Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-12-08
OLA PoDRIDA.

Carroes Of brick have TO be stored IN
the most careful manner, says the fnii-
adelphia Record, or else the vessels carry
inc them will founder in the mlldest
weather, owing to the strong tendency
Of the brick TO absorb the water caused
by the leakage which necessarily occurs
on all wooden vessels. The brick viii
absorb the water as fast as II runs In
from an ordinary leak, and the increased
weight of the brick causes the vessel to
settle until she makes the final plunge;
and the crew are frequently at loss 10
know the cause. To new shoals, defec-
tive work in the vessels construction,
and other causes are attributed the disas-
ters
FAITHFUL PIGEoNs.--A Wooster, o.,
correspondent Of the Cincinnati Enquirer
writes: "From Shrcve, the village In this
county near where eleven persons were
killed and crcmated as the result OF o
head-en collision On the Fort Wayne
Road on the morning of September u,
comes the following story; When tho
| villagers gathered to the scene OF tho
| collision a number of common pigeons,
as they supposed, were seen flying around
the wreck. Several of the birds were
captured, and it was then discovered
| that they were carrier-pigeons. Those
not captured disappeared for day or
| two. but finally returned. Two Of those
secured were injured, and after recover
| ing from their injuries were released.
| Strange to say, these two returned to the
| scene of the awful collision, aud with
| the Others, seven in all, continue to
| hover over the scene of the wreck. The
birds were evidently on the ill-fated pas
senger train the night of the collision,
| and through the shock lost their bear
ings and are waiting for their master.
| They only leave the spot for AN hour or
two. at a time in search of food, when
they return and again resume their lone
ly vigil. Two farmers who reside near
by have made efforts to get the birds to
take up coops by feeding them, but have
not been successful. They are quite
tame. and seem to know that the feed
is placed there for them; but as soon as
they have satisfied their hunger they ny
back to their roosting place--a great oak
tree that was burned and blackened by
the flames on the morning of the accident
and which hangs over the deep cut In
which the trains came together.
BEATS EIFFEL's TowER.-One of Ma
ture's strangest freaks, one of the great
est wonders of the world, is the Devils
Tower. or as the Sioux Indians call 1t,
the Matee Tepee, or the Bears Lodge,
which stands on the banks of the Belle
, Fourche River, in a northeastern couL-
ty of Wyoming. The country for fifty
, miles around consists of high tablelands,
deep CANYONS and narrow, fertile valleys
nothing to indicate the possible exist
ence of any such freak of nature. The
tower is gigantic column, a monster
obelisk of lava, which rises to height
of 727 feet almost twice the height
p of the Eiffel Tower At the base
the huge shaft measures 32d
> feet through in one direction
c Huge crystals of the volcanic rock
' measuring one to three feet through
start at the base and run unbroken to the
4 top, giving to the column peculiar fib
o rous appearance, even when viewed from
t the tablelands forty miles away. How
h did it get there? How was it made
0 Once in while in the present age W.
G have heard how portions of the bottom
/. of one of the oceans have been pushed VI
by volcanic forces. and even new islanc
added to the charts. Ages on ages age
similar volcanic forces started Jet O
lava up from the bottom Of the ancient
geological ocean that covered all the
? Northwest at that time. The squirt o.
7 molten rock evidently did not breal
9 through it into the waters above, bu
= !. froze, as an iron man would say, In tn
y hole it had made. The slow cooling off
Z the gradual loss of its fiery energy
:, probably lasted for many long years, ant
, gave time for the particles to arrang
; themselves in the huge crystals tina
arouse all of our establishment To-Day.