53 The Wheel-Pit
The Wheel-Pit
This is a pit in which are planted the wheels which impart the initial motive-power to the mills and factories and industries mentioned before. It is one of the most remarkable engineering works extant. It connects with a race-way or tunnel that is a wonder in itself. In this work 600.000 tons of material were excavated; 19.000.000 feet of lumber were used, besides 16.000.000 bricks, 60.000 cubic yards of stone, and 55.000 barrels of “Glant” American Portland cement. The tunnel is 7.000 feet in length, with a slope of 6 feet in every 1.000.
This is a pit in which are planted the wheels which impart the initial motive-power to the mills and factories and industries mentioned before. It is one of the most remarkable engineering works extant. It connects with a race-way or tunnel that is a wonder in itself. In this work 600.000 tons of material were excavated; 19.000.000 feet of lumber were used, besides 16.000.000 bricks, 60.000 cubic yards of stone, and 55.000 barrels of “Glant” American Portland cement. The tunnel is 7.000 feet in length, with a slope of 6 feet in every 1.000.
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