Show II Ocean Waves' Waves Height I That ocean waves Wa run mountain high no ono one ever believed unless ho was as very credulous Indeed The phrase la IA a highly exaggerated figure of ot fp speech ech But Dut tho the observations observations ob ob- o of or keepers of or lI lighthouses In cX exposed Old situations have proved that Wa M run high enough h In great storms to make I very on respectable hills Some years ears ago tho the steamer that carried supplies to the lighthouse light light- house louse on Rock flock on tho coast of ot oto o Oregon re on was able to mako make n it landing and establish commercial communication with the light 1 keeper after a II series of or only by strenuous endeavors covering a period of six weeks The waves of or tho the Pacific had torn away ho tho wharves and other othor constructions on tho the rock even carrying of oft timbers which were riveted to tho the rock As yet et Ct how how- over ever the lantern had remained untouched But tho storm Increased tho the waves rose rORe In height and coon dashed lashed against tho lantern which was Mo 50 feet above the level of oC tho the sea ea l- l ln Finally n all the water washed over tho the top of oC the lighthouse coming In through tho the ventilators over over- head The keepers were compelled to work desperately all aU night long to keep tho the lamp amp lighted Thc They were continually In fear that the tho lights lIChts In tho the glasses classen lookIng looking looking look look- ing seaward would be bo brol broken n In h by the tho force Coree of or the waves and that the they themselves them them- selves should b be washed out Into tho the sea 53 seato seato to certain death death- But tho the Iron lattice latticework latticework work ork outside the windows 8 saved the panes from destruction Tho The light keepers who were wera old sailors sailors sail sail- ors affirmed that no ro experience on shipboard could bo be as horrible as this long ong struggle with the tho storm at tho the summit of or tho the lighthouse They would have been glad tp ta tae refugo oven Ina in ina ina a frail rail ship The light had on previous previous revl- revl ou ous occasions been washed over completely com coni- b by tho the waves taves wes The same game thing happened to the light oft off tho the coast of England and to tho the light at do Brechot off oft tho the coast coat of or France ranee both of or which are aro about ISO cot cotIn cotin In n height ht It seems well wen established therefore that waves may mount to a L height l O feet above the general level lo |