New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-08

they hau brick lime and dirt. Usually they have
mule but there was none down at that time. One
miner sat on the front part OF the car with his lamp III
bis hand. They gave me little hoard to sit on 1
parity sat and squaticd the middle Of the car Tho
arch above was so low had to stoOp my head wonId
have touched The other miner was to walk. lie
bent fOrpa ard and pushed the car
Then started. Immediately cold blast came out
Of the tunnel. ] almost regretted had come, DM
knew there was fun ahead, and would not be friget
ened. Afer we had gone few rods one OF the men
said we were urder the lake j asked him how lar IL
10 the water. lie said il about 40 feet. The
lamps fared In the blast, and almost went out Inc
RATED aud its echoes rolled through the tunnel ke
constant peal Of thunder On the right side Of the WALL
every five feet the distance marked in black ug'
ures At the upper turn OF the arch eAtenIed pacA
sixneh pipe made Of sheet iron through which the Gu
CINE draws the bad air out Of the tunnel Not only Is
there bad air. but they find infammabe gases. once
they took re there was great hight through the tu
mel and one man badly burned but be stun lves.
There seemed end to this black pipe to the bfck ng
ures nor 10 the tunnel as we rolled through the emmy
and damp air. 1t was the backnrss OF darkness before
and the behind. The was ike that III SIC
dream like nightmare In which there IS no relle anu
no change Unless mans duty lead him he can hayo
no business here Had not wanted 10 describe tne
place would not have dreamed Of going down. ono
visit Other place In the world where so suddenly
he may lie cut of from human help. Should they strike
vein Of quicksand, the waters rush ini ilhrditeiy
they roar through the tunnel they pass beyond one
they rise In the aDd shaft and he will be seen no more.
Some say that II can swim well he may De saved;
He will swim with the advancing waters and ne WIN
W.
water of the lake that he will DO propelled with the We
ocity of ball. and he viii DO thrown out OF the
shaft In a monsirons jet Of water aud loan. Shouid no
escape here the chances that he Will be torn 10
peces BY striking against the sides OF the tunnel or De
aitened into against the sides OF the smart or
be rent asundcr in the whirlpool made by the reaction
confess that felt solemn. II was cold. Naturally
one would trtmbie. /. was good place 10 pray.
short feryent prayer can be said as one rides along
even as one talks II seemed to me Ike standing on
the brink Of eernityke preparing ones sell Tor tax
inc long farewell of the stars and the sun. OF tue
world Of vito. children and friends.
After a long time We came 10 a chamber dug ont on
each side braced with timbers and plank here mortar
had been made and brick deposited. We did not stop
The figures on the wall showed that we were iOO
feet under the lake. and still the black pipe was over
head Still the tunnel echoed with thunder Looked
back whence we came. There was no returning. Again
we passed another chamber and the figures showed we
were 900 feet from tho shore. 1t was 40 feet TO the
water and tire water Is ~ feet deep We have won
dered at the stories Of enchantment In tho AraDhn
Nights. IL has no such story rs tins. ,,,
The cold nightmare scene was unchangedi ana SIN
under the wanes We rolled on. After long time inc
car went slower. few words we're spoken and we
saw lights ahead. We approached and found men IN
chamber making mortar. Everybody was BUSY. a
man brought broken loe to one OF inc miners VINO
came with me; IL was his hoe. lie sWore never
was 80 shocked 20 hear ali oath. thought IL strange
nj yet informed that not long ago TWO men got
Il Citing here, and Que killed the otheri
Here We left the car and vert on foot. we could
zee men at work the distance THIS was 800 feet from
the shore The water overhead shoals and IL only ID
feet deep Then reached SPOT where the asohs
were LAYING bricks. We had to pass mortar ca ana
il so filed the space 1t difficult 10 get by My con
dnct0r still led me on told him did not care about
going further Yes must see tho whole OF H. since
had come 80 far. We passed by the side pile OF dirt
Is OF 20 feet long, and came TO where men were picking
and shoveiing IN the hard blue clay. / remomber
taking up lump. II was damp but solid could not
have seen mrch else. but my recollection Is not ais
tinct. / know talked little babe them goodbye
and remarked what then happened to think. that
God would prosper the work. because they were en-
gagged in getting pure water.
Then We went back by the masons and those making
mortar and again was on the car. was glad To re
turn. | was glad no accident happened. Al last We
reached the land SHAFT tho elevator was ready.
stepped in il and again was In tho world Mr.. Rose
was Whiting for me IN the oce. and said had been
down only about hour. IL seemed to me century
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