Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-06-23
A TnIr lsDEm euoUsD.
The sasrs TsnosI-Chs ChoIIaS
k:Isetricai Week., Fac.

Daring = recent visit to Virgins
City. w- 20 .ght aud obtained permits
zion TO make q trip through the famous
Sutro Tuupel aud -xaisiue the many
frnttres OF int rest to Que who takes
pleasure in inspecting this gigantic
suterprise-
On the morning Of the 18Th instant.
in company With w. W.. Bo"her, Prin-
eipal Of our Public Schools, aud I. j
L-a:h. All oil riiner OF Tn-carora. We
vent To The bUi tug works Mt the c. Il
4. sh 1T vi ere ve o!triued permisSiUu
10 descend TO tue level OF the tunnel.
After divesting ours-lses OF our gar
meuts aud doaniug miners sui:-, com
posed Of blue faruel sLirIs aud pants.
ani armed with q lantern each. We
SPACE OF ii ne we're dropped down tue
Perpendicular shaft q d>tuuce OF LOCO
feet from the surfac- 10 tue braush
tunnel ShicL cunurc:s With the Suiro.
pCtbK u ~ . "a tuS hINSA-
fed. when the tuuu=l car vas t. inset
Us. we walked dJwn in n KouIh-Tly
direction until ~e reached tue main
tunnel where after W ,tiug "A few miu-
uies we we're met 10y the ear. III cGs -
o; Mr. Nernan. FUr-n an Of tue tuuneI.
In order to Le Understood il will BE-
necessary to state that the main tunnel.
az Seii As the branches which -Ieud to
/ ~radous iuiueS, Is supplied with IA
II lit 10 railway. the car being dru AN by
u mule. which. Dir. N=ehnn informs
Us. was tbere when lie commenced work
fonityeu years ago.
We Boarded tne little car which ia
provided with convenient seat. and
were conducted to tue loom in wLirG
are sta it the Il ~:ctricIl works which
dive the Choilar Mill on the surface.
Ttis Is Il WONDERFUL piece of mechanism.
worthy Of our udIni,ati"u aui n better
descr ption han ~e are able 10 give.
II r-. in a room brilliantly illnmiuate /
b. electric lights. are located nix huge
dyuamos, each driven by ! PeI,ou
wIesl. tue motive pnwrr being water
condu ted from the surface. LOO feet
'oSr. in hinge iron pipes, tue pressure
ut thi1 l-vel being 700 pound, 10 the
fquare inch. the wat r Is turned on
each wheel through a three. four,hs iueL
nozzle. giving to tie dynamo n sptel Of
am .ypintt.,s ,.ar Y,tnp1s l.y.Ia,r,
the electrical power which is traus-
United to The surface through insulated
wires to II core-p 'udIos dynamo in the
mill. AMI this Po Srr is communicated t.
tho vat machinery which drives the
sixty stamps with which the CLo!lur
II II is suppliei. Only tt nix OF it; one
bnrhrsi horse power Transmitted
through n wire abont the sizs Of q mans
trupb! This, Superintendent weiden-
ihal informs u, il thu capacity OF ench
hvnrIno. This wonderful pirce Of ma
cuia-ry is evidence that there is no
limit TO the power, ingenuity aud iu-
trilis-nce of MIN when backed by
finaUciul means t. pnt his IDEAS into
execution.
Leaving the electrical room We
b,arlel ths car aud proceeded to -xriu-
ine other interesting fentnres OF this
under ground world. H full description
Of which wInid be impossible with our
limited space.
The Surro funnel. proper. is % 900
feet. or n lit 10 over four mile. long.
runs due east md west, the drscent
toad the mouth. at the east end OF
tho tunnel. being sufficient to cause
Water to flow 70 IDLY. DIS tho tunnel Was
cJu~tructed 10 drain the Humorous
migei # the Cums,ock lode. Arriving
q; Sntro. a viilinye at tho mouth OF the
great tunnel. Wa were mot by SupeTin.
toni-ut rhntn - with II carriage. who
conveyed ~ "oyerlind" to the city, q
dI.t,ncs OF mine miles 10y wagon 10 al.
Returning r cue rooms OF tho c.. 4 e..
shat We Invested Uur-elyes OF orr
miners Eniis, took u bath, which is
always ready for visitorA, resumed our
apparel and To * orr departure. vel
ple 'srd With our trip under ground
tue d'sinrce FROM the G. IL c.. SHIFT TO
the m"uti OF the tnnneI being about
iomr aud one hnif miles.
To Superintenhe / rhoinns nni Fore.
mnn Me-hhn, OF the Sutro funnel,
superintendent Weiienthhl, Of tn.
electrical works, and Snurriu'endsnt
SHAW md Foreman q 'yeite, Of tie G..
d q. shaft, va desire to express our
siueefe thanks for courtcsies extended.