The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-22
William A. Du Puy.

rooyright. 1911. by ". A. Du Puy)
LIE time will come when that coast
n line of the United States which
boasts such cities as New York.
Boston, Baltimore, Washington
Galveston will be 300 miles out to
and those cities will have been sub
red. The whole Atlantic coast is
xly sinking into the ocean. So rapid
he sinking that evidence of it and
Isurements Of il within the last dec
. are now to be had. That the rate
he sinking is being accelerated, and
IL may be much faster IN the future
ii il has been In the past, is the
|ogist, who has of late been piling up
>ses Of evidence in this connection.
n. Davis has for years been one of
active and progressive members of
!, United States geological survey.
|is q part of that service which has
tntIy become the bureau OF mines,
ated by the last congress. His asso-
les call him peat Davis. because
special study has been Of the de-
{tB of the marshes which offer them
les rs possible fuel These studies
marshes have led Geologist Davis up
down the Atlantic coast line, and
moro exhaustive his study the more
>ressed lie has become with the de-
Ie of all that region. Finally. lie is
dy TO submit the evidences of his
1ings. He holds that there is no
n OH the part of the residents of the
81 cities 10 scramble to the housetoDs
az or tomorrow But, as sure as the
logic tendencies which have gone on
hanged for hundreds of thousands of
RS and are now ut work. continue.
/ people of the nation s great cast
cities will be gradually pulled be-
|th the water level
The Old Coast Line.
biologists have long recognized the
D that the Atlantic coast line was
h much farther out than il is now.
're is i;nc from 100 10 800 miles off
present coast at which the water
|Eenly gets much deeper. Out TO
B distance the water is generally
Ie 300 feet dcep. Then il plunges
denly and is becomes ten times IS
. 20 the ocean bottom. The men OF
.ccast survey have traced tins line
pughout the length Of our coast llne
n find il similar ail along The ge-
lists say that the continent once
ched ont this far and that here was
coast line. But gradual aeelina
hugh the ages has caused that line
retreat, until now IL is where we
~ it.
Pom II geological standpoin; this has
pened in comparatively recent. times,
bas all been done since the glacial
|od. This brings it into the present
Iod and makes the action new. In
\. it is positively known TO be now
1g on
d Sinking Is Accelerated.
hat this decline was gradual
,ughout lis entire course is not to be
eved. for the time has not been long
,lgh for this to have brought about
KNOWN results. IT is more probable
hugh the ages and at given periods,
D and a more rapid drop is taken.
re Is evidence leading to the belief
4 this faster movement is now on the
here is an ancient sill in the
|rlestown navy yard at Boston with
ard to which there Is definite in
nation as TO its elevation. 1t was
in place seventy years ago. It's Gle
ION was given with relation to mean
b and low tide and also with refer
g to surrounding landmarks. With
|tion to the tide, this sill has sunkcn
en-tenths of foot With relation
he landmarks thereabouts it has the
be position. John R Freeman, the
1neer for the Charles river dam,
es this MS 4 positive proof that Bos