. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Depth in Fathoms. Under 13. 13 to 27. 27 to 55. , 25 Miles. Over 55. .microscopic organisms, the CompylocUscKS radiosus, has hitherto been found else- where only in the Gulf of Mexico, near Vera Cruz. The lake is sometimes swept by gales, which raise heavy seas, billows, and ground swells like those of the ocean. Its waters are also kept in a constant ferment by its tributaries, to which is perhaps partly due a current setting steadily along the east coast northwards, and along the west coast southwards. Its level has been determined by Schubert at about GO

. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Depth in Fathoms. Under 13. 13 to 27. 27 to 55. , 25 Miles. Over 55. .microscopic organisms, the CompylocUscKS radiosus, has hitherto been found else- where only in the Gulf of Mexico, near Vera Cruz. The lake is sometimes swept by gales, which raise heavy seas, billows, and ground swells like those of the ocean. Its waters are also kept in a constant ferment by its tributaries, to which is perhaps partly due a current setting steadily along the east coast northwards, and along the west coast southwards. Its level has been determined by Schubert at about GO Stock Photo

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. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Depth in Fathoms. Under 13. 13 to 27. 27 to 55. , 25 Miles. Over 55. .microscopic organisms, the CompylocUscKS radiosus, has hitherto been found else- where only in the Gulf of Mexico, near Vera Cruz. The lake is sometimes swept by gales, which raise heavy seas, billows, and ground swells like those of the ocean. Its waters are also kept in a constant ferment by its tributaries, to which is perhaps partly due a current setting steadily along the east coast northwards, and along the west coast southwards. Its level has been determined by Schubert at about GO feet above that of the Gulf

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