, 1864-06-05
THE LAKE TUNNEL,
i yhlt to the Lever Rexisns-Slghts and
Sounds In the Depths-Pregress Of the
Work,

Notwithstanding The doubttngs and croAkings
OF the old sogles Who never having hsd an Idea
passed through their own heads. doubt The possl-
bllty Of boring under the lake lot two miles, and
up again. the lake tunnel is 1xed fact, Ills not
Aniahed. bat !. IL t1tH begun thst is, the seu is
already finished, though not enough. as it will not
bo let alone ~ the proYcrb directs us to do with
Ill woil things. The shore ahatt is sunk, md the
Horkmeu are nuw driving out under the lake at =
little more than snaal's Galop. they are schiev-
our repoer o Ia yssts1da, paid visit Of exploration
to the scene. He is naturally fond q ID pursuit
Of know]edee under difficulties, and thought to e1-
tend the aea Of h!s reeeaIches BY looking TOR
specimen Of tho article under the Waves Of Lake
Michigan. Whether or no tho impending libel
suit operated rs IN incentive tothn Ptosscuag. Of
that search needs not now 70 be to'd ctrta1n It ts
himself while the storm should blow oEsr-his
head. Going down there Euuld he about eqntva-
lent to migration to Canada: At losst ne believe
low down 1nactste1fal Jurisdiction extends, though
some have aTpgased the power Of sending Their
prisoners dd ta5fsnnn1:
md on the grounds Of the present Water Works, is
avery unpfctending heap Of clay, behind which
rises shed Of limited Dimensions. Going little
closure, IN which Is q deep hole, around the brim
Of which are two Or three workmcu. This ls all
the exterior Sign Of gigantic work which has a.
hundred thousand dollars, and wosee than all Is 4
aae TIC
more MOI than s' i ordinaly dRapeeted Rd Of % mothers.
Int look down inst bore-you see pothing hnt
forth from that cavern6us depth. Bye and bye,
the bucket comes to the top, and .yo9 are Invited
word, and down yon 70. Lower and lower. sink
ing still deeper TIL It needs great stretch OF tho
isclnsttea to fa6sy youssslf approaching tho IN.
eeaecs, tho bottom is reached. and ron step ont On
terra Enna instead Of terra taftssa. 4 depth Of
Is Is
yon are Oh the Level Of the lake tunnel.
Looking horizontally, Jon see III the din light
e4S eaendins eeeen &c s aae esss
and west Yet the distance Is but ehort- Fifty
ieet landward takes you to the extremity q the
ss = 9saa S ssi e.
Elimmers 1t The Other end, and BY It's flicker. .you
may discern the forms Of men moTinR a II wield~
=; SssR 81 ~ r : dss5ls ps.pese; it ~ slSsa
etabline Tor the mules, end room to sight the In:
sttuments which Will determine the level
saea osisn s bess e. t9ans' n tho TIL othss
eidc Of the SHAFT is the ,nnne. proper. As Jet on
u torty-eght feet Of is length Of two milcs. hss
bricked up on cylinder Of dve ieet internnl diam.
cter. In one place men are engaged In digging out
the hard, still clay which Is 20 dry that scarcely
epeck OF water Ia aecn, and the cothcsof tho yisi.
another place the Workmen arc laying the bricks
in cement, eGectualiy shutting out everything IL
the shape Of moisture making it not only water
but air light. Theac follow the other gang at
respectable distance, keeping few feet behind
There - much to admire in the manner IN which
the work is 20 far executed Before being let dow1
ehait, the bricks all Inspected engy, aud the
bad ones rejected. They are then Get carefully
not only with reference to arnness, but to even
nees. On the face the work Is perfectly eTep 81
to prevent rs little resistance TO the Cow Of va
ter as possible The Junction Of the shat with tn
tunnel is quite problem In bsicklnying, as the el
iptIc corner formed nt the meeting Ia ttsef rouud
bricke hitherto used have been brought from Nj
/, waukce, but pzepstatiops for brick gard are ii
| ready made above cruund. and sometime In th
| present week they Will commence The mauutactur
! OF bricks above ground out Of the yczy e1cellen
| cay taken from beneath the lake,
| The chief difficulties have now been overcome
| the Workmen have penetrated through the Fan
bed which obstructed their course, and nll is no,
4 clear. Next week the trnck will be laid in th
tunnel for the more speedy transportation Of brick
ttlation. Yet at prsEcnt there ecerns no need fq
that: the Rirls 40 pure there ~ above grount
I The outer CRIB will be finished In abou! thre
weeks, and will be Immediately towed ont tw
miles and sunk- They expect to begin operation
from the eastern end BY tho latter par. Of July.
done. Two Miie1 out under the nike, and then u
oRa1n through the clear, b1uc watcr-there as pul
| as ctJsta1-je no every day diving feat. But Il
right Kind Of people have 1t IN hand. Messr
through, unless, indeed, forced to suspend BY d
pfeciatiops Of the currency such IS are not prob
bic. It ie saying very little, to say that We wis
them eucccss from the bottom ol-the lake.