The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-03

these respects It is not unlike the steam drili,
Z yes. IL loses no power by the Intervention Of
Dust nee between tho drill and tho "com.
pres~or,' whlc steam condcne"s RAPIDLY and
loses uuwer In the low temperature ~ the tun,
net Then asaiu. tho exhaust 81 the AIR drill
furnishes a constant aud abundant supply oi
irc'h air TO thc w"ikmen, Instead oil the huihlu
fog sent iorth by the steam drill.
In tNo minutes one sees just "a much OF the
processes ot drilling in ordinary tunnel work
IN five hours. The motions OF the men do not
vary. the same tmoky smell from the iitile lsh-
oil lamps UrrVduts the atmosphere III INC tlihe'
the air dtili ia constantly faIiine IN its momen.
tary promise II eli ttcring aud haitcrina user
TO fragments 10y ia own cNeftions. and the roar
il increasing except when the drill stous Tor
minute, aud the men sei1e mat opportunity 10
respite. mat h the time for blastlng. At such |
tunes all ascend to the surface OF the ground |
except the "hlastcrs." who remain to fire the
charges. and having done So. take reiuEc IN a |
stout wooden ",aboose' or shelter until ftcr |
the explosions. Most " the men 20 home To |
their meals ~ nearly all live near To the shafts.
Shaft No. I. IN which we lave made these OBJ |
n wc stav here We must either take our chances
~ being mixed up with some hundreds of tons |
&C detached rock. or we must shut ourselves In |
We tako Mr.. Caies advice and 20 To the west
end to see a blast. Toto daylight again, we -
IN bucket, or rather pcrched On the nm OF
In the descent into shaft no. : the twirlinr Is
even more wildcat. Al the bottom We find much
all the time. The air Is bad, rcquirinS the
constant cmilovm, M ~ "a fan TO dri'c !wn
ut ipuse ami uuttustworthy tran rock. All tho
staff is boxed IN with wall r hugo timhcts.
some o. we me. ana rarrst re"'nrich fpeci,
mems " needle spi' si'l"hiit' uor to9th
spar, tale. Sc. have been taNcu out here. Gen.
orally these ial to tue i't Of the "ulastcr-.'
VINO me the lr,t to enter the tunnel fer a
blast. and cons, quenIiy h.ve Inc test npportu-
uitv o. PICK Dp e. specimens, for which thc'e
are pohv of "fo, sharas TO give them iancy
In shaft 40. 81, water nuisance Ia greatest
| Here, ahuu' ten ,,coks ara. los. 90 cucd =
vein II water thnt poured forth a treain as
| nrte as man wu-i' and ihis ia~ clhdnnrd
| 3. the ROOF is ueaVheroLs.
THE AuculNG.
Wherever she roai i- not y lid The tunnel is to
| bee arched ~, aud tli- work - tel = q 90 under
! the suutty ION ~ Mr. cattle at the vt~ictncad.
onc. Gu.r,cf OF the tuun,.'. ien.tu. i hand
sulneS faced stone wall 70 Is tn feet six inches
! f. ~ the road ted. ,uriuuuntcd br co lug 81
stone one foot M Thickness. From this -prnss
brick arch, twenty inrhes IN tAitNnts',
/ ''"st '"- 1' NV ."'' ~ ''t - ~
! IA RueeuIale cement, and h""hd I'm,
/ - backed solid hacking Of coucrrc and
cement ~ to tn" ruugh rock rucL MucrcNet
tu,re re water veins The aich WI nave AN
| a~uhal,um C. aiing. aud ohanncls rc to uc pro-
Nidcd t. lead the little streams down to the ton
1ne Nire rope at shaft Nc. is nearly worn
| on. aud although IL l. still used FOR hoistinc
| t"cR ihc u,n W, " irned that u I'll ~ cnons, to
I'D or descend hN u thcN mast de- so al heir
ovnti-A. lni- doe. not deter tncm from u-ine
/ 10. o.. WcNcl. tucy can enter AND re- ne h> tie
west end y t.c tunnel in safety. but the road
| ruNr". thr.ush ird,l I' aug Sll"f ct
li;n aAd steep, go they pr,l,r - q X th"ir lives
| four time "a dli. tCci.cht~. luWrN so uaNc
| ie,.n So mfr, ourut On this Nofk On tuauV If
the mcu have become recA esq. - j, ten ,tr- Jos
gnv7i -h,ft. f.fi. n ii,o ,li. t., h iI.,. 81 lo-
Iiue It bucket from, ii- i.un, ..i,r ly acct
douth Explosions, AID on, ~ roc, falling on
Tie principal f.a,urea, a., west eud Il me
tunnel is the 20. -e .la- i~ hriis constr ictrd
o,cr tne track . ih' Ll' i.4it'4' lts '.stcsn