The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12

| to force hole through rock and earth OF sew
srai hundred feet IN thicknsss, and 10 cHs
as though it had been cut by instruments.
Enormons rocks wore blown to great 1, dis;
hs %s2 for many tSs
Having satisfied himself 70 the GHus on Mr.
time When the remarkable and Rrobn6ly, ", nn-
equallcd explosion occurred. His investiga-
ea tho 6S Gsnys that IT Se Whole
ern part Of the NORTH American continent was
coXxered with glaciers.
enon distinct and indiyidunl Inere Is
nothing In this country like it. Were 1t To- Q;
Arizona it would lie no great curiosity. for IL
would be- Of course, nscribed to the same
causes which produced volcanoes. but there ,r It
plain q Arizona, and with thu extraordinary
coincidence TINT practically by It's side n are
ing hetthcre occurred in that exact vicinity 2
violent ,,G explosion of q heavenly Pody WHEN
from the bowels OF the earth. ,
In Europe arc great holes something similar
nnd yet cnIrty dierSnt from tins t6 6ne hhtns
country are number Of lakes called Manre
They are s,wamrs or meadows which have filled
this great American Niaar, and yet while they
ars curiosties and arc visited by t9nrists they
diner from the American Maar in this VERY I'M
evident. Volcanic rock is found. and lava also
central France has ono or two and india one
There is u difference. too. between the vol
cantc Nlanr. or hole. or craters. and this one:
a series Of omissions; Of lava followed or &C:
ccomphnieI by exnlosi2ns. but In the case Of
the Maar OF Ari2ona there was only a single g.
explosion. q terrific and majestic CONFUSION.
explosion caused BY steam would lie. and no
whatever. Therefore. the American Maar
must be REGARDED as peculiar. individual. dis
denccs OF internal CONFUSION and force to be
found anywhere on tho face Of the globe.
The writer asked Mr.; Gilbert how he came to
during the Ice age. He said that It was only d
matter Of Inference. He did not care to assert
wef2er W. seoo
gists iusti flied tho inference that this explosion
occurred during the ice age.
Explosions of more or less resemblance to
this ono have occurred In recent times but
they have been Of volcanic, origin. For in
japan. when one side Of the mountain vandai
was blown out and a large hole created; sug.
Which created Arizona Mar. Wv ',,
Some idea Of the enormous size Of the hole
he by w 81 tSs mhe
So feet hish Mr. Gilbert bert says that Il Il Wash.
than it is and then should so be built around
that it would become a perfect cube. 1t would
round"d into Circular e lhape Soms s iea e Of
the force of tho explosion can also he cleaned
from tho fact that individual blocks Of rock
large enough to perfectly fill the great lecture
hall of the National Museum were blown out
Of the bowels Of the earth.
There is some question rs to whom the new
wonder belongs. A part of 1t certainly Is in
Government land. and a part of it is probably
included in the subsidy granted by tho Gov
ernment to the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad.
Doubtless some effort will be made to reserve
it as Government property. and now that the
wonder is likely to become OF popular interest
it may be that the railroad will build a spur
for tourists convenience. 1t is 5000 feet
above the sea level. and no vegetation except
sage grass or a little brush grows there. Not
until an elevation of 1000 feet more is reached
arc trees found.