, 1875-02-11

and, when i1a got through, the look On ht9 fhco
hl.o~od that lie thought aorne hugo joke was
a. the nthar end Of tile linz. Slowly ha ROAD tic
ana"er AZ i,o lsi written it.
"RAT HEE,
rat her, rnt her." and at last he cast an appeal
ing slanco at llla instructor and said: "What tho
deuce doea bo mean by 'rat her'3" A gentle
h'I't Slowed him that but tie one word '4Rl,er"
"aa the atswes. Oh discovering wLlct, his f&ce
SaH wreatl'c! III smiles and il waB evident that
nc ,ta1 ,'tnoa4ht t,a,. hn*e1f already an opefator.
aosefai "f the party went IL tho top OF The crib.
where they toheII sight which fully repaId
them for tho troubles which besot their
c:,1,nS: COM. :. Ahnyo 's tteta towcrcd The tall
Hnatt on which te 10 DO riaceI next
spring .!c light given t, Chicago i,al bor by tic
Cnited StateB Government, Wills b. low attl all
nrnunt waA D prairie CT moving cs carried hitler
and tlnther by The nors5caAt winA and pcltcd
,1crci|easly by tho snuw.Asortn. IA far a. tho
oyo eoull see there was nothing but ice-co-
ice hnriiv crevcc on tlie frozen fIell with tin
blue Michigan water fnerinE tl1rnugh being
visible. Illo Hnow' etottn sAut ont Tho tower
from view, which Perhaps lent at eStra chatm to
came apiarcDt to tho spectators that
AN IMMENSE CAKE or ICE,
hundreds of neteH il, extent and az clear and tlu-
ruktn III It's stlrfHcc az tue theet N tic West
Eide link waA approaching the crib. On il came
carving bcfoIe It q lot Of jtloiar ice-tieldB Of
nearly an arin or Ho each III extent. AMI as IL
ttr,i"k tho crib Its trout reared and plunged.
breaking inta huge Fragments which tuguieI
for the top place. ami piled os On top of nnotber
IL the height ri II or Ii feet. ar the Atec.ator1
"at:i.c.l Whiting for further desclo 5nc'l.a. q
crack .sas heard md tho hH;;e tleld Ap.4 rva,,
oHe-huf gums OF pg,e stu the other Oh tue
othcr aile If tho ctib. uavinS sosn this the
rastY "ent ttD%n stTfa. warmed up aEa.t., astl
prepared o ratnrn 10 town. Tho j.sr.s",r back
through the tunnel waa unmarked by culture
mud after three-1uartcrs Of au hnur ell,ut.ng RuI
aud walking tue party arrived 1T a'leif ds.tl!:-
tion. nere IN conversation with aE. Chandler.
and Dr. Hill, 11it InnrsE reporter learned that
tho afeat object Of tho experiments made was to
aaecl :aitl the electrical couiIton Of the cables-
whether both cableA were perfect conductors
through their e.ltlte length, a!!d ~he;her thpre
was tue sIigbteat :" cyuss :" between tha t~o
Stands. Ille scBt according to tlese Gentlemen
was satlafactoly. showing that tue Insulation md
eonductvtS of the wires we're perfect. The tc.t
with the gllvauomoter and rncuatat showed
resistance Ut 33 until III tho combined cnoleH.
Rild at,out 1G1 in each of them. " licl was all
ths r1uof n.cessasJ to rhow that tho crib end
nn:i Water-Worhs ebd Of the tui.ucl we've con-
noeted bs perfect callo.
THE NECESSITY OF BUCH CABLE
e5istA itJt 0nlT eu accDtlnt Of itA uEe by the
Board OF Public Works. but because At a future
date, there Is no doubt, signal station viii 10
Placed OH the crib, When the telegraph will ba or
l,lIiDilc vnlne in communicating to tho port Of
GhlelGo at the shortest possible notice Of any
cilnIing storms which might cndanger Aer ship
lnns.
Tic placing and testing Of the cable WIS the
only thi1- ahlth Hto0d il, tho way 0f letting Of
tEo w4:tr iLto the ,ew tunnel, which will proba-
bly, ba dono 1t Sumo titno this morning.