A Novel Idea In Tunneling

A wire carrier or tram to carry baskets or tubs of coal or earth is among the recent adiievements. Au elctrio cable is arranged trolley fashion, and belc-TV it is a thiek wire cable so put up as to sustain the baskets by means of a series of small wheels attached to a handle. These roll upon the wire, and are kept in place by long ears that extend below the wire on either side. The cable is in the form of an elongated letter O, the upper or home end having a simple transferring device to admlt of its being started again without unnecessary delay. There is a grip attached to each basket, and a catch for dumping the contents is affixed to a stout post placed at the desired point. A man may go down with a light load, or the basket may be sent and looked after by a caretaker stationed at the dumping point. This arrangement is susceptible of many uses. Passengers baskets might be arranged to carry people over places where it would be impossible or too expensive to build railways, or where there was not sufficient trafilo to make them pay. Light freight, pareéis and the like could be taken in the same way. At points "where irequent stops were not required, this plan could be made exceedingly eflective.