Workmen engaged in sinking an artesian well in Sandy Valley, near
Niria, N. M., struck an open seam, from which a cold stream of air
rushed with force enough to remove a 12-pound rock laid over the
opening. The air was charged with millions of small yellow bugs, each
having but two legs, no wings and a small red circle on his back. They
lived but a few seconds after striking the warm outside air. Local
scientists are puzzling over the question: How did they get so far down
into the earth?--_St. Louis Republic._