, 1874-06-30

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tho short drift oastwar from hs Haft % MD IN any
fturo oxons!on Of e tunnel that might 70 desormin.
up tho drift with sol naaonry, and tio further rro-
caution waH akcn TO thoroughly eleanae t9 lower past
md II cover ever ticm @ With cont Of Portland eon,nns.
Tho waer aftcr having boon on for nys was aHain let
on md thero hns teen sign Of leakage Bnce bci"eo
4ftcs watng iron, week to week for tho filing In tho
outside Of The now cylinder 10 becomc eomlmut which
waa uiled fur as could 10 'otse safoy by driving
aldoH Of tho cylinder, It waa still deooa too hazardous
Alter carcfui aouinga through tho aall holes bored
III tic ples Of tho cylinder the clay whrh waH known
to DO very frna originally a,l nrG.ina VA ioaha 70
from The lottoin Of tho cylinder to the bottom Of tug
lato,-lhe effect, no douit Of comprsaaod ar on nnt
inch bar Iron @ I abose md around tn. id oi tho r,t
hroyh tho cynde and tug hnra Say ax axn tae9
Hnner ~roR t' iron. s' Twas afterwards eterinei
10 put another floor Of wrouqht Iron few f.et nhnvc.
an In hori2ohta pos'on This was , composed o arst
which woro covered above with n 1ayer Of
H-ineh hars.. Aftqr this wns done it waa
&" aooFs se ropoor eecR and ae work M
that end Inns beon carried OIL very satisfactorily
since, reAeLtug Tho lat Of April poiis l1oo feot
from Tho crib.
Mul Of goucra interest might be aaid IN this con-
nectou. but tic above Ia considered sufficient 10 show
fher ~.ra prally overcome. Tic contractots. though
much discouraged for tlne III consequences IF hay
Ing to carry ou thor operation with retcrolco to to
rnliAly and skillfuy tho directions g!yen them.
Thoy were very fortunnto IN tho selocion Of the1r
Should 10 ut,expccted dill cultics be encountered il
probale that this tunnel will 10 completed Iu July.
How true Mr.. o'esblougl'a worda havo
boom proved by tho facts weie experienced fully
yesterday afternoon By TRIBUNE roporlnr who
was sent to Investigate mattora in tho vicinity of
the WaterWorlB.
THE IMMEDIATE OBJECT
Of his nttnck wAa Alr. ". Bryaon. under whoBo
supervision the now tunnel llaa been conHtzuct-
to carry out tho campaigu plannod IN tho City"
Hall bnildlug by tho Won Moltko OF tho City En-
gnocr1ng Department. IL seeking this Z. ntle-
nun no waB doonled to disappointment. lilo hnd
half III hour previously doecenaod the shaft of
tho new tunnel, and. according 10 tho foreigner
who Buporintcnaod tho clovating and lowering
OF the numerous dirt.carts and hardly 90 nuluor-
GUS human boings up aud down the shut,
1t WAS hardly .pronablo TINT he wonld
roapdear from tho bowels Of tho earth for
at least couple Of hours. Tho foreman was
only parsinlly correct-it was almost four houlH
before MIR. pryson nled an appearance. During
bis stay ut tho mouth Of the eighty-six fost deep
hole, the reporter heard
VAGUE HINTS
Of possibility Of the completion Of tho tunnel
during tlo afternoon. mud, aH each successive
upwn1d motion Of the elevator brought only
cubic yard Of clayoy soil Or couple Of gFiny
oxcnvators, It brought n flesh disappointment
with it. At about Z O'Clock tho gong. worked
from t1o bottom of tho shaft, elgnaled tho fore-
man to start tho elovatng macl,luo once more,
aud this tlino 1t wnH neither cubic yard or clay
tho daylight, but tho genial faca and form OF
Mr.. Dryson. who looked 10 aupremcly co1nplA-
cent that it waB ut onco eVi!onr that tue
prospects below Wero as favorable as could 10
expected. Ou being Elterrogatud Mr.. Dryso1l ac-
kpowledged TINT tho two gangs Of workmen
Xero
WITHIN FEW FEET OF ONE ANOTHER,
md That he expected the two boros would merge
Into cue within about al huur. lie had bnen
down superinteudlng operations for tho last few
waH necessary to prepare him for the fntl enjoy
mcnt OF the culmlhatl0n Of Ills hopes. Ila
monl was soon disposed Of. and the engineer
invited tho reporter to accompany Linn a1id Wow
was gladly accepted. And Just here occurred
enc Ut tho strongest Incidents that was ever ro-
corded. The OCCASION wns ono peculiarly ploas-
iuE to tho average newspaper man. ono on which
tue presence of q representative OF aclty tournal
really showed that that tue paper was conduct
ed with something like enterpriso and experience.
This waB what caused The TRIBUNE rerresent-
atlve to be on han1, but, miracle of miracles,
juHt FIVE minutes boforo ho was about to descend
lu tho conpany Of hlr. DryBon, who Of all other
men should put IN mn appearance but III I,lter-
Ocean reporter. Az tho latter recognized his
TRIBUNE cousin, he at once saw thoro was bus-
iness on hand, aud, hastily rollIug up and hiding
fishing limo WHICH BETRAYED ut once his real OBJ
jcet iu approaching tho lake shore, lie succeeded
tn finding out the condition OF affairs from Mr..
Drvs0n, who extended to him also an invitation
to uttetd tho unhcraldaa ceremonies attendant
upon the completion Of tho now tunnsl. III q
Mr. Webstcr his sghl-hnud nun, Afr. DAVID
Grcer Superintendent for Htocle. McNfahou &
Co., and tic representatives Of THE Tn1nuNE
md Inter Ocean, got on the olovntor, and made
Il rather mare rapid dcscant into tbs shaft than
fs usually made III city-uevatara.
AT THE FOOT
they were met by number of mon, who con-
ycyed tho pleasing intelligence that tho punctnre
lad not yet been made und tho melancholy an-
uollnconlont that tile mule Ind not arrived that
was to convey tho party to their destination,
about a mile and a half distant. Al time was
prccIos,B it was decided to walk until the u,ulo-
cart was met. and accordingly tho party ontercd
tho tunnel a,,d bogan moving OH foot in MI cast
otly direction. As tho height Of the tunnel ia
reduced by tue rallway-track to about five feet
slx INCHES, progloaB waxeu unpleasant anti moro
unpleasant Mt cVery Htep until by the timo
tho figures painted on tho wall announced that
l,0j0 feet Of tunnel had b0en trayere Cd. ono's
neck, buck, loins and legs achaa with q tho1,-
sand rheumatic pn,ns, and the longing for the
enjoyment Of an erect position for ono s1orI
mlnuto became as irrt siat bio 40 1t waB unatta,n'
able. The party was led by Mr.. Grooe, who, not.
withsaudIng that Ills G-feut odd III longth caused
him to nssulno worry constrained attitude, led
the way with little lamp IN his hand at q 4.
1{lo ali hour gait which won[d have been dacd-
oily unpleasant but for tic exceedingly cool
ttmperRtule OF Tho tunnel.
DU1Nn THE WALK
The TRIBUNE reporter learned from Mr.. Dryaor
thnt ut tho close OF work on Saturday night The
leso shore drift measured B,000 foot. and the
ciib drift 2,354 foot, total Of 0,3Go feet. The
total length Of tho boro when completed would
.bo 0.4G7 feet, 30 that the amount Of borug tc
10 done on Monday was only lQ7 foot. With re;
gard to temporatule the Enginoor stated
that ho had mado memoranda on the
2ssh Of June last year which hc
had oomrare with memoranda taken yesterday:
tue result being as follows: Al tho top Of tile
shnft Oh June ~, 1873. the thermometer showed
zoe; at the bottom Of the shaft G7e; ut $50 fool
sast G2o; at 500 feet 57o; ut 1000 foot $40; at
1,50o feet $50; at 1000 foot 53o; at 1900 feel
65o; at GUS feet $50. June 28, 1874, with the
thermometer at Us 10 III the sun, tho temperature
ut the top Of the shaft was 500; at the bottom