Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-08-15
A uANS-ATLANTIC RAILWAY.

1t is now good many years ago, since
a French engineer read an article before
the Paris Academy of Science and De-
sign, relative to railway across the At
lantic. His idea Of the matter was
rather unique was theoretically feasible,
but practically impossible. He started
on tho theory that at depth of six hun
dred or eight hundred feet, tho waters of
the ocean became of such density that
nothing in the shape of cylinder could
sink, no matter how heavy it might be.
On this proposition he made the further
hypothetication that by sinking con.
tnuous line of iron tubes Of sufficient
diameter to allow double-track railway
to be laid, ali and sundry could 60 boom.
ing along through ocean depths TO the
great terror Of submarine gods and little
fishes, and the almost entire humiliation
Of time and space. The idea was grand
one, and worthy of the ingenious French
brain which conceived it but one great
and insurmountable objection remained
to be overcome, viz-the locomotive
smoke. 1t was PLAIN that il the iron
tubes were sunk. the track laid, the
whole thing duly advertised, and every
thing got up with all possible eclat, that
few would care to step aboard the sub
marine railroad aud be smothered and
asphyxiated before they got a hundred
miles out. So tho thing was dropped
much to the sorrow of its scientific pro-
jector, and We are yet at the mercy Of
winds and waves and Cunard steamers
and grim stewards, But a new adjunct
appears on the scene; the Kelley Motor.
II Kelley can take pint of water and
run a. train from Philadelphia to New
York, three or four gallons of that pre-.
cious fluid ought to run train Of Pull
man cars from Newfoundland to Cape
Clear. This ia evidently the thing we
long have sought, and mourned because
we found it not. 1t il to be hoped that
for il the smoke of the locomo-
tive can be only obviated, the rest is
comparatively easy. With this comes a
world of possibilities. The enthusiastic
Frenchman and the fun.loving English
man are now hard at work getting up
plans for tunnel from Calais to Dover.
Here IL chance for an enterprisinR
American. Fancy stepping into apslace
car in New York depot, whirling up to
Halifax, diving under the pillows of the
Banks, on through sunless depths, over
coral beds, by huge leviathans, past
ocean monsters, and with q roar and rat.
tie come rushing into London. A mo.
ments breath, and away to Paris, and
before Broadway's crush is forgotten
find yourself stroling through the gar.
dens OF the Tuillerics and listening tc
the soft FLASHING OF the fountains
Talk about bonanzas and silver mines
The individual that can get up a stock
company and get together sufficient
capital to put this matter through, has a
bonanza that makes one teverish &c
think Of. The shares would be taken NJ
at an enormous figure, could be bulled
and beared at will, the success of the
railroad would be secondary matter III
far as money making was concerned, fol
'twould be sure to take. But unfortun
ately those golden dreams are but as the
, "baseless fabric OF vision" Numerous
I obstacles might be oonjared up to OBJ
4 suuct and destroy the darling project.
n Huge iceber9s aud unsympathizine
+ whales and unapprecia,ive rust. and
numerous other combinative forces.
J. would have TO be averted or subdued
i and thus is shown how impoteut ia the
, science and proves of Inventive skill
when brought in direct and antaeonisti
contact with ths powerful adversary o
Natures forces.