, 1881-07-30
PURE WATER.
Welsh Mountain Water for Liver.
pool.
London Still Suffering for Water Fit
to Drink.

| source as coplouss AZ 1t IL. Liverpool Seems
not merely 10 have equaled It's neigl,bor in
tho sr!elidor Of It's project hut To be
oatatripplng It In the accomplishment.
Tlie account VIC print to-tlay draws
Q wonderful picture Of tho neccsst.
ties Of modern existence and tho
/ Keeps pacg with them. To cool tic ups Of
L. M!avcrpo.l. ~ 9 ya!leys ,nre about to 30 blocked
10 pierced, tha beds Of rivers are 70 be tni,:
water Is duly 10 low Through LivsriNoi is,t,i
streets and houses until tho town MD its
reputation 10 amply cotltentei. Vast Sums
Wlil bo spent upon the enterprise before
t., Il Is ,:: c:ompietsd; yet the surprise Is that
s}lould be 80 s'nali TIie works n tnaV esu1t ,Iot
a,naze posterity like tue Gigantic a1uetiucts
w Wi,tG stretch their gaunt skeletons through
the less prodlglous or durable that science
| IN these times burrows In the earth Instead
ot strIdtng over the hills. Only a COM
lanInr ,na w. ade Yesterday Of the
sseri6ed Is i It wefs re- ai1eaay s yode doe e.
poul haye st1ll TO wait, for. their
sonsp pp HI II epS t1 BE- sss 5sshoned ,eas as
measurements and 1iiaile Ills. calculations, is
Justified In regarding the achievement as GER
ia,h; II, Ltyerp1ol N 'nay count upon drinking
Is ~ OF wntsr n5 ns good as that Of Loe!i
With as much assurance NJ, II Lord Fowls
haa been tleclarinX the lust pipe to llnvs been
placed instead Of tho first stone laid.
We 81 sita ~ of te articia lakg y about slx
Bwlehy-y.Groe Pass and consists Of a long,
narrow tract Of valley land at an elevation 81
80 feet above the ssf-leyei. II Is iuclosei,
sHseRa sSfRs at Idss s netE sf 9 sa y ths E rged
presumption is that at u remote period it WIS
q lake similar. IN dimensions to that II
M MGala' 70 which 1t lag close resenb'ance
Valley How ''aerabie a f1ea sxea, e'ie t'lf a
rlyalets from the mountain sides, which
unite to form the river Yyrnwy. At its
lower M end tho valley narrows to, n breadth 1T
through d deep rocky gorge, and at this point
tlle retaining einbankment viii bu CONSTRUCT
ed, the rocks on either side forming natural
supports! for the structure: Tltls VIII b. the
In order to, obtain q solid foundation,
strong enough to carry 50 heavy q SUPER
structure. and also to be inpcrylois to water,
the cmbankmcnt will be sunk to tie depth
!evei, and viii be built upwartts f 10 g frther a
hight Of elghty-four feet nbovu the present
valley bott'ua, making the aggregate hight
ot s ne tllo nlasotlry about ono hundred and TWEEN
the base Will be over ona hundred feet, which
Will gradually recedo until at the top It
forms M Mcarfiags road aud footway seventeen
ass ns etf pe no w,sr ~ we tns corgorat9n
Vyriiwy will BIZ discharged through culvasts
~ the lower portion Of the Gnbankment,
tllesp culverts being controlled. by slMEces.
au Mntla III us !nKe oegonss snIeMargeu Wltl
perlorations iM tue upper lines Of the eil,.
which naturally drums Into Lake Vyrnwy Is
tio ~ Ic,, IT, irensv y & o SreIsvr p9I,
a IL orer 70 noyo
tNa .posslhIitl o. conta1lilnAt!on by mi!inE,
rs. nraassISng. Of ops9 opetnt'ons ~ ns alstsict.
is ~ ibo waIshs, - - a9ictpaa 9 W. siico
years: but , Wllsncysr M tae NECESSITY arises for
extension. tAere afe tWn subsidiary schemes
II vrrs es nar esg s1 co7s1ss ~ ,aFii!aG te
VNrnv MaS farSv IT, necmaa 3'o into ne
W VIII Ga Vlew M o. Mt,nIzmg this TURNER supply
H. ~ soo faa, ~ syntesy @ ~ tnat sase a
aeos dne soi ,1, ,watsisaeu g a!eu Wlal amount 70
snr' ssf' a ~ t a 4uniy OF d. fnG , wter n de
sc9iPem @ ,at W ~ te an9.ysts US beiag fne p4rest
smcantiv 9TH csss Io " ms nkG IS
n ~ - ',at's nom s avtasu eoeas 70 ow
a,reGF M s!.ne Il1o {als,anee ba1Weeh Liverpool
ailu vyrtiWr Is 1orty.slx miles, but ti'e inter-
VeMnG GoHmtIy ~ 70 nnolintaiilons anu irreg-
'1 1iar t,,at NE gslgai le'gthl or tue anGduct
formed partly 0% tunncling md part
H!, W easxlfoh pipes. p ino t9Hne!s
Will a. onco ',,.s oe T.. III, iiade OF sufficient
eataclty 70 convey the tnaxlln.lHi quantity OF
water that the WorKs can yield, but when
h!pes1 ppe 1a are msea y " mteilasa 70 lay II the
ntst s insuneG only o1e lnpe. which wlli bs
aaIge enough 70 aei1Vei Aonnt ohe-thlru Or
tho total supply. and Ills VIII be supplement-
60 " ono 9Thaote r aaaltienai lanes as necessity
ne 'ako W tnlslel seven ieet ~ ulatneler
and TWO md = quarter miles long,
piercing INC enhtisuo9s mountain, alMl
tAel theirs VIII bo alternate pipes and
tunnels, ns tho nature OF the ground Meces-
States, Will relieving Reservoirs eIa route to
@ Sssea Me pressiHatg, siaa, on .e 'a!ns: H. Ine crea;
tlo'l OF t.tts afttile!al lake Is tho principal
feature Of thc works II Is not easy 10 Give
IN p0pu!aF 1or1n ~ llGa OF ls capaclty,
@ pnt lg inaY oe sa!tt Mat lt wl!l contain "
Of Il, ,0oo millions 9f RalloIs, a'Id tint the
WoTSs wien conlpletesl w! u be e. equal 70 fur-
illsillnK aally supply o. $1,000, QW gailons.