To Tunnel The Detroit River

Detroit, Mich., May 21. - A syndicate has been formed to tunnel the Detroit river at this point. B. B. Baker, of London, the engineer of the immense Forth bridge in Scotland, and James Ross, of Quebec, one of the contractors of the Canadian Pacific, were in the city, and after a thorough investigation announced that the building of the tunnel can be accomplished with comparative ease. A gigantic syndicate known as the Michigan and Canadian Tunnel company, and representing more $100,000,000 of capital, has just been legally formed in Canada and will be properly qualified for transacting business under the Michigan laws at once. This syndicate is composed of D. O. Mills and George Bliss, of New York; Mr. Laidlaw, of the Bank of California, and several of the officials of the Michigan Central railroad.