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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-03

In the study of nature, as elsewhere.
familiarity breeds contempt. The most
effective natural forces work so silent
~ and SO constantly that we are in
great danger of not being properly inn
pressed by the magnitude of their op-
erations. A drop of water is small
thing. and each one accomplishes but
the tiniest amount Of work. yet, as q
continual dropping" win wear a stone,
and as the drops of water which fall
upon the earth are innumerable and
come down in constant succession, the
total work accomplished surpasses the
highest flights of imagination.
The amount of water which falls
from the clouds and flows down to
lower levels in river beds and torren-
tial streams varies greatly in differ
emit parts of the world, and in each
locality Is greatly affected by special
conditions. In q mountainous coun-
try the slope is so steep that nearly
all the rainfall finds its way into the
stream beds, and comes down to the
plains In torrents after every shower
or every melting of the snow upon
the summit. The effect Of these tor
rents is prodigious. Stones many feet
in diameter are rapidly rolled down
the sleeper slopes and even carried
far out upon the plain. and deep gorges
are rapidly worn in the solid rock. One
will find great Accommodations Of bowl
ders spread out upon the iawlands
about the mouths of all mountain
streams.
The most impressive of all gorges
produced by river erosion IL that of
the Grand Canyon Of the Colorado,
which for 800 miles flows in a chan
mel of its own cutting 5000 feet Cor
more than mile) deep; while tribu-
taries from every side enter 1t through
narrow gorges Of equal depth. On the
Pacific slope there are many other
river gorges approaching this in mag
nitude. Both forks of the American
river have cut gorges through solid
slate from 1000 to 1000 feet in depth.
The canyon of the MERGED river, where
1t flows through the Yosemite valley,
10 bordered with perpendicular gran
lite cliffs from 1000 to 5000 feet In
height: while the Grand Canyon Of
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-03

Daniel Websfer's fathers name was
Ebenexer Webster. He was born in
Kingston, N. H.. IN 1873. served IN the
French war under Sir jeffrey Amherst.
and was one Of the first settlers Of
what 10 now Franklin. N. H., in 1851
He died in 1906. when Daniel va >
years Of age.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-03


Everywhere there are indications
that the land has continued to rise
more rapidly at the north than at the
south around the basin of the Great
Lakes. The lake ridges bordering
Lake Ontario, Lake Erie. Lake Huron
and Lake Michigan all show this
These lake ridges are old shore lines
formed when the ice obstructed the
drainage to the northeast, and so were
at the time of their formation level.
But now they gradually rise, so that
they are much higher at Waterfowl.
N. Y, than they are at Syracuse, and
they are higher at the northeast end
of Lake Erie than they are at the
southwest, and so as you go north
along the shores of Lake Huron and
Lake Michigan. and in the Red river
valley along the old shore lines of
glacial Lake Agassiz 1t Is found that
there has been a warping of the
earth's crust since their formation.
g. X. Gilbert of the United States
geological survey. after careful study
of the facts. shows that this deforma-
ton Of the earth's crust 10 the basin
of the Great Lakes is still going on,
and is gradually tipping up the basin.
tending to drown out the cities that
are at the southwest end of the lake,
and eventually to turn the whole
drainage over through the line Of the
Chicago drainage canal into the Mis-
sissippi valley. The rate of this
change of level at the northeast part
Of the basin he finds to be such that
the water level at Chicago will rise
from nine to ten inches In century.
This he calculates from study of the
bench marks that were established in
Buffalo and other places 100 years
ago. He concludes, therefore, that,
unless dam is erected to prevent 1t,
Lake Michigan will again begin to
overflow into the Illinois river in
about 500 years: for the summit Of
the channel leading into the Illinois
river is only about eight feet above
the present mean level of the lake.
and only four or i've feet above the
high water level. In 500 or 600 years.
therefore. unless a dam IL built, the
water of the Great Lakes win begin to
spill over into the Mississippi valley
during its high stages. and tn from
1000 to $500 years there win be q
continuous flow during the mean
stages of the water. while in about
1000 years as much win run into the
Illinois river as now runs over Mia
CARA, and in $500 years the rock bot
tom at the head Of Niagara river viii
be so high that there WILDE no Niagara
falls for tourists to gaze upon or for
electric companies to utilize for light
and transportation. The basin of
Lake Erie will then drain into the
Mississippi valley by way Of the Chi
cago sanitary canal.
Among other places where consid-
cradle changes In land level have
taken place in recent times, We may
mention the coast Of New Jersey,
which is sinking at the rate Of about
two feet . century. This is evident
from the advance OF the water upon
the coast line. and from the burial Of
large trees In the New jersey swamps,
which formerly grew on dry hand, but
are now sunk many feet below water
level. DR.. Robert Bell brings evidence
| to prove that the land about Hudson
| and James bay ID rising at at rate d
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-03

Kings river is from 5000 to 1000 fess
in depth. which the river has cut in
hard granite.
We have been accustomed to speak
Of such gorges as produced by con
WILSON'S" Of nature, and there are
many chasms in the earth's surface
which have been produced In that
manner, Of which the valley q the Jor-
dan Is q conspicuous example. But
the impressiveness Of canyons pro
duced by the steady action Of slower
causes is even greater than that a
those produced by a sudden eonvul-
sion- When one reflects upon It, how
ever. the process seems very simple,
and the effects not at all extravagant;
for geological time is long II q river
saws down through the rocks and low
ers its bed foot in 1000 years (which
Is almost inconceivably slow) it would
produce gorge 1000 feet deep in
1000, 900 years; whereas II II lowered
its bed foot in zoo pears It would
produce canyon 5000 feet deep In
10000 years. We can easily imag-
inc the rate to be many times more
rapid. In comparison with the river
gorges which we have mentioned that
below Niagara falls seems very fnsig-
nificant and Of very recent date.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-03

The Niagara gorge, e1ss1afzx ssun
Lewiston up to the present cataract
10 but seven miles and . half long ana
about 800 feet deep: Jet this h all the
work that has been done By that
mighty river since the drainage Of tho
great lakes began to how in that direc-
ton. Recent surveys have shown that
the falls are wearing hack at the rate
OF nearly i've feet year. thus show
ing that, il present forces have been In
operation constantly. this cataract cam
not be over 1000 or 5000 years old.
The Falls Of St. Anthony at Minneapo-
lis have worn back. for the Mississippi
river. a narrow gorge q similar length
and dimensions and at a)out the same
rate. If the other gorges mentioned
show by their vast extent the great
length of geological time, these gorges
illustrate by their diminutive extent
the regency of some Of the most mar
yelous events In geological history.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-03

The southern coast OF Greenland ID
slowly sinking, while that of Scandi-
navia is rising. Darwin has shown
that the eastern coast Of South Amer
lea has been rising since the glacial
period. In 1922 100000 square miles
along more than 100 miles of the
western coast was permanently raised
three or four feet by single earth
quake shock In 1919 the bed of the
Indus at its mouth was sunk Is feet
and the village and port of Sindree
permanently submerged. while por-
ton of the delta Of the Indus 50 miles
long and Is broad was elevated ten
feet About 1872, Following numerous
earthquakes in the vicinity of New
Madrid. ON the west side of the Mis-
sissippi river. little below its juno
ton with the Ohio. stretch of country
800 miles long was so affected by
earthquakes that numerous tracts
were sunk down and others raised, so
that many new lakes and islands were
formed and the bed OF the Mississippi
much changed.
In the interior of continents 1t ID
more difficult to ind evidence Of
changes In land levels, because we
have no fixed data from which to cal
culate. But in two or three places
in New England scientific men affirm
that there have been such relative
changes in the heights of mountains
that distant peaks which were once
visible from certain points are now
obscured by the elevation of interven-
ing peaks.
For the most part the known
changes in earth levels have been
slow, but we cannot safely infer that
that has always been the case: and
even now the elevations are some
times by leaps. as in the case referred
to on the west coast Of South Ameri-
ca. A noted instance occurred about
twenty-five years ago. when the east
era face of the Sierra Nevada noun
tains in California was permanently
lifted ten or twelve feet for long
distance by a single earthquake shock.
In general. however, we may be conn
dent that the foundations Of the earth
are SO firmly established that no sud-
den and widespread catastrophe from
changes in land level need be feared.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-03
SOLID ROCK SAWN BY WATER

BY GEORGE FREDERICK WRIGHT A. n o.
(Auhor
B.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-03
LAKES TO DRAIN MISSISSIPPI

BY GEORGE FREDERICK WRIGHT, A. NJ, IL. D.
(Auhor THE
~ Joseph Bowie
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-03
The Fifth Wheel
By INA HREvORT ROBERTS

Copyright. by J. B. Lippincoet Co.,
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-07

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81 and up rent: open Saturday evenings. c. @.
HORNuNG. 1884 Geary ST. Fillmore
BRAND new. piano. 50 per mo. rental; no cart
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ROOMS no LET-continued

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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-21
DEATH OF LOS ANGELES
WOMAN TO BE PROBEO
District Attorney Of Los Angeles Or
ders Body of Real Estate Dealers
Wife Examined.

LOS ANGELES. May 21.-Actins
under instructions of District Attorney
Frederick's office, Chief of Detectives
Browne yesterday had the body of the
late Mrs Eugene Thompson Bennett,
wife of H. E. Bennett a real estate
dealer of this city, disinterred for eX-
animation by chemists.
Mrs Bennett died in February last,
and a coroners jury decided that the
cause of the death was ptomalne pols-
oning. due to eating chile con carne.
After her death, her husband or
dered an extra strong embalming fluid
used, according to statements made to
the district attorney as he desired to
send the body to the east. The body
was buried here, however, and the dis
trict attorney says that many COM
plants of alleged Irregularities have
been made to him. After the burial
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-21
STRENUOUS STEPS TAKEN BY
INDIAN GOVERNMENT TO
QUELL REVOLUTION.
Trouble Has Become So Pronounced
as to Necessitate the Closing of
the Khyber Pass.

LONDON, May 21-Representatives
OF the Indian government today held a
conference with home officials to dis
cuss the trouble in Afghanistan, which
has already become so serious as to
nece ssitate the closing of Khyber Pass
TO caravans The Ameer is said to
the revolutionists having been exc
euted by beng blown from cannons,
but SO far the authorities appear to be
pOwerless to restrain the impetuous
spirits of the borderland, and disci-
by its absence. The Khyber Pass is
Tire chief artery for commerce between
tor any length of time must inevitably
paralyze trade between the two cOun-
unrest among the Afghan tribes bor-
dering on the Northwest Frontier of
uation, has for more than a year caus-
ed anxiety to tne Indian government.
have been made, and IN the Mohmand
expedition in April last thousands of
against our troops. 1t is known that
for some time past rifles and ammuni-
ton have been pouring into Afghanis-
tan via the Persian Gulf and Persian
territory. The hostility shown to the
Indian government is only one phase
Of an attitude of violent opposition
shown by the more conservative At
ghans against the Ameer, Habibullah
Kahn. who is regarded as a daring in
nOvatOr because he has developed edu-
cation in Afghanistan and is trying
to improve the trade roads into India.
with a view to increasing the imports
and exports of Afghanistan. Last
month, when the Ameer was at Jel-
lolabad, near which ne proposes to
build new city, an attempt to muir
der him, his son, Inayat Ullh Khan,
and his brother, Sardar Nasrullah
Kahn, was discovered. The leader of
the conspiracy was encouraged by Bib
Ealima, wife of the late Ameer,
A Ia H. 1,
son, Sardar Umar Kahn, upon the
throne The ringleaders were exc
cuted at Kabul and Jellalabad, many o.
them being blown from guns.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-21
OF the statutes is manifest.
Dayton Enters Complaint.

LAY ION GTISTS NOUlOldinI.
A complaint similar to that entered
III Walla Walla, was voiced at a
meeting of the commission in Dayton
at s a. m. today, but as railway
officials were willing to grant the or
der it was not formally given, and will
not be until the commission comes
over the O. r. & n. line about June IA
At Waitsburg the Farmers union
took up the question of a morning
train to Walla Walla, but as the bust
ness men of that place are favorable
to the present schedule. no order was
given, the Northern Pacific officials
having announced their willingness to
abide by the wishes of the majority.
The Dayton patrons of the line be-
tween Walla Walia and that point
brought up the question of late arrival
of the morning train, but as the install
fation of a switch engine in the Walla
Walla yards has greatly eliminated the
delay. and the train having been prac-
tically on time since the extra engine
was put into service, no order was
given.
In coming down this morning from
Dayton, those aboard the special were
given an opportunity of inspecting the
rCck quarry near Dixie. and in an in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-21
ASK PHYSICAL
CONNECTION OF
RAILROADS

Continued From Page One.)-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-21
BLOW MEN FROM
CANNON'S MOUTH

terview in this city, Mr.. Lawrence gave
that as one of the main reasons why
there should be physical connections
throughout the state between the
various lines He said:
These duarries are not all on the
same line. and as the rock for making
good roads will be required in all Sec
tions of the state, it is necessary thar
the commodity be transferred from
one line to another in carload lots. The
ro. k will be a loW-g grade product, ana
will not bear the expense of handling
and re-handling."
Finish Tomorrow.
M. Lawrence announced that the
commission would complete it's work
with the Northern Pacific line toner
row at Lester, and would then take up,
on June Z, the Spokane, Seattle q
Portland at Vancouver Three days
will be spent on that line, after which
the O. r. & N. will be taken up at Spo-
kane. June TO- Members of the COM
mission will be in Walla Walla on that
line about June IA.
Those who comprised the party on
this mornings special were: General
Superintendent, H. c. Mutt; Assistant
Passenger Agent A. D. Charlton; Dis
trict Superintendent J. L. before;
Travelling Freight Agent e. T. Hanke;
Attorney Judge Reed; Assistant Attor-
new w v Tanner; State Inspector, j.
w Pearly.
Members of the state railroad COM
mission are: H A Fairchild Jesse s.
Jones and John c. Lawrence. o. O.
Calderhead is acting secretary of the
oOO1rpi SSiOO
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-21
STATE COLLEGE CLOSES
FOR DAVIDSON FUNERAL.
Services for Student Who Accident
ally Shot Self Conducted With
Full Military Honors.

COLFAX. May 21.-The Washington
State college closed Wednesday and
crowds taxed the armory for the flu
neral of Ralph e. Davidson, who &C
killed himself while cleaning
an automatic shotgun, sat Wawawal,
Tuesday The services were conduct
ed with full military honors, all ca
diets taking part. President Bryan told
of the excellent standing and the
worth of the young man Services will
be held today at Reardon.
He was assistant cashier of the Rear
Ion Exchange bank before entering
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-21

ma. He said the policy of the assembly
was to work in harmony with, and
support the government in all meas
ures calculated to advance the inter-
ests of the FilipinOs Nevertheless. the
members had not abandoned their
original aspiration for independence,
and, therefore, he moved that the Fill
pino delegates to the congress of the
United States be instructed to present
the question to that body whenever
an opportunity was offered.