As a result, Chicago began to choke on its own sewage collecting near the shore. Despite Chicago's location beside the world's largest source of fresh water, its low elevation at the end of Lake Michigan provided no natural method of carrying away waste. The Tunnel under the Lake recounts the gripping story of how the young city of Chicago, under the leadership of an audacious engineer named Ellis Chesbrough, constructed a two-mile tunnel below Lake Michigan in search of clean water. Appendix A: Population of early Chicago, 1833-69 Appendix B: Chicago political roster, 1837-71 Appendix C: Annotated contract and specifications for the lake tunnel Appendix D: Expenditures on the lake tunnel and crib, 1863-April 1867 Appendix E: Growth of the Chicago waterworks, 1854-70 Appendix F: Chronology. Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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