The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-07-22
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Under the cataract q ~
e. g. :, opening beneath ths Rss.! "
Fails to 9 pit sunk behind /. Asta'l
"a ths bed q the river tWo ss ,ssl
feet upstream, q f,,i,ns NV s9esais'l
bored as an outlet for A.. S !, ~
electrical development conn., 4 e "
construction was made nos. sla
The World To-day, by M 81 ' lllll
thrilling journeys ever unt Y V aal
w0rkmen. u
When the big tunnels |.
six feet high and twenty !. 4 sRsaS
wide-was to be begun, na,tS. NV
II was within the reach Il Il sa
gineers, for one was aavss u, u n
feet out from shore, behind il uulalll
the falls. where no man hsd WA 's y
ana INC the other was one hundrsa' y, I,
Hfty feet beneath die cas- 80 y "
approach tunnel was therefor A.. Y
out from shore, one hundred sn ,ss "
eight feet below ground ,es lS al.l
brink OF the falls, toward tha =.
lected for the portal. ~
To void bringing all natay,.,
surface for dumping, the ersls. Y
had a side tunnel bored d eroe, 49,
meath the fails. Where II onen Sa Y !
a huge pile of debris, and a -. !!
the opening was made spray Nh M H.
pile began to AL the tunnsI ~ Il s.
In 80 fast that work was abaaa M
Pumps were started, but stilI m ~.
rose till it was sixteen feet deen K N
shaft ON shore. 1t looked shen !. \
the whole enterprise, on wbic6 !. /
tune had been spent, would n y, W
ure. I ~
Then three foremen employea !, +.
work volunteered to 20 through 4,
tunnel in a skifr and blow away NJ Il,
debris. They secured punt iron 4,
Maid OF the Mist and lowered Il .d.v,a
the shaft. The water was within ".
feet Of the roof Of the tunnel IN IL.
determined to make the Journey m.
loaded their boat with dynamite M
electric wire and enough iron 10 slpt +
till 1t would allow them to move AM
the tunnel. Then lying on their bset'
they pushed the boat along the W.tps
way by pressing against the roof Mn
hands and feet. Their progress W,
slow, and their situation, directly bs
low the mighty Niagara, was a n
palling as 1t was unique. But IL,
persevered, and at last reached d,
portal through which the water "a.
entering.
Only a tiny opening was left thss
but one by one they left the sklf al
crawled through, to stand--the Ast Il
all men-behind the water II ID
Horseshoe in the middle Of the rivR
There they fixed the dynamite In place
Returning with the wires Wild
were to fire the charge, they upsl
their SkiR and had to swim much d
the way; but they arrived in safety
only to and upon touching the buha
that they had not taken enough dyHh
mite to finish the work.
Then a new trick was tried. A In
Of volunteers, roped together Like y
pine tourists, went out along The hai
Of debris behind the fall, at the toa
OF the Horseshoe, carrying dypanlh
in large quantities. These men, ta
were travelling in a place where HH
men had ever before been. On the Wil
one of the boxes Of dynamite WI
dropped and burst open on the rVcEs
out fortunately did not explode, I'D
rest was buried at the entrance % o
tunnel. At midnight that night tAsa
was an explosion which shook ~
American side Of the river Like Y
earthquake-and this time the sf8a
was crowned with success. The wac
flowed out quickly, and thencaaa
work in the tunnel was proseculaa
with ease.