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Show Crookedest of All Rivers. Tho crookedest river In the world, according to tho Hallway and Marine News, is tho Humboldt, which Hows southwesterly through central Nevada. At one pluce tho river Hows eight miles between two points two and a half miles apart, its course being north 15 times, cast 18 times, south 30 times and west 41 times. At 33 different points It Is within lfiO feet of Itself, tho current Mowing In opposite directions. direc-tions. And It ends Ita coune by fading fad-ing away Into the desert. |