The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-02-18
ancient aud Modern Water Works and
Tunnels.

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we are liable 10 forget the great works oI
the past, in our admiration Of the present age,
hence ii is a goodthing sometimes 10 recall
what the old engineers have accomplished
as q heallhfrl slimulant 10 excite our modern
engineers 10 greater efforts.
The old Roman aqueducis. FOR supplying
that city with water, in the days of IFS glory,
when compared with the greatest of modern
works Of this kind, dwarf them into insisnif-
canoe. Rome had one aqueduci-Aqua Apia
ten miles long ali underground ; another
Anio Vetus-fony-thre miles and nearly all
underground also; another--Aqua Marcia
fifty miles long, and the Anoi Nsvus fifiy-
nine miles long, with arches 100 feet high.
There were also four other aqueducls a.
mounting 10 nine altogether, for supplying
Rome with water by graviiation, for there
were no steam engines IN those TO pump il up
from the adjacent river Tiber for city use, as
is now done in Philadelphia, Chicago, Clevo-
land and other OF our cities.
The noblest wsrk of modern engineering
for supplying any city with water is undoub'-
edly the Croion Water Works of New York
It's artificial tunnels are carried over vallles,
through hills, and over rivers a distance Of
forty miles. The work is stupendous to be
sure, for il carries a condensed river from The
mountains into the City, but compafed TO the
old Roman wafer tunnels is not so much 10
boast of.
The city OF Montreal has recently finished
some great work of engineering for supplying
itself with in The same manner as the city Of
Philadelphia, by employing the water power
of the riverlo pump itself up TO an elevated
reservoir. The water from the 81. Lawrence
Immediately above the rapids, is connected
by canal five miles long TO basin where two
large wheels 36 feet in diameter work force
pumps, which drive the water through iron
pipes for about three miles 10 double res
ervoir situated on The mountain behind the
city, al height of 200 feet above the rivet
level. These reservoirs contain 90, 900 900
sallons, and were Gu, out OF the solid rock
Thus from the elevation of 200 feet the wa.
ter is conducted through the whole city
Next TO The Croton Water works those of Mon
treal, we understand are the greatest of the
kind in our continent. -; : : y.
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Wasef, We tell them TO go 10 Rome for en-
couragcment and example.
Some great works of tunneling or boring
through mountains, have, within few years,
been executed in Europe and in our own coua-
try, for carrying railroads thro' them, and the
tunnel now boring through the Green Noun.
tains, three miles long, is considered 10 be
the most expensive work of the kind ever
attempted by our engineers; but we have
only begun TO execute works of this kind, =.
and we require 10 be stimulated. The ALE
ehenies, the Rocky Mountains and oiher
mountains have yet TO be ,unneled TO make
pathways through them for the ssIron shred.n
Look at what The old Romans did, They cut
tunnel as part of drain for Lake Fucinus
and it was bored ore mile through noun.
tain Of hard comedian. II was in the form
OF an arch, inc feet WIDE and nineteen feet
high. There was no gunpowder then 10 as.
sist The miners in blasting; all the work of
cutting was executed inch by inch by steady
labor with the pick, wedge and ehise Con-
sidering the amount OF labor required for this
work, our engineers have much 10 incle
them.-ScientJfe american.
AN uEFoRTUNATE MAN.-Sherif An.el
Wrigh: Of Northampton, Mass, is something
OF wag. A few days ago a scurvy looking
stranger presented him with paper, ear.
nestly begging for money. Believing him
mn,