NEW YORK, September 18.--To-day’s _Herald_ has these cable dispatches:
“SAN SALVADOR, VIA GALVESTON, TEX., September 12, 1891.--The waters in
Llapango Cojutepeque, or Illabasco Lake, as it is variously known, keep
on rising. The workmen sent by the government to open an outlet to the
ocean are still hard at work.
“The shocks continue to be felt at irregular intervals. The earthquake
of September 8 was experienced all over the country. The material
losses are estimated at $500,000, although this seems a low figure.
“News was received here this morning from Guatemala City that
ex-vice-President Dr. Rafeel Aola had been accidentally shot and
killed while attempting to separate two of his friends who were
engaged in a quarrel.”
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In the extreme eastern edge of Arizona there is a great shallow salt
lake in a bowl-like depression, the sink itself being some hundreds of
feet deep and three miles across. The basin, all the portion of it not
taken up by the lake, is dazzling white with millions upon millions
of salt crystals. In the center of the lake rises what appears to be
a cone-shaped volcanic peak. Should you take the trouble to ford the
lake you will find a miniature lake in the middle of the peak clear as
crystal.