New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-21
The subterranesp Lake on the Central X on d
Route.

W. some time since gave an account OF the sin-
susr discovery OF an underground lake the line Of
the Central Road west Niles about two miles Ia
iDg low swsle marsbit became necessary b. make
emhsnkment about twenty feet high 90 correspond
with the grade of tho road and the part OF
the marsh was chosen. being about 1000 feet scross
either side Of which wss high level ground. After
the embsnkment had been carried about forty
this low ground the earth gradually way and sank
down into what seemed ~ be bottomless pit The
sudden disappearance of the embsnkment accom-.
panied by tremendous commissions Of the ground tor
some distance around where the casualty occurred
aud cracks We're caused, by ib,s uphesvng OF the
ground. deep and large enough to bury cart AMI
horse in PROM exploration and researches made. 10
sppcArs that the piece OF ground which the grading
was TO De made had once been = lake, bat nov
covered by soil OF roots muck SC On the thickness
Of from ten o. twelve feet The submerged lske Is
sbuut two miles long and 10 IN some parts naf mile
vida A, the place where this railroad track crosses
d. the narrowcst Al end Of the lake is hat sp.
pears 20 have been island there OF large
growth standing. while nearly the entire circuit oi
the lake the ground surface OF ten feet hiss become
hardened that the best OF grass Is grown and the
spot has been regularly moved this several years We
believe, In some parts OF II, good potatoes have been
grown The depth Of the lake is sscer,sined 81 be
shout - feet the deepest part and the clear
and pure as that In The river At this city
After the sinking OF the hrst grading the work
pushed ahead with increased strength. aud for eight
months 80 hands were employed continually day and
night Get rctrins the other came t. the
work A. the ernhsnkmeni gradually extended
would hccome 80 heavy that another sinking would
take psce aud In this manner the work has been going
on The excavation and emb4nsnen was alter bile
commenced on both sides OF the lake and ss week the
contractor says the 6hns hsd met 1T the bottom and
the prospect that more trouble would bc found
ia rapidly completing the work The above number Of
workmen have hetn engaged a this point Tor fifteen
mOnths Eight months Of the time a. before us ntilu.
20. dSy and night Il has cast 81 immense s1n t. &C
compsh the original p.sn adopted Of crossing NJ this
point but Ike every thing else undcrisSen by this Com
Psny. goes straight forward We lately sn account
Of similar lake on some OF the Southern rosds but
not extensive one this The soil on the surface
ct this lake Is OF rich black color and ia places
has been plo~cd and pantsd The grass grown Is Of
good quality snd the pssiursge during the SEASON Of
Tue very best is certainly strange that the discovery
had not been made before bu, the oldest iuhseiisns
never thought 81 the matter snd IN Al probability u
would never have been brought % hight bad not ih.
road caused Il The ground as spGd. seemingly.
- any marsh and At al events sufficiently Tor al
practical purposes eSeeP; railroad entertainments
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