The Deepest Body Of Fresh Water On The Continent

A party sent out uy tüo ueograpmcal Survey ander thu command of Capt. Clarace E. üuttoii, U. S. A., has succeedod in reaching and making a complete survey of Cráter Cake in Oregon, a body of water whose sliore-i, with the possible exeeption of one on tho south, have never lieforo been touched ly tho foot of white men. The party's boata were hauled 100 miles oy mnle power, dragged by a detail of sol(iii'rs up the gnoro dad .-iilfs of the riolge which surrininils the lake, lowered bj ropes from the crost to tbe water, SKX) feet below. Uue hnndred and sixty soundings were made, the result ot which gavo tho eenera] character of tbe lake bottom. Two targe submerged einder nmes were found, respectively 800 and 1.200 f eet, the rest of tlio bottom being Hat. Capt. Dutton boli-- i's this to be the deepest body of fresh water on the continent. The groatest h'ttli attuinod bj' thü sounding lino was ,000 fuet_