The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-08-06
Correspondent.
Chicago Correspondence.

CHICAGO, July 2s.-Small items of fact gen.
orally give more evidence OF tho growth OF
towns and cities than columns of assertion
aud bombast. INSTANCE: When the Chicago
tunnel was bored under Lake Michigan, o
short time ago, many supposed We had pro-
vided an unfailing supply Of water; and very
properly, for the tunnelh has a capacity for de.
hver1ng 54,OOO,OOO gallons every twenty-fouI
hours. Yet water is getting scarce in the
city--is cut of for hours every day in the
week-and we are actually contemplating the
erection of a new thnnel. Additional ma.
chinery is to be purchased at once, to keeI
up the supply from the present tunnel and ere
long another great bore will be in existence.
As now worked, the tunnel is capable Of Civ
us only l8,0O0,0O o or 90 900, 900 gallons per
day, which is not sufficient for present use,
and as water pipes are being laid at the rate
Of about a mile a day, II is evident we must
soon have additional facilities for procuring
water, or go thirsty.
And speaking Of tunnels, any person who
has been in Chicago litely, and been com.
PEELED to wait fol- an opportunity 10 cross the
numerous bridges which should span the
river, but are generally open to allow vessels
to pass through; will rejoice with us to learn
that the tunnel under the river at Washing.
ton street is rapidly approaching compilations
aud Us IL promises to be q complete success.
will doubtless DO the fore-runner of others,
until the bridge nuisance will finally be abol.
ished, and people can get about the city with
out tho delays now rendered necessary by our
extensive Tho Washington street
tunnel will cost about half a million, and will
be formerly opened in November.
Among the improvements going on lust
now, which will add much to The beauty Of
our city and the comfort Of our citizens, il
the widening of Wabash and Michigan Ave
nues, at the south end Of the city TOT uniform
width Of ono hundred feet. When completed,
each will be four and a halfmiles long, and the
4 ttrn will fnFnfQh "a fUn hVtVA Of ffUa N.Ftlna
as can be found in tho country,
And while on this subject OF improvements,
let me mention q new and most important ar.
ticle, introduced by tho Rock River Paper
Company, 10 La Sale street. 10 il called
sheathing and roofing board, il made Of pa
per, and is intended for covering houses,
either on the inside or outside, 30 as to keer
out both the cold Of winter aud the heat OF
summer. The company assert that by the use
Of this material a frame building can be made
warmer than a brick one, and Il costs only
from Sl5 TO S25 to completely cover any ordf-
nary structure. The sheathing may be applied
on the studs, directly on the sheathing boards.
on the inside Of the studs, instead OF plaster.
ing, under floors, under slate or shingles, and
for gravoled roofs. II ~ made plain and sat
uratod with tar, and Ia sold BY the pound.
costing from hve 70 seven tents per square
yard. Tho plain board weighs about1i pounds
to the square yard, the to ~. M
saturated sheathing keeps out vormin, and
both Kinds arc highly recommended by some
Of our leading architects and builders, and
others who have used it. Circulars and sam
pies arc sent free.
Many may wonder that paper can be manu-.
featured into an article such as Is here re-
fcrred to, but When We reflect upon tho many
aud various uses 10 which it is being put now
a-days, the fact will not appear so strange.
and 1t Is very certain that this sheathing is as
tough and solid as a rock.
The report Of our Sanitary superintendent
shows that nine-tenths OF the deaths which
have occurred this summer were among the
poorer classes, and threo-fourtha of them
among foreigners. The crowding together in
filthy tonements, lack OF cleanliness and want
Of proper food, are assigned as probable
causes OF much mortality. There were 49,
deaths among children during the week, OF
whom 81 had no medical attendance.
An item in a Chicago paper, regarding the
number Of publications. issued from the press
Of this city, Is very likely to create q false inn
preston. Tho dailies are put down at 10.
Now, there arc nineteen daily publications in
the city, but only seyou Of these are ncwspa-
pers. Tho balance are advertising sheets,
programmes, &c, and ought not 10 be classcd
among daihes, Gs that word is generally used.
The following u q correct statement OF the
publications Of Chicago: Daily papcrs, 7-of
which 8 are English and 2 German; weekly
papers, 20; monthly magazines, o, and one
quarterly magazine. Total, "a. PHeSIx.