Garland Globe | 1906-10-27 | Page 6 | Longest and Oldest Tunnel

Longest and Oldest Tunnel. The near completion of the Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania tunnel reminds the American. Israelite of tho oldest known tunnol in the world, that of Shlloah, near Jerusalem. Je-rusalem. It was used as an aequo-duct, aequo-duct, the famous inscription, Aid-covered Aid-covered a few years ago, celebrates the first meeting of tho diggers from both sides. Nowapapers did not appear ap-pear in those days, and so tho event cannot bo exactly dated, but It most probably took place under King Heze-kiah, Heze-kiah, about 700 D. C, nnd Is nn interesting in-teresting testimony to tho high stato of civilization among the Jews at a tlmo when Europe was Inhabited by savageB.