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April 24, 1894
Sulphur Valley News
Willcox, Cochise County, Arizona
What is this article about?
An underground canal in a Lancashire coal vein connects Wigan and St. Helens, sixteen miles apart in northern England, enabling coal boats to transport thousands of tons of fuel through a five-foot-deep waterway.
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A Wonderful Tunnel.
The cities of Wigan and St. Helens
in north England are sixteen miles
apart, yet they are connected by the
most wonderful canal in the world. A
tunnel has been cut through the great
vein of coal which underlies the whole
of Lancashire, and this, filled with
water from the drainage trenches of
that great system of mines, makes a
remarkable underground canal, in
which the water is constantly five feet
deep. This canal is provided with a
regular system of coal boats, which are
constantly moving thousands of tons
of the bituminous fuel between the
two cities.
The News is published for the people
The cities of Wigan and St. Helens
in north England are sixteen miles
apart, yet they are connected by the
most wonderful canal in the world. A
tunnel has been cut through the great
vein of coal which underlies the whole
of Lancashire, and this, filled with
water from the drainage trenches of
that great system of mines, makes a
remarkable underground canal, in
which the water is constantly five feet
deep. This canal is provided with a
regular system of coal boats, which are
constantly moving thousands of tons
of the bituminous fuel between the
two cities.
The News is published for the people
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Underground Canal
Coal Vein
Wigan
St. Helens
Lancashire
Coal Boats
Bituminous Fuel
Where did it happen?
Wigan And St. Helens In North England, Lancashire
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Wigan And St. Helens In North England, Lancashire
Story Details
A tunnel cut through a great vein of coal underlying Lancashire forms a remarkable underground canal filled with water from mine drainage, connecting the cities of Wigan and St. Helens sixteen miles apart, with coal boats constantly transporting thousands of tons of bituminous fuel between them.