Provo Daily Enquirer | 1893-02-16 | Page 1 | A Remarkable Canal

A remarkable Ke na canal the most remarkable canal in the world is the one between worsley and st helens in the north of england it is sixteen miles long and underground from one end to the other in that section of great britain the coal mines are very extensive more than half the country being undermined man many y years ago the manag managers ers of the duke of estates thought that they could save money by transporting the product I 1 of the mines underground therefore the canal was constructed and the wines connected and drained at the same t time line ordinary canal boats are used on this unique water way the motive power being furnished by men the tunnel arch oven over the canal is provided with cross timbers and the men who do the work of propulsion lie 0 on 11 their backs on the loads of coal and d push with their feet against the soloan wooden en supports of the roof