Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-04
SOME PECULIAR RIVERS
Oae stream Soar ms Vinegar and
Another ms Black ms lax

One stream as Soar ms Vinegar and
Another ms Black ms lax.
One OF the most curious rivers that
have come TO the knowledge Of men
is the webbe shebeyli Of Eastern
Africa. a deep and rapid stream.
Astounding In strange fish and fero
cious crocodilss. Although Il lows
for hundreds Of miles through fertile
lands, the immense volume Of water
never reaches the sea A short dis
lance north OF the equator the river 10
lost In a desert region few miles
from the Indian ocean.
Some OF the more recent explorers
OF Alaska and British America claim
that the Mississippi can no longer be
regarded as the longest river On the
North American continent. This dis
tinctiOn Is claimed for the great Yukon
river. According to Ivan Petroff. who
spent over two years In Alaska col.
lecting materials for the last census,
the Yukon empties into Norton sound
about one-third more water than the
Mississippi pour into the Gulf ~ Nex-
leo. The Yukon basin comprises the
larger part Of Northern Alaska. and
bfD lIlisS IiOIi lAN tIDuiu iuf FtNff -
a mile In width. Many centuries be-
fore n was discovered by white men
ID very likely served as the water high.
way into the interior for tribes whom
We believe 10 have crossed from Asia
10 the American continent. The Yukon
river Is over 1000 miles In length.
Travellers report that 10 Algeria there
exists q small stream which the chem.
lstry Of nature has turned into Ink. IL
il formed by the union Of two rlyulets,
one Of which is very strongly impreg-
mated with iron, while the other. mean
dering through peat marsh. imbibes
large quantities Of gallic acid. Letters
have been written with the natural
compound of iron and galiic acid which
forms this small yet wonderful stream.
The Dio de Einegra. In Colombia. ID
n stream the waters ~ which. by al.
mixture with. sulphuric acid. became 20
sour that the river has been apprOpn-
ately named the Rio de yinagre, or
Vinegar river.
The Orange. or Carried river. in
Southern Africa. rises In the NOUN
Z tains which separate Natal from the
Ora nge Free State. The length " this
stream Is 900 miles. Its banks abound
f, I'm various valuable woods. and around
/ II are found rich copper ores. In this
I stream are many varieties Of fish,
I which are found until the river passes
I through the rocky region containing
( copper. below which the water Is said
I 10 be poisonous. almost instantly kill.
( ing the fish that venture near II.
! Another remarkable river IL the Indus
great stream In HIndoostan. II rises
! In Thibet. and Its course IL a wonder
( fuI one. On reaching the SussI. its
I most northern point. II turns south.
Z ward. losing itself In the hills, and re.
( appears ~ Takot. in KohistaD. The
\ Indus is LOO miles Ia length After
receiving the waters Of many tribu.
I taries It's channel grows narrow. and
here II divides into many channels,
SOME ~ which never return to the
parent stream. II abounds 10 fish and
crOcOdiles.
That classical river, the Ganges. IL
erratlc In its course. like the Honng
Ho. II Ii prominent both In the re-
ligion and geography " India. n va.
ries not only from season to season,
but from year 10 year. and frequently
exchanges old passages for new ones.
n has been said that the Ganges de.
Ilyers into the sea every year $4,000.
900 tons Of mud. sand and other solid
matter. Philadelphia Press.