The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-12-31
WATER OF STRANGE RIVERS.
One Stream Sour as Vinegar. Another
Black as Ink

DioSN 90
One of the most curious rivers thai
have cCme to the knowledge of men i.
the WeLie SheIbeyni. of Eastern At
rica. Il deep AMI rapid stream. abound
ing in strange fish and ferocious crOc
o6iles. says the Philadelphia Press
Although it flows for hundreds of miles
dhlJusl fertile lands the immense vel
ume Cf w.p;er Tever reaches the sea
\ short distance north of the equator
the river is lost in desert region a
few miles from the INDIAN Ocean.
Some of the more recent explorer,
Of Alaska AMI British America claim
THAT the Mississippi can no longer bt
regarded as tire largest river on the
North American continent. This dis.
';inction is claimed for the great Yukon
River. According to Ivan Tetroff. who
spent over two years in Alaska col
lecting material for the. last census.
the Yukon enpties into Norton Sound
about Cne-third mere water than the
Mississippi pours into the Gll,f OF Mex.
Ht uhOIl bIsA.H IsC> tllt
larger pGi.tion OF Northern Alaska. and
6U0 miles from its mouth the river is
a mile in width. Centuries before its
discovery by white men it very likely
served as thu water highway into the
iE.e:t.Or for tr,heS whom we believe tc
have crossed from Asia TO the Amer
icam Continent. The Yukon River is
over 2.0G0 miles in length.
Traye-a:s report that in Algeria there
exists small stream which the c!lom
iSary OF nature has turned into ink. II
is fCimeil by tire union of two rivuletS
one of which is very strongly impreg
mated with iron, while the other. mean
tieling through Il peat marsh, imbibes
large quantities of ga!lic acid. Letter:
lrave been written with the natural
compound of iron and gallic acid,
which forms this small, yet wonderful
s'.reaim.
The Rio de Einagre in Columbia is
il stream the waters of which. by AL
mixture with sulphuiic acid. became
SO sour that the river has been apprO-
priateiy named the Rio de Ninagre, OF
Vinegar River.
The Orange or Garieh River. il
Southern Africa. rises in the moun-
'tiins which separate Natal froGn THE
Orange Free State. The length of tlI;s
s12arm is LOCO miles. IEs banks
abound in valuable woods, and around
it are found rich copper ores. In this
stream are many varieties of fish
which are found until the river passes
through rocky region containing cop
per, below which the water is Saqd to
be poisonous. almost Instantly king
the fish tlrat venture near it.
Another remarkable river is thr In
Iius. a greaI stream in HinduStan. Ii
rises in Thibet. and its course is Il Won,
itslfuI one. On reaching the Sussi. its
most T0r,nCTn point. it turns south
ward. losing itself in the hfiis, ana re
appears in Takot in KOhiStan. The
Indus is 1.TOO macs in length. AfteI
receiving The waters of many tributa
ries, its channel grows narrcw. AMI
here II divides in:D many channels,
scme of which neveI return 10 lhe par
rnt stream. 1t albunds in fish an.i
That classical rirer. the Gin@es. is
pIr;t,c in its cOultse. like the l.Oane
Ho. 1t is prominent both in the re
ig?.n and geography of ln,fia. 1t Va
ItcS not only from season to season
bur from year to year. ana Frequently |
Exchanges oil passages for new Ci.9s.
Ii has been said that the Ganges de |
livers into the sea every year :I4::5,- |
100000 tons of mud, sand and Oth9 |
Solid matter.