The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-10
HERE AND THERE.
4 Trim Int, the Lake Union Trnnet-A
View Of the work.


sewer tunnel. he Is in fair way 10 overcome
sAens al. and il msy safely be predicted that
failure - caz1pksse the tunnel IS entirely cut OF
tae question II may tske longer and cost more
th&s VS.. originally estimated, but the reasons
therefor we viii fad IS We travel through he
tunnel ssd irnpsrsi&liy consider The errors nsie
and ne Unforeseen and unsozesceaols difficulties
encountered
Tie sewer tunnel hxs cutie history. iata-est-
ing especially 70 recent arrivals. comparatively
sHesslng The Typographical position % tae
city prevents one of tas sazgest residence as
t-icss - drain directly into the SCu2G- The
sewage sss therefore deposited ia the nearest
body o. water. Thus LAKE Uasoa. intended ny
nature 20 hs source OF health sad enjoyment.
wss converted ~ man iato q csss2o0t. o. rather
eree6irg pare fer sickness anu death. tbs
nuisance oScs-ae 50 threatening mat u the
summer 81 Is23 the people demanded relies.
MAss-sueesla IS were he'd and petitions were Mt
meroGs4r signed Fiaslly tas city council de-
cited 20 grant TIE relief EeSGed. Alta rlsay
SURVEYS, lIssenings Sa4 CONSULTATIONS, II was de-
csded - Gis tunnel from iGe east ED 81 EaI-
In street (lAke Cuicn} 20 the west end % D o2-
street k>aue4}. : distance of $40 feet About
Aprll. 1881. scsllSl woTS comle2es3 So Two
PAGES or Depot street, where tunnel wss
started straight - the ground, aud :; tie inter
section o. Lombard &a1 Republican streets,
sAAis uzs dug with the intention OF wozsisg
Both ways, east sld west. thus digging II three
directions.
Now. LET rs descend into the shaft and
closely inspect the satire structure, sad We can
saea 4rsw CUP eoaesVslog,s. give credit where
credit Is due and blame TAe-s bs-as ess been
deserved
fo1 go cowa steam elevator into round
shA'' eight tss' n dIsmste-, linei WITH artificial
stone o4oeAs made cue o. colcre.s Of cement,
sand 9ad grave The depth .. re shaft Is
sixty feet As you strike bottom yoa see two
pG-ps, one Knowles snd ore duplex The
Know ses does a. saa pumping for taa present
Tie anpaex IS kept res1y fer 81 emergency.
To give YOU Al ides OF the amount Of water
there Is 20 % commended with 81 this end, yo1
on need 20 bear n mind INA. the Knowles
lsSss elyaty-sevea stTo&es per minute, lifts
over two gallons and half per stroSe sad IS
Kept working night sid day ceasslessiy. n
June tie p11p 1t:ed nearly 10. so aso gallons Of
~afe' enough 70 supply the entire city for
three days
Gong eastward you see men engaged II
laying al elsat-lceh sewer IL tie middle oE
the tunnel This Is .l:S2 led for drain. Eou--
inca Is, o. spoEts. VIII bs .. sce5. every
y teet. s16 these VIII keen the running
st-eaza out OF the riasoas' way. Now Al opaa
oiiea 10 your let, as sou 60 eastward. Is carry
ins al tie wafer 20 the pumps You Keep On
ioF about thousand Iset and YOU hardly E1i
shy obstacles w0Tsh mentioning. Here ana
there leg eide Cr2oe-l i. cut OF plsee and ore
or TWO collars troos tiEzoeFsl are broken TIE
size o. Ire tunnel 3 eiyAs feet in width az saa
bottom snd seven feet a. the top The =e3Sas
| 10 sooci seven feet four inches. Every FIVE feet
SIX inches ,as-e = Sc. OF timos-s consisting OF
two side pses SKIS znd o1s top pieee I0xio resting
on plates twe.vs inches Sc as-e snd three inches
shicS- aa formation OF the ground o. the
thousand ieei that ven hSve t-sversed IS hard
Pan, Dat no. strong enough 70 sustain itse4t-
Fer the mex. fifty feet You have vein o. blue
claE. vevy valuable for the m2n uiscJure OF pot
| 'esE, but EEly and deceptive 20 tunnel through
| sfsueh deptl- Her. you S1t the tlmoSrs
/ nearly al ols.-rs1sst. ESny collars broken. sa3
tie wzteg coming down il heavy dropS
From here % the end OF the tunnel everything
Is II good condition You s-e now I.70 fee. east
/ O. the shaft You sre IN the middle OF Ro1lin
| street. You can hesr 1he noise o. the electric
/ CARS over yoEr head YoG stand Two feet below
| TIE loTesE evel OF Lake Ualo1. Here flush
| gate will e e-ectsd 50 that tie tunnel csa os
I HusAet without cost The grs4a OF iha tunnel
suggests itssl. a. ire fsst glance 70 &c very de-
ic..s oae-oae foe. IN I1ea seet-au.. LOOK iny ID
/ sas authorities yol Ga6 thai six-toos tunnel.
svp-thlr1s full. ri, aow 43li5 gallons ue- min
Ute o. sbo1r s. &c 20 gallons per dsv six times
I IS nuc2 s. ne amount OF water intended - De
pumped tor the entire city. The TUNE. "a 20 De
/ lined with . circular eEsea wall SIX tsss IN the
Clear. two rows Of oztck. AID rs-lEs4 81, around
\ with eoae-ess.
| Going back % TIE 81 az sai starting il west
ely direction, for 80 Zee; everything = il COED
/ share. From here o. leS-ly all tie principle
( difficulties Asve been encountered L was here
/ thss AelA,a w.s killed. I: Is here that tie
/ famous deviation IS located The formation
/ here - Q1iekss2i; VERY wet Nearly al ths
I water that supplies :ha Knowles PUMP comes
hz- ~. =
tAa noise shst TIE dripping wassr MAKES Il IS =
hard matter 10 deep your lamp Aygae Tie ar
/ % good; IL . pumped II by 1lseaiaery. but DIR
| yoa esaao: keep. Tie men we}, rubber scots,
/ coats sz1 hats. get trey are ws; % the SKIN.
/ Af;ec NJ. Gardner had s1vS1ssd il this .,ra-
I tca Tor about so less break occurred: win s
stream of water = his way he could Tot held
f2s oass fro1 81 ding. lie therefore j1s AZ
/ hole o. dogao.s - his ssft south =: rigat
/ angles. Then turned west parallel with TIE
! tuRGel. worked his wsy several tsss bey0ad ;Ae
/ h-sak sid ti-1st again 30 ais riga: or ao-tA and
! worked his vSv backwards Till re cleared tee
1 sanueL he then seed So)1. aud made fair al
| vance until checked ~ another break Il took
the sane means. oyercA-1s ire second k-ezS suI
started west again I; was about t2as time thas
/ MCLaia Killed Ea h.i advanced shout
/ rws4vs lee. when rev break confronted h.a.
I the water increasing 81 TIE d-ie. He co1c G1e1
( 70 give i Up; stepped back shout ATTY Zee. sa1
II gradual slcqs 20 tie lssE until BE struck IS
! doghole. utilised it az portion O: re EGarsl
/ S2d aeps O. geIas Saszo win sll Indication o.
/ fair progress. S1t s1vs2es: ssi-:y feet esyco1
{ TIE iscs % the original ru22s- whsa zao, 1sr
! h-exk Tock plses Aaa &c eog-d 10 2o2ser NAH
/ tain himself
/ In the latter part OF May .. TIL. ys.- 3. Z
( Thomson was elected e.sy saclasa- us
( placed Edward I. Morgan. sx-~liul1s iasreeto-
( II charge OF the t11asl After = sGozcaza IN
Z vessigstioa NJ Thomson eo2e.a1ei 70 Sba1sca
/ he lewiston and recommends 81 ,as o-x-nal
line; since tie difficulties wee toe sane a.:
( bota places tss-s wss 10 gan n iavisgScs ras
frs, serious 4.EScQ-sy tbs, wss 20 Re eoa<i3ers1
{ wss tie fsci taSg &c dsyl1 ~ wSls Qr p4sa- VS.
i only s.sve1 fssi wS1s. F2slay iato CO.'S 3e-z-
ton the RS sing strength q GatcksSa1 lorna
/ Tea, Il cca@ sct4o2 stsa 1&s Continuous 6awa-
pou- oi wa.er. p.is< Of slsvs1 tses VII set sup
! port - tremendous 8 We SaL You sra BOW ~
( lee. below g-cG14 >t-o2g CRIBS ssi 70 -
I hGi.s II tas deviation 20 support tie fssgas
I I.mbsrs Tasse cribs were 5lilt ou; o. short
I rssess 81 t12osr. as inches "A thickness AT
/ ave feet lazg. sseA CD supporting swo SETS
+ o. IiZhers. EAus 2r. Morgan SET <oo4s - e4-A-
! the orsSS
-. ety." said ae. ~w4s ayr s-sg cons as-a:.o1
II wzs necessary 70 gam tie ooa61epcs q TIE men
g. assure EaSzn tASs Szsir .ivss were 81 sac a.
/ timber ~ engineering sS2ll coz = make tasn
; Ne sgsppe1 a&ek shout 90 sess 4E& tA-,e5 -
I -etsIahsr tie szcDsl We used heavier aase-,
( tnaa our pre5seSssc-s tS1 We srS usz2x Egx13
.scS-ags. ana heavy eo.ls- inside Gus Of uztara.
/ rsw lag.s 8 lost = sa5ekaesS Ra1za tubs- 5
! stronger sz& gives mere rooz2 between tee sea
/ % % tie we4gens-
/ AS We reached tie hcssk we toEn1 that sAs