We present preliminary results from mapping the visible and far UV absorption characteristics of interstellar gas with a z-height of ∼ 400pc situated in the Local Interstellar Chimney. This feature is an extension of the rarefied Local Bubble cavity that reaches out into the inner-halo region. Our results indicate that there is very little dense and neutral gas to a z-height of ∼ 250pc. Beyond this height we start to detect neutral gas with a velocity of ∼ −55 km s−1 which we associate with the Intermediate Velocity Arch feature. We tentatively suggest that the presence of these IV clouds in the sight-line of the Local Chimney may be linked to the formation of the LocalBubble througha galactic fountain similar that seen in the W4 superbubble.