. Shells and sea-life. THE GOLDEN GATE. When the muddy water of the rivers reachesthe bay, it meets the sea-water coming in fromthe ocean, through the Golden Gate. This musthappen twice a day, when the tide is rising, andat such times the flow of the rivers is stopped. 80 WESTERN SERIES OF READERS. The water then spreads out to the sides, and muchof the mud settles on the great flats. Then the tide falls, and the water in the centerof the bay goes rushing out through the strait intothe ocean. All the mud it carries now quicklysettles, for mud and salt do not like each other,and besides, the mo
. Shells and sea-life. THE GOLDEN GATE. When the muddy water of the rivers reachesthe bay, it meets the sea-water coming in fromthe ocean, through the Golden Gate. This musthappen twice a day, when the tide is rising, andat such times the flow of the rivers is stopped. 80 WESTERN SERIES OF READERS. The water then spreads out to the sides, and muchof the mud settles on the great flats. Then the tide falls, and the water in the centerof the bay goes rushing out through the strait intothe ocean. All the mud it carries now quicklysettles, for mud and salt do not like each other,and besides, the motion of the river is stopped bythe ocean, and it must lay down its burden. Themud and sand at this point form a great horse-shoe-shaped bar, making the water shallow, andcausing much trouble for ships when the wavesare high. But at present we are not concerned about the bar, nor therough waveswhich makepassengers sosick when theygo over it inFigure 12. the stcamcrs. We are thinking of the great mud-flats which areleft
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