Evening star., 1927-06-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

was recently broken by Ferdinand
Schulz, who flew for II hours and Z
minutes without stopping.
@. What caused the formation of
Crater Mountain?-J. o. McC.
A. Crater Mountain is one of the
most remarkable natural wonders in
existence. 1t consists of q crater 500
feet deep and 400 feet in diameter.
surrounded by a rim 100 to $50 feet
high. This rim consists of loose fraG-
ments of rock and sandstone from the
hole. The cause of this extraordinary
hole is one over which scientists spec
ulate. 1t has been suggested that the
crater was caused by an impact of a
large meteor, view sustained by the
occurrence Of many small masses OF
meteoric iron in the vicinity, but a
sS.inLnE company, ORGANISED 90 find
and woix zAs- iarsv mass of iron, pre-
sumably buried in the hole, obtained
no evidence that it existed. \ p%--
siole suggestioR la THAI rhe hole e1S
caused by the explosion - voicaLto
steam accommodating in the porous
sandstone under the dense sandstone
and finally reaching the limit OF ten
sion.
@. In how many different places did
+. 3.
A. Eight. The Continental Congress
held sessions in New York City.
Princeton and Trenton. n. j.: Phila-
delphia, Reading and York. Pa, and
Baltimore and Annapolis, Md.
@. Where is the Piedmont Plain?-
L. G..
A. Piedmont Plain" is a name
D.,
United States to designate that
part of the Atlantic coast plain
which lies between the Appa-
lachian highland and the low coast
al plain proper. 1t is distinguished
from the latter geographically by be-
ing more rugged and eroded with
deeper river valleys and geologically
by consisting of much older and
harder rock strata. The change from
the hard to the soft and recent for
nation is marked by definite line of
escarpments over which nearly all
the Atlantic rivers fall in rapids or
cataracts, and the line is known as
the fall line" The Piedmont Plain
is less defined in New England than
in the Southern States. 1t is narrow
est and also approaches closest to the
sea in New York and broadens south
ward, being about 800 miles wide in
North Carolina.
@. Who arranges the high school
excursions that visit Washington SO
frequently?-L. G. H.
A. Railroads usually arrange them.
1t has been said that between 10000
and $4,000 students visit Washington
per year through these arrangements.
The average stay is about four days.
pd
make arrangements for chaperons.
@. Where is the largest spring in
the United States?-B. E. B.
A. 1t is impossible to state exact.
ly which fresh.water spring is the
largest in the United States since
springs fiuctuate in their discharge
and 1t is also the question of consid-
ering group of springs singularly or
collectively. Among the largest fresh.
water springs in the United States
are the Thousand Springs and the
Malad Springs, both Of which are in
Idaho. Either Of these springs would
supply the city of New York w.th
water. Silver Spring and Wakulla
Spring In Florida are also among the
largest fresh-water springs in the
United States.
@. How long after. being reset or
replanted will lilac bush bloom?-
NJ. w.
A. The Bureau Of Plant Industry
says that the common lilac is variable
in respect to the age at which It will
bloom after being transplanted. A
well matured sprout should bloom in
two years.
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ADDRESS Frederic j. H1skin, director,
The EUentng Star Information Bu-
Tedu, Washington, D. C.