Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-02

ton. The water growing too shoal above C
street, retrograde movement was then ma =
air the excursion was extended to the open
canal.
JAMES CREEK
below Virginia avenue. This part Of the
sewer, from the opening. where the entry IS
made. is quite uniform in size and In excelle ut
condition. The direction Is the same as the
Old canal. No daylight IS seen its entire
length until It's mouth, below virginia avenue.
Is reached, and the vista view down throu n
ABOUT half mile OF this aqueduct arca Ia
really novel and beautiful one. The murky
water looks bright and placid all the way down,
the picture at the mouth presenting scene very
much like the picture Of the harbor and city OF
Naples: A part OF the grassy bank ABOVE the
objects surrounding, forms combination,
which, at the distance resembles hills, towers,
spires, trees, houses: and
THE ILLUSION
Is kept up until near the mouth, when 1t Is
transformed into an unromantic reality. A
stone wall, rank weeds and thistles, With rub.
Dish OF all kinds, found In such places, and a
back ground OF green turf Another stop was
made at this point, the lamp trimmed and
some fresh drinking water eagerly Swall0Wed.
The distance from the mouth of the sewer TO
the lower end OF the James creek canal Is 1899
feet. 1t Is walled on either side TO Its mouth
and navIgable for sand and wood b)atS up its
entire length.
harbor OF Naples repeated Itself On the return
trip. and Ii would make pretty Photographic
picture About two hours certainly passed
quickly and pleasantly away in the first re-
pOrtOrial excursion through the Tibor aui
James Creek tidal sewers.
No swarms OF rats, not even a single one
was seen during the entire voyage, mr. any
other living animal, not evea a fly, spider nor
any insect; SO that the rat horror i5 merely
imaginary so far as these Sc xers ara concerned
The sewer lab0rers say that there are plenty
Of pp1s md potf -l, in a q IT. yyQ<n n
sands OF them
THE STREET SEWER.
The day following The STAR man mado trip
up the B-street sewer from its mouth, at the
foot Of 18th street, In a skin as far as the mar
ket house, looking into the large sewers OF
l4th, 18th, l2tn, 18th. 10th and 9th streets
Thsrs e they empty int9 the street tire bs
public works; is of the same form as
The other two sewers descrioed; the floor
being Of, OF heavy sa,p plank; II Is kept pretty
is very sluggish most of the light substances
hoat off by the force OF the free discharges OF
water from the laterals which empty into It,
which passes dagonaly under the White Lo5
and IL discharged directly into the
outlet at nth street. has greatly diminished
the immense How which years ago used
to be discharged into the B street sewer, no
water ncrLn OF that avenue now entering b3-
cause Of the New York avenue sewer. All OF
the lateral main sewers running up through the
city north OF Is street are OF large size. most OF
them being five or six feet Internal aneter
and are ali in good condition. More glroaSa
and house drainage are carried off tnroIgn
them than through the sewers di 'charging tQJo
Tiber arch, consequently the air is more off .n-
stye. 1t is not feasible TO go through them In
boats further than E street north.
TELEGRAPH WIRES IN THE SEWERS.
The entire feasibility Of conducting all the
telegraph wires, that enter and run over poles
In the street, through the sewers is quite sppa-
rent to the observer IN trip Of this sort
There are upwards of forty five miles OF brick
sewers in Washington, N ore than three fou rtns
of which could be used for such purpose with
out detrimeDt to the sewers, and with perfect
security to the wires. II any one doubts If let
him take an excursion through them.