, 1864-06-06
THE LAKE TUNNEL,
4 Eisit to tie Lever Reglous-Slshts and
Ssands In the Depths-Presress Of the
WeFk,

Notwithstanding the doubtings and czoakings
Of the old fozies Iho never having had an ides
passed through their own beads, doubt the posi-
biliy Of boring under the lake for two miles and
up again. the lake tunnel il d1ed fact. tits not
dniehed but II il totA begun that is. the spe4 Il
already finished, though not enough Al it will not
be let alone II the prcvcrb directs rs to do with
all well things. The shore ehaft Il snnk. and the
workmeo arc now driving ont under the lake At a
little more than enall's gallop, they are achiev-
Ing twenty feet per day.
onr reporter Yesterday paid !isit Of exploration
Of fnowiedee nnder difacuiuss, md thought 70 az
tend the dela Of his regearches BY looking Tor
specimen Of the article under the wares Of Lake
sat oSe1,d Is an u as to tho
thas search pee1s not 10 be told; certain 1t is
that he there found ample opportunity to hide
bead. Going down these would be about equi7a-
lent to migration to Canada: at least. We believe
the question has never yet been settled as 70 how
low down maR1sierial Jurisdiction extends, though
On the shore Of the lake, near Chicago avenue,
aver gDRFetendIne heap q clay, behind which
rises shed OF limited d1mensions. Going little
cioPcr, the stetfor secs small nine BY nine in
Of which are TWO o. tbres worEnen. This Is al
The exterior sgn q gigantic work which has A.
hundred thonsaud dollarr. and woree than all u q
matsicdal process, involving tho disembowcllinE
q our common ~. mos1srmsssth-wh9
nore than ia ordinarily expected Of mothers.
But look down that hore-yon sec nothing but .
wire rope e. Below, al Is dafk 10, the.s IL = dash
forth from that c.vcEuons depth. Bye and bye.
tho bucket comes TO the top, and .you are invited
to .tep in and take > rids. "Al 5ight!" Is tho
Ing s deeper till it needs grest stretch Of tho
fefnal recions. But ihe einkins pzScess At last
terra fs7s0 instead Of terra fnar51. 4 depth Of
eerentY-seSen feet has been reached and yet there
r. another gDf esow out th.; IL bFidsod over'
Looking horizontally, Jon see In the dim hshta
long, and What, oppears an almost internlnahle
icet laudHsrd takes you to the extremity Of the
eastern cut, where seat is found from which you
may watch and ruminate Ct yogr leisare; 4 light
may diecern the forms OF men moving as u WELD
ing the pick ~ d handling the shovel, This length
has been 1ua ios double purpose; It Will a19td
strumcnta which will de:erm,ne the levcl
and direction Of the tunnel This l.
u 3ortye,ght fert Of its length Of TWO miles. has
Eeen dug out, and about three -fourths Of this IL
briekcd up On cylinder OF ave feet internal diam
the hard stih clay, which Is dry that scarcely a
speck Of water is seen and the clothesoi the ylsi
tor not Wcticd hy single drop from the roof: in
another place the vorkmen are laying the bricks
in cement, efectnaliy shutting out everything In
the shape OF moisture, making It not only water,
hut air tight. Theae follow the Other gang At .
respectable distance, keeping few feet behind
There ~ much to admire In the manner IN which
the work II 30 far executed. Before being let down
eta1t the bricks arc all inspected elngty and the
| bad ones rejected. They arc then set care!ul1J.
not only with reference to drnneeA, but to even
ncFs- On the face the work Is perfectly even. 40
as to prevent as little resistance to the flow Of VS.
tuEnel Ia quite problem in bdck1aying, al the el-
nptjc corner formed Ut the nesting ls ireelf ronDd
ed upward for the reason just mentioned. The
bricks hitherto need hsya been brought from Mit.
waukee, bnt rrrpsfatlops for brick yard are al.
ready made abuYe erurnd. and sometime in the
preeent week they viii commence the manufacture
OF bricks shove ground on: of the Tery exc e11ent
c1ar taken from beneath the 1ake
The chlef difficulties have NOW been overcome p:
the uoEknen baEc penetrated through the sand
led which distracted their course, and ail is now
clear. Next week the track will be laid In the
tunnel for the more spredy transportation Of bricks
and clsy, and the pumps will be put in for ven
tllatlou. fct at pr sent there seems need for
TIe Tue outer I C e4ib nj Be anished IN aboa: % tires
wct ks, and will be Immediately towed out two
1nilee and euhk. They expect to begin operations
from the eastern end BY the Latter part Of Jasy.
1t Ia astupenaoas undertaking, but 1t viii b.
| dorc. Two miles oct under the laEe aud thcn up
aealn through the ccar, blue wate1-thcre IS pure
| as crystal-ia no every dar diving feat. But tht
right kind Of people hare 1t ID hand. Messrs
Dull & 0owan, the contractors, will drive Il
precisnons Of the currency such as are not proba
lie, It lie ssyitg very lltt1a to say that We wlst
them aEcceea from the bottom 0f-thc lakc-