The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-16

point OF the mountain for a short distance
and then dive straight into the bulk Of the
old hill. There will be nearly a thousand
feet OF tunnelling and bench work through
the mountain.
Where the road is to be carried directly
beneath the bulk Of the mountain there
will be openings at intervals, from which
may be obtained views OF Breakneok and
Mount Taurus and the Hudson River far
beneath. At several places the road will
emerge from this tunnel and be carried along
the edge OF the cliffs on benches. 1t will
finally emerge on the south side OF Storm
King, to find itself on the edge Of p~recipices,
the same great cliffs which excite the ad-
miration OF tourists up the Hudson.
Thence it will be carried down TO the
slopes Of Storm King Glove by some sort of
viaduct, one end Of which will rest upon the
cliffs at an elevation Of 200 feet above the
river, and the other upon the forest floor OF
the Glove, some distance back from the
shore, The Construction OF the road at
this point may be the means of preventing
the threatened spoliation of Storm King
by a proposed quarry at the base OF the
southern precipices.
just where the road touches the hoor
VI Nv NioNt VIII encounter Ilo IlIBU OF Ile
mountain streams which are 10 make it's
course beautiful and also expensive 10 con-
struct. This is a wild, steep ~ravine, which
will be bridged.
The road will cross the Glove In a curve,
30 as 10 maintain its original level, and be-
fore mounting the rocks Of Gro Nest will
cross another deep mountain brook. After
being carried across a low shoulder Of the
mountain tho roaI ry;1 ator+ ~ ona - IA.
most spectacular reaches.
The north peak Of Gro Nest. now reached,
is broken up by geological faults or assures,
which starting we'll up the mountain side
as small depressions widen and deepen
as they approach the foot Of the hill. At
the point where the road passes they are like
small gorges, and every one Of these will
have TO be taken into account.
Hanging bridges, retaining walls and
other engineering devices will be employed
here, but after two surveys the State Engi-
neer's office is still unsatisfed and a third
examination is TO be made with a view Of
still further strengthening out the difficult
ties here met with. However they may
be solved the future traveller will gaze
with wonder and enthusiasm on this engi-
neering undertaking and be enchanted
with the wildness Of his surroundings.
From the river boats no conception can
be had Of the stern wildness OF this region.
The writer can testify that for roughness
it excels most parts Of this range, and can
even give points 20 some parts of the Adiron-
dacks,
After passing this steep faulted slope
the road will suddenly encounter the prec-
ipices which mark the southern side Of
the north peak, and probably more tunnel
ling and bench work may be necessary to
pass these. as well as viaduct construction.
These precipices are severa! hundred feet
high and absolutely perpendicular.
1t had been designed to cross the Glove
between the north and south peaks OF the
mountain by a sort OF cantilever construo-
ton. with six steel spans supported on piers
OF masonry. Here a new difficulty has
recently been found which may necessitate
an entire revision Of plans.
1t is due to the fact that nature. in past
ages deposited sand and gravel along the
lower portions OF all the valleys between
the river hills and over the points Of the less
steep mountains like those further down
the river. This same geological drift is
responsible for such p~lateaus as that on
which West Point stands and has created
the clay banks which have made Hudson
River building brick famous.
In such a drift deposit it was proposed
through force OF circumstances to locate
the piers for this, the most pretentious
bridge along the route. Unfortunately
for the engineers a landslide occurred at
this point a few years ago and il is feared
that It will be necessary to sink foundation
for the piers to such a depth as to make the
work prohibitive. Some other plan will
then lave to be devised
This point passed the worst Of the en-