CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12] — Page 377

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ssively rocky and as I imaguied--

sufficicully forin in

with any

every part to dispont

extra precautions beyond w

those usually adopted, the wall hoverzi

for

a

length of 44 feet failed during

the excessive rais

it

mas

summer, and

of sum

then discovered that it was

caused by

water in a

atr

accumulation of r

bed of quicks and hidden

by the earth and rock work of the cutting, against which the wall had been placed - Simultaneously the wall, the sanc

with the

fall of

and some Land opposite

andering it impassabli

gave

way thus rend

am

bamboo scaffolding

at that point.

and bridge

were constricted in a

for days,

under no

height of

and the work was recommenced

ordinary difficulties in the wo~

the

Lainy

seasorr and withi

the springs and quicksands to m contend against.

nig inn

some ingularities occurring

the original work I told the Contractor

I would hold him responsible,

under the inst danse in his contract

of any

accident strould occur, and

when it did, without hesitation he

decided to rebuild the will which

has now

bem

effected, provision having been made for discharging the springs

from

the quick sand capped by

-slip of curth.

the

During the execution of this