There's a certain type of atmospheric condition that exists that allows sounds from one area to be heard far away, even when places in between cannot hear the sounds. Jon Musgrave www.IllinoisHistory.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Dolluver01@aol.com> To: <ILSALINE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 7:34 PM Subject: Re: [ILSALINE-L] FORT DONELSON > Jon, > Thanks. It seems almost impossible that many miles, that cannons could be > heard, especially with all the timber of that era. I guess, in our day with > all the noise, it is difficult to imagine the peace and quite that lay over > the land and sound would travel to where you could hear it farther since the > noise level would not be as great with all the cars, trucks, factories and > etc. > Thanks, > Linda >

--- Jon Musgrave <jmusgrave@onecliq.net> wrote: > There's a certain type of atmospheric condition that > exists that allows > sounds from one area to be heard far away, Very true. Here in So. Cal., when we are having what is called a "Santa Ana Wind Condition," that is just prior to or just after the wind part, sound carries an incredible distance ... Unfortunately, the sound that usually carries is freeway traffic! Judy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/