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Show A Peculiar Phenomenon. Quite a peculiar phenomenon occurred about seven miles from Richmond, Mo. Bear creek, a large tributary to the Gasconade river, was quite high on account of recent rains and had begun to overflow many of the low bottoms. When at the height of the flood the waters suddenly and mysteriously began be-gan to Bubside. On examination "it was found that seven or eight miles alove the mouth of the creek a cavity had broken through the ImhI of the creek and the water was all emptying into this cavity. The creek has dried up below. |