Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1901 — The Congo Under the Ocean. [ARTICLE]

The Congo Under the Ocean.

On the coast of Africa, opposite the mouth of tlio river Congo and continuous with the course of that river, lies a submerged valley, the existence and shni>o of which have been ascertained by means of soundings made by the British Admiralty. Tills valley, through which the Congo probably flowed at a time when the western coast of Africa was more elevated than It is nt present, is 122 miles In length, extending to the edge of the platform of submerged land which borders the continent. Its sides arc steep, precipitous aud well-defined, indicating that they arc formed of solid rocks. Other suhmrgcd rtver valleys are found on the western coast of Europe, and similar phenomena exist In various parts of the world where tho edges of continents have sunk.