| Show IS IT A caward CANARD THE great salt lake of utah from its vast dimensions d imen siong along its inland situation and the fact of its having baving no known outlet has long been regarded by scientific men as one among the anomalies and ponders wonders wonders of creation A special telegram received this morning per western union telegraph line makes the somewhat startling announcement that a subterranean outlet to the waters of the lake has been discovered if this be true a considerable portion of the mystery in regard to the lake will be done away as well as the wonder to which that nays rays mystery tery has given rise the dispatch reads as follows 44 CORINNE COBINNE 9 A subterranean outlet to great salt lake has been discovered opposite corinne and between fremont and kimballs Kim balls islands the schooner pioneer capt hannah sailing in the vicinity last tuesday was drawn into the open ing which is an immense maelstrom or stupendous whirlpool and the descent and circular motion of the water were so rapid that the vessel was made to spin round in it with frightful velocity and it was only by a high wind prevailing at the time that she was enabled to sail beyond the influence 01 ot the awful chasm captain hannah reports that he has no doubt whatever that this opening never before discovered is the grand outlet of the lake A party of scientific men will leave here immediately ox the steamer to investigate vesti gate this greatest of modern wonders the result will probably show how for ages the accumulations from a thousand mountain streams have disappeared through the earths surface we shall await with considerable interest further developments from the investigations and add explorations of the party of scientific men referred to in the telegram telegrams our faith inthe in the at the present time is very slim indeed science however has proved many t things h ings and it may r prove rove the truth of t this h is report until it does we remain skeptical a k optical ep |
