, 1869-08-16
ANOTHER sTUPENDoUs SCHEME.
Tho Proposed Railway Tunnel Be-
sEeca England and France.

poa NnE3An0 ana ETAnccs
Fpm Al IL. Ya,r Rornt
pe m to be no aierrncs ~ nnuo0 -, a1n ~ @
ssFs ,s,s ts 9ao On fas,
"a I.aturra air nst tdenticsi ~ E1rn seous1
tNen nea sns Fof,1o,t tns fos 1oKasa eoas
French can.i Iittin n tSs ~ t,s ~ 81
That the salae forrns,tnns r0ntinns nnasr ~ ~ y.
u OF the sea prnbsbt1 III, hss heen nnnsa
Ridges rh,sh e1tens s9stS oq ds 1ae ca
6ide OF tLe Channel lending fngsrds fns - M, ~.
Sea "by Captain J. B. Na:1tu IN liz, carer SyI
I, view TO discover 1h.Iher TIA cn.;t for11nrtior
4 obtaining on each coa1 continue upbroreu Il
the whole distance dlyIdtar than. md there AZ a.
cate. o'>'- s'so' saA' NoA - ~
c Impressed BY these faeta, NJ. EIl1l1u Low, q
J. engineer for many yeara had beck Confident {
@s.ns 1ss Of l1ossn
!. pei tunnel, set himself earnestly to e1amae 10
sars anssa iss Geological ,917 CARNATIONS Of me
I Low becane satisfied thai the deductions Of Il
geoao2ists were coHect Els examination Of II
bor3ngs for several a1tcs!an wells On both sides 3
tie channel. strengthened his opinion as 70 u
Regularity Of the strata II became his nrm COZ
! tlcuon that Hoog certain llne about half q mil
| Meat o. lnf Softh Forel and, and four miles Vts
o. Calais, the tunnel could be made cnIlrel
through the lower. or gray chalk which, owln
20 ~ comparative freedom from water, md athe
which 10 work. Win the result Of these laves.i
gstiona and with plans Of the tunnel he project
peFor Of the French. who, giving the English 1xo
!eetol most cordial reception, desired him fue
e @ ,,ahi ~ as Pans a1d "a 10 eons
ptoposals-
~ aSSa u Thone De Ganond. French en-
adTocaiing lie Construction Of tanusi betsse. zee.
England hnd France, obtainea By order Of TIL
Emperor, an investigation OF hl5 plans at tht
hands Of scientific commission. This body
satls1ed with the substantial accuracy OF II. d
| Gamondh geological conclusions, recommended
that his Investigations should he pEactcaEly tested
lew 1lurt headings under The sea At The expeaBt
Of the TWO goyeInmants. Owing possibly 70 the
baciwar,luesa OF the Great Britain CIcumlocu
ton once, this recommendation does not appeal
to httc any practical reeuIt. In 1857, u. dc ('a.
mond published the upshoy Of bis researches, and
the report Of the commission; md atthe Pats Ex.
position OF 157, he publicly exhibited bis plAna !!
| WA1 yeTy natural that Mr. Low after bis tnteFr1bW
wlth he Emperor, should put himself Ii comma.
| nIcAtton with NJ, Thone Dc Gatnoud. This geu,
t1eman unrsse1 ven, placed his experience II ".
Lows disposal, snd after time the result Of their
operate With the two engineers in the prosecution
| Of the WORK 4 commliiee Of French aud EaQli.h
81 the Eupeto formed to farfIlar tbs project sud
It Is By The Executive Committee Of Tits BODY un
der The Chairmanthip oI Lord Riehard GrpsTenpT.
that the natter Ia now cract1ca,lt brought before
But ths opInlous Of Messrs. Low and prunlees.
and nj NJ. TdCmE NH diamond. fpCHITt1 fUTthpY
connrmauon.
MI John Hawkahaw. whose pau1e ta we'll suoEn
to the public at large and 70 the engineering
ASCERTAIN by elaborate tpdependent iuyes,iraiion
the posa,oiltty OF q sub-chnppe, tunnel, With
characteristic care and caution he took nothing
GROUND already irayersed by Nj. Low and II. de-
Gamopd. Hjt reolog,caI researches led him to
i'm IN faToe nT r,ay cnsit Ess TeT1 dec,ded N,
ayen aatsfed with the theore1,ca results nf thrss
inyestaesfona, cssefpy laou9n tae1 Vero g. msds. u
an each coas1 AZ l ia nr.1se nonts t. NJ Tbch X
ends Of he tuuncI would BE- sIluated. Thus Nj.
Msvksbaw snd The French commission came to
xheh a cons,dSrah,s n.rf NJ ,ne ceo,o1caI in1er.
enrss nd haan a1aWn Eae ~ ao, t'a ~ t
he spot W Thers II was urnposeS % 10 ,eatn H. tuu.
,St tns ~ ,5 nd poss,ny sne sass
antic,imfea pAe>t'e P'0.o 'Ao'ee-eo' wv 11'1 a.
~, to, u,a no nIln ~. " os 'r1 case.
~ ~ p'o'eo VIE Soi
Tnr ho4nU ~ nus ON ths Eno1'sH coast was cor,
nensen aI + r. r. g. nsy 5s nsaf @ sne soaIh
~ ,Ie 81 IVY ~ anu ~ ssS @
eaG ~ n 'ntp ~ ~ sas GeSa
tn11s rass heiow h;on wo1er ~ ~ to,,ur nn 1ha
Frcnss coast & ,nfee g pea M wessRstd @ q Gaiais ~
heaW n,en Tster ~ ,e Was in,ondss ~ ns.s
th1on,n iha rbnir 90 m tha rnnan saa t rsss -
te suT ma ~ Ga,s ~ ae f2sn HUE oAt ae
.uts sh thas horn ,na h,,o-
e!lnuIaneonsly "ltn 4Aese oo1lngs, toe oottou
~ ans ;,osed ' a .na
Auc tAatn asstAs ttsItla M ~ .nGse e1
st 10 oe an4' bnI on ine Enasn a coas.
tne tn 0eptn O. cna!A u toh9 aGnafen and seventy
,in.ts n ga f, ~ Mn'ca tWo num.s ann
INK 4 ~ nronoeeh ~ rort fEnt ~ ,ne Frs1c
snas, H. nIn of cba,p anan ~ hnd1 .nd az
euAt. cI NC oePth " cnalk Hefe1 nunulu aud |
ply leelI!o1! nunufed ana elentS leet oeln4
gay hna taas ineIs Appeals 70 oe uo soon 20
ooubt me me fegulAl.1 @ ny OF me stsaA oesEeen Inc
TWO fnoEes a!olg he me pEgposed
- "onao leu. lIsuf' tnat Lue cnlsi coun,-
Ion h ,,l,,osent n5 ana iaas a1
tue HeoloxleM ioihAuou VI Lue sea bea
y y , nuCu ~ n anlnh " ~ slao eAcasaaon .!
tunnel tnfougn tne nMeE gra! cnAk;
derth unsuitable for railway tfame. It i ca'eu.
lAteo lhat tns anp,oacnes 20 me tuhhel eaa "
e. N,Gh,I 81 slaoen'S Ao' eAee1ns cue toos
nc neAt po.nk o. paFaMonnL importance 70 tne
Y uasslEoe pnene, tne enest2n o. tae s1.etJ OF
ia, to Se uaFas ssaus az 9xo nns POSI-
o,a ,t!up.soa o. Tet i1o .ns n seas Or tto4 uuGa-
= IsCsea iano, sptinss' @o1 oeocaueS ID seuoia-
lne1e @ neea 1e ne n,t!e appreaenslon, o. snf,n9
sna AnS LILLE auieuy w, ~ y, suAahs Wells .ntpuSn &
nt 10 ~ iha @sie1 ort y @ se to ri I'll
t e1Sp !ne aSs @ w. es - 6.s a. ~. Sen
faM, fuMn =. - Snas ~, ~ ."e oep.u W s des1
M a. ~ hn n - o. NJ Nuu .. ~ - Te
pn,I re dt1s'pg q heaaings vas rssorsed 70;
@ h 1nat mutIh @ 49, ~. o1a
y E Eet ~ nar ann =,
@ ..Ss no. ~ snAt u ~ .astt ~. ~ sp..t y ns
suIts N" Pslsessi ~ - mot Rooa "
ss ses1ad ~eis nave peen @ s1hh tnto9gn tne eana
,haas nIu F" IAete d. 'eass 'i1ii'e nunoieo ieo'
In1cIi !T ,,o .sroo-o =, ,on,v.,o, =, n ,r~.+ In
y snns sltsnL tne aAnsSfs 70 nc appeaehdsa ilutn
~ Mntel mplTa " ~ e,en " elxatss Ine plo
oed OF The seq than hundred feet Il would seem
tx y, th5onsn tals thislnss td ot ehss MANY ces.
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