The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-26

sructvs 70 the dris and has considerably reduced the
daily Progress Of the efnso Whereas Iormeny IN the
anthracite and mica and gypsum which the machines
had been working an advance Of so metres per day
nearly six feet made Il is reduosd 70 between
70 .oH TSs ledge Of which
is in some places pure crystal, which has been 81,
struck is supposed by the BIOLOGISTS ~, 70 %, pe
require than year pierce through after which
IL ID expected that layer OF gypsum VIII DO struck
" ssge ws,s the ss S say AS each
doing the work Of three men, and as the geoo
gica predictions have thus far been fully vsnned by
experience there good reason to believe tnat there
will be no disappointment the future; and, as all
these obstacles have been taken into copsderation In
mel will not be Far DELAYED beyond the year 1870 Upon
the Italian side quartz has yet been reached
DISTANCE FROM THE ENTRANCE
The at which perfora0rs on this SIDE are now
at work il about 2le2 metres from the entrance On
the first OF the present month tho precise distance
gallery 20 on this side was 2is4 metres and 50
centimetres, or about 1850 yards, or little
moro than one mile and three-tenths; upon the
italian side up to the date an advance OF 1el4
metres and 20 centimetres about g. 1853 yards, or
little than and sevent enths mica NOW, a.
s ns ~ up 70 ts o. Of month had
already cut there remained at that time between the
two ends barrier Of 1851 meres-s little more than
one-half Of the tunnel-stu to be perforated
AN ALARMING sUPP0srIoS
We had been crouchng by the nde OF the afasto
half o me 70 how
inconvenent Il would be-. and how possible might be-
for the machinery which compressed tho air or the pipes
which convey 10 for distance of nearly two miles
to give way or get ont OF order, and the supply b
stopped Although nothing OF this kind ever has oc.
CURED can imagine many ways IN when y msnt ana
ground 70 submit TO suocaton here IN TINS huge tomn
BACK
II occurred to that had crouched BY the d6isto
long enough and touching my guide again upon the
shoulder We took down our lamps which we had sus-
pended during our stay 70 tho rear part Of the G and
tiful confusion commenced our backward progress
As have stated already after the advanced gallery"
Is opened by the perfoaors the enlagng Of the sides
and vault by hand by blasting and the ordinary
means. On our way back we climbed up narrow wind
ing staircase cut In the rock into the upper where
singular looking pacean immense stone chamber, with
walls Of uneven jagged rock into which these swarhy,
driving drills and wedges It here the blasts which
had heard entering had taken place. and the gal
Iery still full Of smoke and stifnciy hot The tenn
peaturc summer and winter in here Is about the same
ranging from 20 degrees 20 degrees Cengrade Isl de-
grees to 81 degrees Fahrenheit and in this hell under
ground live and work from day to day and year TO
Upon reaching the little barrack where we had left
coats was glad TO put mine on again. FOR we already
began TO feel little the fresh breath from the outer
world and moved along tho rooir as fast as we could
60 soon the mouth Of the tunnel small at first as an
Seep two in the
bowels Of earth's darkness we emerged again and
brcathed the sweet fresh Alpine air. and looked more
joyousy than upon those snow capped pine grded
mountains above and around me.
NrECrs or THE EXPLORATION.
My guide kindly invited me into his bureau 70 take
wash. looked in the glass and found needed it, My
face black and smoke begrimed, my hands Excess
svey unclean my saliva fairly black and my nostrs
filed with soot my pantaloons spoiled in spite OF the
caoutchouc and feeling generally rather used up by
the trip
OVER TO rHB OTHER HDE.
Tomorrow shall leave for Lanse-le Bourg to take
look at the railway process Of construction by or
your countrymen over the Alps and thence TO Bardoh-
noche the entrance TO the tunnel on the Italian side