Show historical PAPERS ARE FOUND IN CHICAGO chicago june t many ot historical interest which lay tor 36 years in the bottom of a tunnel leading to the chicago avenue pumping station have just been recovered they were in a copper cylinder among the articles are records of the department of public works ol 01 dates before the chicago fire which now either are not extant exta nt or extremely rare photographs in a wonderful state of preservation will when re mounted throw light on the cites earlier ni story the tunnel from a lake to a pumping station was from the efto milo crib begun in and finished march 1 at bic shaft from which work went on on land there was a blind lead of fifty feet which was trailed off and left for possible future use it is believed by city hall officials that the completion of this first tunnel was marked by a celebration and that the articles were deposited in the blind ai a of the occasion the lead has just caroe into use as a part of a system by water from the carter II 11 harrison crib will be added to the chicago supply and when workingmen entered the lead they found ane cylinder which is eighteen inches long and lour inches in diameter the articles will be turned over to the chicago historical society |