Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-03-28

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ftted mp carriages or cars. lighted
by four large globe LAMPS on each
corner. Thc>e czrs contained twelve
persons each, and there were five Of
them, making sixty persons, which
is the limit to the number invited st
one time. OF conrse our ride was
limited to the large tunnel or main
sewer, which was twenty feet high
ard fifteen feet wide. The cars run
on six-foot guage track, and are
pushed on down-grade by two men
for each car.
The water sewerage or drain is be-
low, and is from six to eight feet
deep, so that small boats can be towed
all the way, and has down. grade
enough to make quite q current.
We rode by this train Of cars across
the Boulevard Savastcpool, to tho
head of Rue Rivoli, alongside Of the
palace and Tuilleries gardens, to tho
Place Concord, a distance of more
than three miles, where We disem-
barkcd into boats and sailed under
the whole length of Rue Royalc,
coming out by the Church OF the
Madeline. All along this channel
are openings or trap doors, covered
with gratings at the head of each
cross street, which are marked by the
names of the streets on the side of
the tunnel. BY this means complete
ventilation is secured. On the top
of the tunnel are two largo iron
pipes, in which pass through the
fresh water for the city-onc from
the aqueducts and artesian wells, tho
other from the water pumped up
from the river Seine.
There are also three lines of tel:
egraph wires, enclosed in lead pipes.
It is we'll known that these great
sewers are built for double pur-
pose, and one is for the under
ground transportation of troops in
times ofinsurrection or war. By this
means Napoleon can transport, se-
cretly, troops from one part OF tho
city to the other, suddenly appear
ing at almost any point. The tele.
graph would be serviccable on such
occasions.
JERusALrM.-The work of exca:
vations aud exploring the founda-
tions of noted buildings in ancient
Jerusalem, is being conducted with
much energy and skill, and thus far
verities Josephus' record in measure
ments. The colossal foundations of
the temple wall, which are "stones
of ten cubits and stones of eight cl.
bits" laid by Solomon or his cue.
cessors on the throne, are now be-
ing laid bare at the depth of ninety
feet or more beneath tho present sur
face. The bridge that spanned tho
ravinc between the palace on Zion
aud Moriah, is proved to have been
upwards of one hundred aud fifty
feet high. The "pinnacle of tho
temple" has been cxhumed to its
base. showing it to have now one
one hundred and thirty-six feet alti-
tude; whas must have been the xiddy
height whence the Teuspser desiesd
the Sou Of Man 10 cz<s himsolE
Many interesting discoveries ass -
ing made.