The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-14
SOME PECULIAR RIVERS
ose stream n sour ~ NiaeEar aud
Another ~ nlack aa Ink,

we rtFenm n sour ~ NtneHnr nua
Aaether ~ nIaek ~ Ink
One u the most curious rivers that
have come 10 the knowledge Of men
Is the webbe Shebeyli of Eastern
Africa. a deep and rapid stream.
Astounding Ia strange fish and fero-
clous crocodlles. Although Il flows
Tor hundreds Of miles through fertile
lands, the immense volume Of water
never reaches the sea. a short dis,
iance north of the equator the river Is
Lost Ia a desert region few miles
from the Indian oc,an.
Some of the more recent explorers
o. Alaska and British America claim
that the Mississippi ean no longer be-
rcgnnlCd a. the longest iyer on the
North American continent. This dis
tinction Il claimed for the great Yukon
river. According 20 Ivan peiron. who
spent over two years IN Alagka col.
lecting materials for the last census
the Yukon empties into Norton sound
abort one-thlud more water than the
Mlsslfsipp pour Into the Gulf Of Mex.
leo The Yukon basin comprises the
larger part q Northern Alaska. and
GO niles from lis mouth the river Is
a mile la width. Many centuries be-
fore Il was discovered by white men
lt very likely served as the water high.
way into the interior Tor tribes whom
We bclicve 90 have crossed from Asia
10 the American continent. The Yukon
river i over 2O0 miles In length
Travellers report that Ia Algeria there
exists a small stream which the chem
istry Of nature has turned into Ink Il
Ia formed by the union " two rivulets
one OF which u very sirungly imprcg-
mated with iron. while the other. mean.
dering through a peat marsh. lmhlbcs
large quantities Of gallic acid. Letters
have been written with the natural
compound of iron and gallic acid which
forms this small yet wonderful stream,
The bio de Ninegm, IN Colombia, Is
Strcam the waters ~ which. by al
mixture with sulphurlc acid. became 81
sour that the river has been appropri
aiely named the Rio de- Vlnagre. OF
Vinegar river.
The orange. or Carried river. III
Southern Africa. rises In the noun
tains which separate Natal from IN,
Orange Free state. The length Of thl,
7 stream Is loo miles. IT, hanks abound
IN various valuable woods. and around
, Il are found rich copper ores In thl,
! stream are many varieties Of fish
I, which are found until the Iiver passei
/, through the rocky region containing
! copper. below which the water j. sal,
To bc poisonous, almost Instantly Kin
? ing the fish that venture near Il,
t. Another remarkable river II the lndu
T, great stream la iIlndoostan. Il rise
In Thihct. aud lls course II a wonder
ful one. On reaching the Sussl. u
!, most northern point. Il turns south
! ward, losing itself In the hills, aud N
= appears &C Takot. IN Kohlstan. tn
Z Indus Is LOO miles In length. Afte
receiving the waters Of many tribu
:, taries It's channel grows narrow. an
! here Il divides into many channels
\ some Of which never return to IN
= parent stream. II abounds IN fish an
!, cnOcOdles.
y That classical river. the Gauges,
y giraffe In les course. like the Hoau
y llo. Il Is prominent both In the n
9 llgion aud geography Of India. II VI
4 rlcs not only from season 10 seasol
l. hut from year 90 year and frequent
p exchanges odd passages Tor new one
~ Il has been said that the Ganges a
y lyers into the sea every year 3i3,OC
. 900 tons Of mud. sand aud other sell
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