, 1876-01-03

| mud rottly nYAsom Of ciktng. During tAs last
| :l0 yonrH, tho pltlont race who bkse estAbtahod
thHrnhelyoA nm this jbAenEo soil, Nh9i0E for ttH
roHhctfion a cont nnsl battlo with tho tnsatfats
nea. l,aro eratluslly gaIno1 tho vGtory, rassting
| further onctoacllmsntH. and roc'alnln3 many
porstans of thu land formerly tnhmeFge'l.
| Tho nreay wtch hayo l,e0n tLlla wrea.cd from
the ''nn1non of Neptune arc giycn in tlae Moth.
nrlnrI. tho fatno Of "poldess." In tho district
q tho "Nigol,od" alous. there afo n3e,tly
nnco lay betscatl, II foek Of wafer. Tho polders
| varJ in rixo from, or J to i0,00) actaB. BONE
| Of them ';o hut n 70" inches below the
lovol Of tue atJacont w.tor TINT nnoo coysroa
thon. md othosa nre II or Is foot bosov. Each
holder In ioEgrsoctcd NTH canals aud ditclioa
which norvr for drainage mud communication
Tl.e cousuou suodo ut draining ,uaratl or lako ia
| tu c,tcice 1t with an embankmcnt, and canal
IT auiilclent he.gh: 70 copmand . run towards
ugre ri7pr Or to: Of the Bea. At one or moro
| points ntouR tic enbankmcnt machinery for
lit1ug water IL Btatiohaa. aud sYorkod either ~
| wud or steam. In case tile poider doePond con-
| s,t!orab!v towards tho centre, uew olnbaukinnnts
aud canals. within tito frat md ut owot levels,
arc nocosaary, III stEe schermermocs ro1tlcs
serA nto four Uirjlcs Ut cann1st cach OF al inlo
| rior plano as they ndra,co 10 tho contre.
l Tho largcst area Of drained lind In Tho world
| ia that which nuca formed tho bod Of lianriarn
Laio II includes 1869 aetes, and tllc work Of
rostainii,y It occupied in all nbout sixteen years,
Tho entcrprtse was 10 gigantic, aud It's Hncceas-
ful completion reflected Eo much credit npun tho
nallon which constructed It, That We relate tho
| hlEtorY of iea ACCOMPLISHMENT Tor the bei'oHt OF
nnr rea.lern. Our authority for tho. details IL
| AIR. dcntga T.. Watiu8, Jr,* who has rrGhented
then, with ncfI additional infoi mStlon nron tho
HsAtoin uf Dntcl drainage, lit lis late book, ~
Far.llnr's YocatIcn."
4 In tntmsr lines, TIaarlam I.ako WAS divided
into four sePa, ata sheets of water, near wiIct,
| tsaod tbrco v,1lasca. III f69f ouo of tl1ese VI
lagos Hanl; ba,seath tl,e ,navos an1. IN lf1l,
MI itsuptIon Ut tho Rca iCHtroyoH the other two,
a.n merged thu four lakclcta into one, having
uniform tieptu Of moro than ~ feet. During tho
linrce HsnsmH con,sna 10 tho locality. the waters
oI this lake ftetuhbty FuBo 10 n Sroat Height.
ranaing immense danger TO the dIlses, md over
llnwInE lnrgo tfacta Of county. Tie feasibility
Of at ohes tdd,ng .'.o ln,pl Of thts so"Yn" Of
por,1 aud adding valuable territory to tho Moth
crlantla. WAS often discussed. and received the
careful attention of tl,a Government. a tchhlne
for accomplishing tho deBtred ol'}ect was
brought forward as carly m lCi3 by Ian
hasinnzo, fnI-buder. During tho two a,tc-
coedlnE centuries liftceu ciahoFntcly. calculated
| plA,.a wesa psesentca to tho Htate nUtAn.itwn OF
to tho general public. llu. none was ho promising
/ as to kcou10 acceptance.
At last, tbo dreadful hurricanes Of 1876. that
flrova t. wntera Of tic lako first tho inter-
! ycnily lands md up to the very Eatca Ut Am
stnrla1n. and ngain. In thn opposite direction.
into tho Lcaft D1 14eyden anb1notginK portion
suiyed at all cost 10 Hn'luo forever this rost!es
traaclse!ous enemy. by tho Hoods TINT had
sonred out from tl,o lake towatds Amnlestaam.
Ill N0vomoeE. 1886, 10H..1"1 acres Of ru!dsth "ete
1 !
l8,OyU additional ncrcs wcre laid under watof.
II was II year before t.cso submerged lands could
DO drantd again by tho usnloat energy Of tho
pcot le. ,-.,
purposo OF draining l1sarlatn Lake. mud aftcs-
wartls preparing tLe recovered laud for tlllaHo.
Tue plan of tho work hnaf'y advptcd by the
s.ates. General, III 1857, involved n cost Of
fos iG and reca'tnea e u ao yso'l2oa in fur
cucitc!o the lake, mud canal outside Of thls, 13l
lcot wi,lo. It included tho crecsiun Of s.eat,l-
establishment Of thtee neutrality-suspicious. ~ dif.
tese,lt polnta IN ttlo dixie, with apparatun Of
cno,snous magnitude. worked by steam.
! ThG lilGo nnd canal Wero tintstlet IN OclDhor,
1873; but tile 1alie was not closed to navigation,
untii tho machinery fur pumping was roady faI
operation. ln4 nny, 1918. Whi1o thu dlAo was
being run aoro.s tract Of floating Hoil on lIa
nast He Of tho lake, MI area OF tilany acres waA
detached from its anchorage. and driyon BY q
tcmpos. 10 the nppotito ehurr. Tho owner OF
this fugitive Hul appealed to the Commission fo1
the recovery Of hiH prpl'urLy, nnl it was acl!lny
towcti back 10 ltH original place. aud pinned ia
! tim spot by piles.
In tlccid.ug w,othor to usa wind ar steam for
tho rumlinE-powcr, 1t was estimated thAt over
ISL, ,0u00D toua OF water mase DO hftcd from tho
lahu. exclusive OF tho au'uuns annually atllea by
rulu-fal and iu filtration. PROVISION WAS mlde
for tbs fomoyal Of 4G.GA0, 0u0 tons per month,
M d this wo,.!a taak lilo fn capacity Of 1o0
ssin'-mis Of tho largest bizo Tho sn1ne worlt,
it was concluded. GUILD DO performed by slcani-
tng ncs having couibinca forco Of 1.0ai l,o,h
roncr, anl tue CHOICE WAS made In favor Of tho
nlotur. Ihh Elgantlo onEltes naetcA "erc
planned in England Each hal II t'ablo cylil.
der, Tho la,eeht ever hult.--tio inner ono huy.
1nE u diamotnr Of III INCHES. The toIco Of eacL
7 engine elnalcd $50 Incorporating alfohe'
t'oins 10 feet in longt and 10 rer minute, an
capable of raising fr',m 70,01p,0 0u] to 1501l 0Dt
pouutla / foot, with tho consumption Ut Q
pounds of the bsAt coal. When running at ful
speed, the total amount OF "ater lifted by oacii
engino In twentY-lonr iloura Was ,0G?, -o9 tons
, iho tfini Of tho irst engine took place il
! September, 1873: sit was q moment full
! anxiety" SAYS tho report of tho Commission
: but most imposing, when the colossus, put To-
!. tho ilrst timo ~ motion, travelled oil DIRECTLY
itnpetfsctly, II ts true. but 1t went; That whcl
until now had existed only III tho human t.int
had eocono a reality. THIS mass ns ouco. n