Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-30
NATURAL TRAP.
Death Guich Captures or Asphyxiates
 Many Wild Animals.


 pleton's Monthly. Tn this rea.on the 1avas which fill the ancient basin of the park rest upon the Hanks of noun tains formed of fragmentary volcanic ejeeta, =. while the hydrothermal forces of the central portion of the park show but feeble manifestation of their energy in the almost extinct hot spring areas of Soda Butte, Lamar river, Cache creek and Miller creek" Although hot water no longer flows from these vents, gaseous emanations are now given off in considerable vol ume." "On Cache creek, about two miles above it's confluence with Lamar river, are deposits of altered and crys- talline travertine, with pools in the creek violently efferyescing locally. This is due to the copious emission of gas. Above these deposits the creek cuts into bank of sulphur and gravel cemented by this material, and few yards beyond Is the debouchure of a small lateral gully coming down from the mountain side. In it's bot m is a small stream of clear and cold water, sour with sulphuric acid, and flowing down a narrow and steep channel cut in beds of dark gray volcanic tuff. As- cending this guleh the sides, closing together, become very steep slopes of white, decomposing rock. The only springs now flowing are small oozes of water issuing from the base of these slopes Or from the channel bed, forming a thick, creamy, white deposit about the vents and covering the stream bed. This deposit consists largely of sulphate of arumina. About 150 feet above the main stream these oozing springs of acid water cease, but the channel of the gulch remains the same. The odor of sul- phur now becomes stronger, though producing no other effect than slight irritation of the lungs. Climbing through this trough, frightfully weird and dismal place, and occupied by only tiny streamlet and an ap- palling odor, we at length discovered some brown furry masses lying seat- tered about the floor of the ravine about quarter of mile from the ] point where we left Cache creek. Ap- preaching cautiously, it became quick ly evident that we had before us large group of huge, recumbent bears. The one nearest to Us was lying with his nose between his paws, facing us. and so exactly like huge dog asleep that it did not seem possible that it was the sleep of death. To make sure. I threw a pebble at the animal, strtk- ing him on the flank. The distended skin resounded like drum head, and the only response was a belch of poi sonous gas that almost overwhelmed us. Closer examination showed that the animal was a young silver tip griz1ly (Ursus horribilis). A few drops Of dark red blood stained his nostrils and the ground beneath. There proved to be five other eareasses. all bears, in various stages of decay; careful search revealed oval areas of hair and bones that represented two other bears, mak- fng a total of eight carcasses in all.
 aOW GLOVES ARE GATHERED. More Used in America Than Any Other
 Country.
 More cloves are said to be used in America than in any other country, England and France following in the order named. In this country and in Great Britain they are used almost wholly as a continent, bs.t in France they are used largely in the manufae ture of certain Hqueurs. To some de gree they are employed in medicine for their tonic properties. The name clove is from the French clou, meaning nail. The tree is an evergreen, grow ing from forty to fifty feet nigh, with large, oblong leaves and crimson flow CTS at the end of small branches in clusters of from ten to twenty. The tree belongs to the same family as the guava, the pomegranate and the rose apple. The cloves are at first white, then light green, and at the time of gathering bright red Pieces of white cloth are spread under the trees at the harvesting time, and the branches are beaten gently with bamboo sticks until the cloves drop. They are dried in the sun, being tossed about daily until they attain the rich dark color which proc1aims them ready for ship ment 4 cloye tree bears at the age of about ten years, and continues un- til it reaches the age of 75 years. There are two crops a year, one in June and the other in December. Hot weather Is favorable to the crop, although little fog is said to improve the flavor. New York Press.
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