, 1865-11-30
TINE GREAT CRIB.


tine eREAf CRIB.
Last Excursion OF the seascn.
The ersat Glib which elAncs as the other end Of
Whist win b, after about tue1so mo7tbs hence, the
lake inunal, has been, sra since Its sueeessfl
launch abou. midsummer. an object Of great inter
ct TO the people OF Chicago spd 70 vifitoss from
otheT cities. To dur dExetts 1t y BD5neth3ny LIKE
The study Of nnsae among Joans asaics, os. Jour
ofJ 10 Mecca among the Moslems-an inalspensa-
Ea!it{-h beng syn Of lEnotsncc not 70 pave seen
optnieos sss &orth culttratlue-Ase ef coufse ex-
pected to see The tion or the teyialha1 Of the dee
and unue1ou! have been the sisa:s rade out to that
good pure, fpnkiing water j. aIxs5s % s found,
md EheneA It intended 10 he taken TOT the Use Of
The city. The tugs running o. bnstncss oetreen
rrquson 10 ta&e out parties Of pleasure O. ohses
Eni1ou, II not Of profit
Probably the lsst q these trp., 10. ths season,
presence III our city OF rome Of the promiaent men
Of Boston. xhn tre noE hete % q tour Of invest-
gatAon ftosn the "hab," :" to what was o1t few
yea1s ago, % the nm Of the universe Of civilza;
{plcaEants} by felloes passing from one point to
other. The gentlemen now here are J: D. stsas9s,
Chamberlin, Chief Engineer Of the Ere Ocpszs.
ment and ;. A. Denio, Alderman snd Chsirman Of
The Comu1lttee on steeta and A1leJa- They were
men I'D nSe1 III osssls q ens own estys sna lev
men psomtneu, tn other than the Goretntns walks
Ct lts: ": seoTdon, Ut smtaenz Engineer tom
The party found the wutl Glib to be progressing
yeay rapidly towards that satisfactory point when
he we!Smea Sill commence IN god EFT, ea.nc;t ito 70
now At a4stana aay. Probably At no time IL Tho
tunne could the visit hsys been mpre apposito and
given to The "dlsunGuished fose]gnels" better
ldea Of The yastness Of the undertaking. Such
vry little show. tut whcn Que Is enabfed to wifness
emp1oyed. ths buse machinery brought to 'S bssl,
etsion Of ts importance IL felt n,o:r than Il any
other WY could be gained. The wutkmen were,
when the Visitors reached the cEib, about putting
Nh}ca Will constitute tie walls Of the upright por-
taon Of the tunnel, and viii the Ingenious apptian-
een Of machinery at thel1 disposal werc handling
a cmpty hand6o1 Willie tho visitors looked On,
the information was given that now the cylinder hss
penetrated to de1th of seventeen feet fn ts solid
depth Of hix ieet ns The clay tustde Tue cylinder
Had not this section been made and out at the CRIB
1eaoy 10 BE- put o., Il would not haye heened naees
Of The lakt Is SO solid that no water percatea il
and consequently Huch depth Of iron wall IS NOT
reqplted as 1t was at 6rst anticipated would bs
Tie depth OF tho tunnel from the bed Of The lake
viii BE- t5tty-four feet which, Is the hike Il here
thIwq} }ass isst ePn wa S.'e s ash y
this depth the work the sts1eht line Of the tnn.
mel VII be commenced r. about two weeks, The
apparatus for eesaing the clay snd lowering brick.
complete. Sin accordance With everything else IN
conncttlon with this work, It fs 50 cleserly con-
5ys thst ~ ssHsn Ea b sy satd sss I'D
results. The eoesgy Displayed IN the pEosccatlgu
Of the work WIS quite forcibiT imprrssed upon The
fh1 n
ate>uow completed. In such works. hitherto, even
IN this Ind o. ustchfe*s energy, some regard has
ben r,aa e Se us psoEnssasss Of e is r.,
ward a work of this kind is a matier Of
too uuch Importance to wait for nature u-
ass ' men renanlns ou. Il The Glib III wnter
eenent semnissst1as department, hountirully sup,
he luxuiiea Of NE inthe edible llne-possinY> also,
eoue comfort and moral support In da1d atsse-
good comfortable bnnka and an abundance Of fuel.
when not At bo1, watet, 1t Is not lfkey they viii
DO rzeaty In need Of and aa for ventilation, the
tacd!it1s. s:e 1ss1sai 1aH1ne :>..--..e..s
joltacation, they viii be very comfortably located
quits as much % a. Tho majority Of thesa would be
II at home, With Tic exception, Of course. Of ihe
'he5 vii rcsaain On thaf lionel, ssttieiai tsssd,
lot Of Industrious Robinson Crneoes. patiently
boring away, happily Ignorant q politics, he irish
VIE whs f1a ps he9 @ s Eeye to En- hs a.
!esassasy imrrscnncnt Il h.id iseorl One Won Won.
Sundays OH thers-whether, IN 'eonstderation Ok
their nanbe,s> .foty-f -fvcs' will noi BE- MEorl.s
game, end II isolation from home and friends VIII
tic ofdeE Of the DAT. Judging hom tbcft occupa-
ton Of poling into the bowels OF the EARTH poker'
t3 ahould Be ta,otts gams Wsn them, or Ieaa1a,
would be very appropriate When ii theas bare
failed, desperation 1ay Get tu, md ia good strong
coat of ice mas tbe bosom Of lake. there IL hare
Possibility Of thcir "enehfeugT the contractors, by
thlontug up the job In disgust returning n nsasst
e the atty md leaving the cib to 50 alone" for
The water gates are now being put In for the ad.
mission oI the water into tbs crib. Each Of these
sfonf in Dgmoese Is fouT ieet nna six inches n
seh nd spd sfht t1sss: 10 "as g
witch zSru14e grating vii be hxed to st1xtn tho
water md keep out dltt tsh and Other snbstsncet
5 20 ess nS e.
ofto alew. .of Tic cleaning Of repainc oi lhe sun.
ass neas b. :. 50 s1 ,hs oes 'o o
considerable lower depth, Ibis Amusement has-'
ing been made because It was deemed that IN dlf-
EeEtnt condnnus af the weather 1t would be better
to have the power Of drawing the waller from the
su1tscs CT lover down asdesired+
The cost Of the ctlh before It Was launehCd waa,
about k11G00, but the tofaf Cpft Up to the time
nhen .he opsntn: Of the tunnel is commence d
including cylndex. water gates. ete., Will be not Tar
@ 1ss gs F Ssa s
extras this will doubtless bo brought up 10 $35n0ao
for the euute job, or pcrhsps more. The sam may
petty When II Il taken into con.idesaf'on that III
thistmount Chicago W1l aayt -ttinE and fn-
exhanathe eupply of the pu1es water IN the world.
Infinitely better and tnore abundant ta.n she famed
cro.on water, for which New York las7shcd her
millions.
T$xt1 1,xt Etufx
| Mc Eo1ke and Chief q. r, Har IL. who has been
their especial ecvoy since they have been IN the city
1nto he tunnsi and expofeI ~ It's csves9oas deptSs
] which now extend within teren hundred feet Of Il
mile, ont under the bed Of the lake, and expressed
ducted. '''-' ~o''
| Is ~ eytdebce Of tbs aecursc7 Of ,be e.,cul,-
nel, ii was siated by NJ. E. s. Cbesboroush, the
talented City EnEineez who has had charge of ths
z1sEe,., &c evcz einee the work commenced that
| When II haa progressed about Two hundred and
clahtE~two feet from the shore end. m anger was
pnt down tpn1 The lake. On the line oy tho tunnel
Ge sps Mt tSe xsnh Ct ae
iueh Of the c1acs cEutre Of the arch OF the tnnel
50 accurate II tho line Of the tunnel deemed. that
course nsua IN such works. of excaratins rom The
opposite ends 1t eight angles bat Is and Will be
paihed straight forward and The engineers arc con-
meet, theEe VII lot be the difference Of an Inch IN
eiiher direction OF elevation Of grade Those pres-
crt " hen this statement wAs Made wire not little
sne,he1 tbsre 1oaId o. would 6oI be ,6s dids,rnes
OF an inch II the point alladed 70.
16s s3tct. thepssl.ss .h ~ = gssss sh
and evidently anoseeated not cpfy its sast t..,
tsnce 70 ne dty Of @tiugo, but the boidnesr Of
I ~ toa,.:... ana t6s gseat scientific eSan md
TO h.ppy eonc,us}un. The y,.,t Ensde bs thern Il
1.obabS the la., public Visit TO the crb ta ees.ou,
Ike nd % ent ID ii decentralization n Between M ths
ehore tnd the patient tu1roxets out IN the iake.
Whca they come to light again next epEng II win
be ta.tser OF no little Interest to fnd cut how
much They have achieved In their seclusion.
Home Insurauce Companies.
We copy the following notice from the Deceu,be,
number OF the Eorzhttaferu Insurance Josunnl:
"Tbe past history Of the Illinois Nutualf1rnishas
the hesi evtdcnce That the people Of the West do
not solcly depend mon the East for their psotec-
t1on against ioe.cs by fire, and that home compan-
lhe I'LL confidence and c1tensi7e patronage oi
Western communt,et.
With ita pEsoc.pal oaee It Alton Vas chartered 81
out State Lecistatn1r IN 1852 TINS orEsnlzed Ia the
month Of April Of the same year and has ever since
Z dGng ,s.; as p
uausactioue to the State of Illinois
"1he capital and Assets Of the Company now
sns 1Hs1 essss e neag sss s
policies hnre been tssued md oger 81, ,OO0 0 lossee
have been honoab!y adjusted and promptly paid.
Policies arc written on The Stock plan. and losee,
| paid without delay.
ut i significant Mct, End deserves to be psr-
ttcuiafiy mentioned, that the Company during IT.
unee- thr management Of It's first originator. The
! tame Board {: Directors. with The exception OF
| eucl Of the uunber oEly hs ndye been removed By
| dca1h, hare for twcniy-Eix 5eaIS managed the
Affairs Of the Company, and II 10 evident that the
experience thus gained. nanst be Of tncfcdible a1.
vintage to the Company.