Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1912 — BIG TUNNEL NEAR FINISH [ARTICLE]

BIG TUNNEL NEAR FINISH

Bore Through Solid Rock Will Carry New York’s Water Supply. 1 V Matteawan. N. Y., Jan. 26. Only ' nine ieet more of boring remains to connect the two ends of the tunnel j which has been under course of construction here to carry the new water supply for New York city under the Hudson river. Next week Mayor Gaynor and other New York city officials will witness the completion of the great, engineering ieat and will walk through the tunnel. The boring is through solid rock. 1,130 feet below the bed of the river..