The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-26

-Sentioel" writes for the Cssr'U and
Easuxrsr IN account Of . rccent wit TO
Victoria Bridge. which. be says, will err
tainly be completed by November next
An The p;cp are above water, except one
,hss be visited 90 board the steamer Beaver.
employed IN the work;
TAe cribs which Or. er, vith huge weight
Of ssooe pat down, - security foe the great-
er cribs. arr respectable IN their own de-
pArsmens. They will fight the curveIt
vhcre the bol5ess fiuke would be torn IRON
the anchors. To this the oval frame work
h SECURED. and thu hllsd 20 % TO be water
tight, Is pampud out. and 10 this great vel
the maspury s laid The bottom found,
the busy fingers Of the steam cngioe move
With the mason's skill. and amid the fierce
waters the great pillar goes up, 10 endure
the baitle With the ice oi Q climate that
brings the mercury 10 the bulb, IL winter
fsht is oaly real work. the bustirn Of .
thoasAnd trains unh~sied by the gigantic
granite. The stone work in ia laying IL in
the comparison easy. !, Is the preparation
10 which u the vas, difficulty Of the under
taking.
Thee foansiatioo stones must be laid on
smooth surface. The p,cr cannot tread upon
. rolling siooe. and 10 effect this even sur
face the invinciblc skill OF man finds it, tri.
al and its triumph. Iobscrv~d on the frame
work q steam engine. its black boiler and
uhces shsiosing the green flow beneath.
II scms,i at rest = long chain issued from
i, over an sxel and thence into the water.
Not FAR irom IL two men were slowly but
steadily turning a crank. the motion un.
ccasing and seming ~ IL IN the raising Of
. weight 7hsy lrus s,sdIng AR 10 the
drr,r, Who. lar below. Was aiiixlng this chain
10 some boulder which DISTRACTED the door
Of the veil. Thes. mcn we're thus the out
side lungs u the daring mortal beneath who
IN tbs d,m-i.In,ly dim. green. watery light.
was indicating the mastery Of manhood over
every Danger. tbs ioriship in every elcment
Sudhul the engine. jetting forth its
steam breath. went into work, and the chain
straightcood cut in massive links. and the
labor VI the man beneath the waters seemed
10 have ioand result, observed that the
lung crank men had ceased, and thought Of
the possible shortness Of breath 81 the sub.
merged. while looking at the strAinipg chain.
Tbs captain. who spoke no unnecessary
words, quietly remarked. There Is the diver
on the iadier" We turned. and on the
upper rangs Of the ladder. slowly rising was
the mos, unear,hly OF forms
To on long connected wi,h the Press, the
word frighi" is Of coursc unknown. We
have rad proof. brn q, primary meetings,
anil all that The skull Of . giant from a
grave up,hr the 81 Lawrence. seemed To
have suddenly presented itself, rounded.
blcachcd, with grca, cyc-socket, with nil the
form OF the busy tenement Of thought, It
ro~c above the water, seemed Tor the In
slant - quiet - II the life that rescued il
from the WAVES had deserted ii at the first
touch OF thc air then slowly up came the
whole man. his loug leather lung trailing as
he walked.
His companions came around him and
asis,sd his dIsrobiog. but be retained his
grim skull. like the d" Sccp,cr bridegroom"
OF whom Irving tells Us. and rs be threw
hinsii down On timber. ss II worn out
h. scmed like thc image Of the baiilcd river
deity.
Near this embryo pier was another. in
which the masonry vas ~ progress. AMI the
huge derrick lifted. obcicn, to the signal.
the enormous mass,s Of stone in crcry drcc-
tiou. with the carcfuln,ss oi human action.
This power rcalisd the greater Of the In.
,en,lvc man. II Is of the triumphs OF mind
thus 10 combine the ohedrnt wool aud iron
into forms at which the tabled labor OF the
giants compare only as the play OF the child
The Beaver, after giving Us this review oi
the work in progUs. brought us 10 the
shore ,ud, that tie completed fabric might
H. eNamuvd
Scvculr,n buadrvl feet OF the tubs are on
the Montreal SIDE successfully land ia the
other shore gva, hngih il also completed
II Is to ,hc filing Of the gap between ,ha,
,bc lat"r, Of the c,gh,Su huulr,l mco now
employed AT, pushed Mr.. RC~s h,l Us to !
small locomotive. which y the buplru f.
hs,ater and proposed our use OF this ior the
passage through the tabr. With him on .
board, W. carried Ctr,ar. aal stepping To
the cuginc W. moved "a. Tho ,rur p",i,c.
nc>s at the cng,n,cr notified tho lady PAS
singer With us tina, the signal shrek was To
L. given. IL VS. given. It's harp shrNk .
tNatititniug Nllhih Atis N'fi i'Sm " was "a .
,brilliug preface Then the throttle was
gently o,rnci aud away went this begun
ming II passenger trans. The meta rad I
DID not know the burden. Except 10y ttc .
qu,,N ccho. the PECULIAR track might ns
ha,, isCu rvc,gulnd We rode ov,r the /
- l..wreucc A. over the firm earth
there ~er some aws~ari possibilities /
Which suggested ihcms,,rs as 10 the cutlrc |
cou,ru OF the ENGINEER over his locomotive. .
Thcse steam s,urrd animals have d,srr- I
ate liking iOr high siced. aud II they ,ase I
the throttle IN their teeth, would takv Cur I
tlas hap wI,hou, wink.
CONSCIOUS tina, svrn,Sn hundrj i,t /
exhausted the prcsu, carrying pow,rs oi I
thc tube, and that after pul'rrizlng icw /
doren wotkmcn. thcr was but small .
hladranec to very sudden dcsocn, thcreai.
er. the strain IN the brake was somewhat n
welcome movcmeo,- and the peril past. this |
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