Show SPANNING tue TUB missia irry ipri the north lV western ettern estern democrat minnesota of tile the gih an n tiie tile completion of the minneapolis suspension 11 bridge ridge about eleven in the th coining of ath dinst in it the last floor beam of this beautiful structure having been suspended and secured we crossed upon on tie the first spans that have ever united the opposite lanks banks of the mis mia the tha wp ision islon was one of interest and pride Theng tny length th of fran span is geo uko feet vertical deflection of cables 47 feet which are arc four in number and eab bah comprised of of no 0 vire wire the width of the plat piat platform dorin forin unie knie e nf or 17 feet distance between suspending rods 3 feet 9 inches the ae e be being mif a a pecullar peculiar feature in the construction it will wili not be arnim acim to repeat that tunnels have ben boen driven into luto the clay strata of limestone rock of about twelve feet in depth through which holes hoies have been drilled to receive ceide the tile irons nathe the anchorage which arc are arase se cured by heavy plates underneath the rock th thus us making security doubly sure aure ure r 11 LT the john 0 groat journal says saya with within a the ian lan few weeks iwo two two IAO very important and ind highly interesting discoveries have been nade in in th the lower old red sandstone beds of wick and thurso by ain air peach of or this place the we well weil known naturalist and zoologist fossil ossil F wood and shells the existence of which in caithness was hitherto unknown have been abundantly found in situ the former at thurso and both wood and shells at wick wiek and in the vicinity the shells have llave undergone considerable abrasion these ar are facts extremely interesting to geologists 3 and will give new life to the explorers of the old red sandstone formation bestowing as they 04 do positive evidence of what has formerly been considered at best but doubtful the existence of vegetable orga nisma nu in thu tha land landof of the old red period Es ex IDA lda A wise MA waa never grows old la in spirit ho maratea mardes with wilh abo tho age |