The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-12-19

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rH "Wednesday IL waH .Hag8 tan DELAY
waala Ha ts SRI long aaa Sir shaa'y
accordingly prepared plan. Go .he 6al
blast and gave ais orders Az H well
know. tbe central shaft beading bias
been driven AZ tbo top al tba taauel
about zcsen feet ja hoight. g. b. ru-
iaggal at tho bottom a. sooB ss the
yezatjoBs water problem was solved
The Fast cod heading ou tbe other
hand has boon driven at grade. 10 or.
der to bring them together che central
section heading was driven Gowuwara
as the junction WAS approached, leay.
iBg not more than four feet distauceFrr,
iieally between tho floor and the roof.
Tuesday afternoon Mr. shanly gave
orders 20 stop blasting at the cen
trial staff and 10 drill two holes. each
eighteen fee, deep the first 10 start from
thn breast of tine heading toward The
roof of tbc cast end heading, and the
other a. start from the floor of the cea-
tral SHAFT ia the direction ol the breast
of the east end heading Blasting was
kept up meanwhile, and Wednesday
the foreman Of the central shaft or
dcred two test holes 10 be drilled which
should unite the two angles Of the
headings, if all the measurements were
exact These holes were drilled 10 a
depth of eighteen feet and six inches
without making any opening through
1t was therefore determined to drill
new holes from the central shaft and
Tuesday morning a blast was made
from fourteen holes loaded with nitro
glyccrno, at about halfpast II. The
whole blast required 81 feet length Of
glycerine or about 50 pounds the
largest quantity ever used at one time
in the tunnel 1t is possible that this
blast made breach sufficient to let
water through. At any rate the water
descended mysteriously from its former
( level At halfpast one a second charge
was exploded and the party who
started to see what il effected were met
at distance Of four or five hundred
/ feet by returning workmen, who an
nounced that hole was through. Six
apertures had been made, and al
/ though they were but drill holes and
cracks in the rock, the men Of the two
/ gangs were conyeraing through them
The lamps held at the openings were
/ Immediately cxtinguished, so strong
was the draft from the end toward the
shaft The progress made was salts
factory so far az it went Int more was
necessary, aud accordingly two or
three holes were drilled which it was
hoped would make an actual breach
aud allow people topass from one head
/ ing to the other. An hour or two later
I there was a hole about foot in diam
cter between the two sections This
was speedily enlarged by hand power.
and at o'clock precisely a small boy
was Let down from the central chaft in.
TO tho cast end, amid the shouts and
I cheers Of both gangs Another person
Of larger size followed, aud then the
cast end rcciprocated by sending up
two of the men Of its gang, who pro.
ceeded 10 the shaft and were the first
TO reach the top Of the mountain from
the east end without ascending the
slope. Mr.. Stanley himself was by to
welcome bis workmcn through this
narrow aperture
/ Although the engineers have not yet
had an opportunity to yariiy their calca.
latiyus 10y the result ia Is certain that
the error is scarcely more than a foot
either iu grade or line. and it may
prove to DC very much less Another
tact which is likely TO have an imp0r
taui hearing on the matter Of yentiIa
alton when the tunnel is liaished, D.
that the draft from the eastern end in.
to the central shaft tunnel is so strong
that it can only be likened to a very
I powerful wind Tho air whistles thro
/ it with a great deal Of force, eEtin
gushing candles and lamps that arc
held ia lis path, and whiting dust and
minute Pieces Of rock into the eyes OIL
those who peer cnEiously through
to the otlcr side. To-day tbc aperture
viii be enlarged SO that q person mgy
walk through without difficulty. The
rosolt of this days work may be briefly
stated The pouacraus pumps Of the
Genital .hsl may De- Immediately aban
doued and the water problem being
solved. work may be- begun ga the
western heading Of the central shaft
SO that hy October Is, 1873, ifall gees,
we'll there viii De aa opening through
the Hoosac Mountain from castle west
HavaH Hrai8 ~ SamraaU
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