New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18
TIE MUSCOyE7CONG TUNNEL.

CONVECTION MADE BETWEEN TUE DORISGs from
TIE TWO srDEs-DEscRirTIoN or THE wOEK-A
PLAN FOR BRINGING COAL TO TiDTwATrR
,YnoM AZ OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIL TAIBCSEl
BETHLEHEM, EUSrERDoS Co., \. j., Dc. Il.
Yesterday 20 p che headings Muscvno.
cong TJnncl. ANA to-day the hon. As. Picker, tho
President md parry Of the directors OF tho E.son
and Amboy Railroad passed through the hole wDci
been in ~ boring under the mountIin 'or
period Of nearly Shree &c To new line 8. known
the Leleh VALLEY Extension. or EisLon and Annoy
Raj road. and whea COMPLETED will connect tIr CO..
lands with tiIewiter at rih AmD'y. Preliminary
surveys were made In the ~ of 1871. THIS unIei
the largest, except H0o., east OF the M-ssspr.
beng ony trls vi Ter mic IN length. aud AZ
preached at end by "a long deep
Tue establishments OF tie IN, tAron-i the mountains
delicate and interesting OF 'rauon. Test levels
were run with the utmost auG prrclsOD ana tho
grades and line exactly fixed. now the ObisTvat.on,
were made may be erima cd from the raci tAat tls
alignment and level. ae- ne meetn= ~ tae be -
Yesterday ties, ed withiu lrec'ou"tns % al inch
Work was actually begun April %. is72 vbsna slope
in oust $40 Feet down 10 grade 1877 feet being thror %
limestone rock-was sfartrd western side ~ TO
mountain; -loDo u,iIg neress ~ D,caIie o. tho
heavy approach 10 tII en- % tAs tnun"t tbs Vas
driveD Dto th3 mountain at gue.e of 20 drere'
about one-third distance from the west eni.
Heading. from this driven In each dir c'ion.
f. after ward enlarged to ile III u the 'unne- 90
instance the heading the top of a'er4.o w-.A
Of 90 feet aud an average Llyht ~ zee.
On Aug n tho open GU, or approach % re caster.
end being sur GENTLY advanced fJr the pJ.Vo-' rk
was begun on tn mel proper. AMI has been crei
forward uaiuterrup' edy that date. t.r1H - a
syeuitc gnpss Of unusual har lness. TI- Vac Iisr-
tageous the harder the cheaper the wof" bring
the rule TIC on, drawback 10 dr.s1S TIC ct.te.a
beading Was tho EXPLOSION the ION of Apr last -
boiler attached 10 tie ar log WHICH iDr
men were kied and aUO ncr Oai.y JIrri.
A. the western end from aimOf To- beg n'lng diHl-
cuitY has been euroau erei. II" br't t."ui.r W.
caused s'rcanl % wacr strt 90 nr "1liIf - N<
the bntfJm ~ lie slope, 1.tY : l5.) lit =
fought unt u y IL. max tie water guI'h Sc iiF
the sOp. aDtIlO eG and 81. i.t fuio.u Iru Af
begun 900 nearer the nol-n ~ Go" 'unn". nom
when headings were agtiu dEv"n 90 ctrh IRE iJ4-
o the easter '-lpuud leading on A-ci-t IT, al b
ulsrauce OF lC5 cel had irId "atc. N.- 4-' %
cOniu. % .irn volume ib.- fue h'| y -'if
: .lpug -. -..Ilff D'.r-. D. te 90 80 %
their waists wafer nu 4cIlIG *. IU'fr 81 '
sorted TO- ana when tn siAi, W. si'..',' M q
for work the h-adlug found t.'ed "iu qil --'".
forming a dam ~ uicr, .Il< ren,T''.. 'fJ. -.'
the water IN again the worA, aud gam t"e s@'5
escape Ma HI &c. LL' s-t.t "' on" Ia q.
buwa-x g"Dt constantly ahead, al ~ I-i' Hi-"-s
fur mr. accident was ~. II-d
Yesterday the hIal blast when sHYcr"l ~" Nir'r-
between headInzs mace. goa re- drl.-., "
throu "a hoe bein On re. y F4laca, .t" Coz i-
tor the WORK. TJ-ltya celebration ~ slOr -jt III
kind toJG Dac p1r oi ilIrctOi'"' l-' '''' "-..
by Judg- Packer. TIE prr,deu ArDCuIidn.r o. - i"-
Der Vi NV cd .ae.r, couIaX 10 Oh -irr.t biAi atd
going turOuga tUnue from eud O." ed iA-5't ia 10
Carefully aud eXpIe.~ug hlrn approval y tl' hiinA
IL wLicu Tie w"rA nal b-e1 dguc. ACT ''' " j.,
taken place cOniI.Oa wAs pa;A "a " - go -'-'' ..
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