colorado. like other rivers,
has been steadily diminishing in volume as
centuries have gone by, so that IFS supply
OF water was at length cut OF from the
lake, only dry channels remaining where
once torrents flowed. One of these old
channels is known as New river. Within
the memory of tradition of man there has
been no flow worth mentioning through this
New river, but in 1858 a geologlst, Prot.
William G. Blake, attached to a party OF
United States engineers, which first ex-
plored the region, said in Lis report that
the desert would again become lake
for time if there should be
an unusual rising the Colorado. Now,
this is exactly what has taken place
A large tributary to the Colorado,
called the ella river, has beel affected by
such flood as has never been heard OF there
before. Consequently, the Colorado, aug
mented in volume by the swollen stream,
has poured a portion of its overflow
through the New river channel and the
ancient lake bed has become inundated.
Necessarily the water will soon dry up.
LIST OF VESSELS IN THE PORT OF
SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH, July "a, 1891.
STEAMSHIPS.
Tallahassee, 1890 tons, Fisher, New York,
cld-C G Anderson.
Kansas City, 1854 tons, Kempton, New York
&C q Anderson.
VIM Crane, 989 tons, Forster, Baltimore, ldg-
w Guerard, agt.
Three steamships.
Cleopatra [Gerl, 1888 tons, Luc Ike, Hamburg
ldg--Paterson, Downing & Co.
One ship.
Vasco de Cana [Norl, 595 tons, Krogh Europe,
ldg-Chr & Dahl & Co.
Union lNorl; 90l tons, Olsen, Santos, CID
Ercole JItali, 5l7 tons, Ruggiero, Genoa, CID
Passpartout fNorl, $50 tons, sturk, Ham.
burg, cld-Chr Dahl & Co.
Teresinella [Itall, 4S9 tons, Esposto, Europe
ldg-Chr 6 Dahl & Co.
Varuna LGerl, 4S7 tons, Dade, Europe, ldg-
Chr Dahl & Go.
Nicolno [Itall, 515 tons, -, at quarantine,
wtg-Chr G Dahl & Co.
Constancia [Spl, 426 tons, Paral, Vigo, CID
Esteve g. Co.
Sofala [Portl 1873 tons, Pereira. Oporto. ldg-
Constaacia [spl, 648 tons, zaragaza, Alicante
Topdal NOR, sos tons, Anderson, Europe, ldg-
A Minis Sons.
New Light, $50 tons, Thompson, Baltimore, lde
Jos. A. Roberts q Co.
Professor Lintner lNorI, 5O5 tons, BjoneSs, al
quarantine, wtg-PaCerson, Downing & Co.
Victoria [Norl, RS tons, Borressen, at quaran-
tine, wtg-Master.
Fourteen barks.
BRIas
Robt Dillon, 454 tons, Leighton, New York, dis
Jos. A. Roberts & Co.
One brig.
scHooNERs.
Agnes l Grace, S5s tons, Barber, Boston, CID
Jos A Roberts & Co
Jennie Thomas. 657 tons. Young, for orders
ldg-JoS Roberts & Co.
Isabella Gill 556 tons, Collision, Baltimore, ldg-
Jos A. Roberts & Co.
Charmer $40 tons, Daboll, New York, ldg-Jos
A Roberts q Co.
Mary l. Peters, Dos tons, Haynes, Boston, ldg-
JOS A Roberts & Co.
Tamos, 800 tons, Moule, Newburg, ldg-Jos A
Roberts & Co.
Hattie Dunn, Ala tons, Poland, New York, ldg-
Jos A Roberts & Co.
Roger Drury. S42 tons, Delay, New York. ldg-
Jos A Roberts & Co.
G and j A Pinnard AIS tons Nipple, New York
ldg-Jos A Roberts & Co.
| Clara Leavtt, ABB tons, Lombard, New York,
! ldg-Jos A Roberts & Co.
| John @. Schmidt 495 tons Norbury, Phila.
delphia, cd-Geo HarriSS & Co.
| Norman, 347 tons, Cosgrove, New York, ldg-
| Geo Harrlss & Co.
Horace p Shares, 1913 tons, White, New York
ldg-Geo Harriss & Co.
David Baird, 632 tons, Booye, New York, ldg-
Geo Harriss Co.
| James NJ Seaman, 616 tons, Patterson, Balti
more, ldg-Gso Harriss & Co.
Aaron Reppard, 459 tons, SteemaD, Baltimore
ldg-Geo Harriss & Co.
Island City, i27 tons, Voorhees,, Philadelphia
cld-Dale, Dixon & Co.
Seventeen schooners.