The Delta independent., 1891-07-01
se4s Large Things,

FORTRESS ionros is the largest single forti.
asataea In the world It has already cost the
American government over $3,oOr.oO0. The
water hssssry is considered one ofths finest
military works In the world. The lsftiest
estays volcano is Popoeatspetl (smoking
nSsatsis,. thirty miles southwest of
fsssle, Asxieo. It l7.7s4 feet abovs the
- level, esd isss . crater three miles in cir
eunssrsscs ssd l.0o0 fsst deep. The largest
university is thss sf Oxford, England. 1t
consists sftwsnty Ave colleges and i've halls.
The most extensive park 10 Deer Park, in the
snvirons of Copenhagen, Denmark. The en-
cissurs contains 4 200 acres, aud is divided
BY q ANAL river. The largest pleasure
ground in America is Fairmount Park, Phil.
adelphia, which contains $40 aorss. The
largest body Of fresh water on the globe is
Lake Superior. 1t is 400 miles long. 100
'ailss wide st its greatest breadth, and has al
area of $1,000 square miles, It's mean depth
10 said 70 be 200 feet, and its greatest about
800 fathoms: Its surface is 635 feet above the
Sea. The largest tunnel in the world is that
sfSt. 0othsrd, en the line of railroad between
Lucerns aud Milan. The summit nf the tun.
mel is $50 feet beReath the surface Of Ander.
matt, and 5000 tsst beneath the peak of Kas-
tslhsrn Of the St. Gothard group. The most
sKtsusive cavern II the Mammoth Cave, in
Eanoason County, Kentucky. It is near
Green River, six miles from Cave City, .d&
twenty -sigth miles from Bowling Green:
The largest trees are the mammoth trees of
California. One ofs grsqe in Tulars County
according to Measurement made by members
ofths State Geological Survey, was shown to
b 276 feet high, 105 feet in circu inference at
the base. and ssventy-six feet at q point
twelve feet above the ground. Some of the
trees are $40 feet high and thirty four feet in
feied indicate an age from 1000 to $500 wears
The larg-st inland sea is the Caspian, lying
between Eurepe aad Asia. Its greatest length
is760 miles, it, grsatsst breadth 270 miles, and
it, area 1900 square miles. The largest
empire In the world is that of Great Britain,
sonPrising s,657. .65s square miles { more
thas sixth part Of the land Of the globe),
and embracing under its rule nearly sixth
part II the population Of the world. In
tsrrissrisl ex,ant the United States ranks
third. containing 3,51O,242 square miles, in.
Vs20hbB htsSAo} ia POpuiutiou ~ THuko
fourth. with its 10000, 900 people. Russia
rasks sssesd, s,352. $40 square miles. The
highset nenslith is the obelisk at Kanark,
Egypt. Karnak il en- the east side of the,
Nile. near Luxor. and occupies part of the
sits sf snsisnt Thebss. It's whole length !.
ia fsst, ~ weight 400 tons. Its height
withsut Psdsstsl. 10 1s0 feet ten inches. Th.
chissss wall is the longest wall In the world.
Il wss bsilt BY the Arst emperor Of the Tain
dynasty. about 100 ysars B. c., As = protec.
tisa aoainst Tartsrs. Ih length Is 1880
niIs. Issluding parapst Of ave feet. the
sstal height Of the wall 10 twenty feet, thick.
nsss u the hass twenty -Avs feet and at the
tsp 6hssn fsst The largest library is the
Biblisthsqus National In Paris, founded BY
Lssis XIV. It contains 1 400, 900 volumes,
10000 pamphlets, l75,Oo0 maps and charts,
Isl, 900 coins aad medals. The collection Of
sngraviags exceeds 300, 900. contained In
ssms 10000 volumes. The largest bell IN
thswsrld sis the great bell Of Moscow at the
foot ofths Krsmlin. Its circumference At
the bstssm Is nearly sixty y.sight feet. aud its
height twsnty.ous feet. It's weight has been
ssaputsd - - 443.772 pounds.