Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-26
TIE sUTRO TUNNEL.

.. raw, VIC MAUI "tip oHot sho iihS
OF the Satre Tunnel. Considerable
snow was encountered on tho west end
Of tho line, but on the eastern slope Of
the mountain the road was dry and
dusty. From the summit Of the noun
tain the outlook to the eastward Il
magnifcently grand. At u feet lay
the town OF Sutro, its streets laid out
with mathematical sxactness, the
whole wearing a look OF dreamy TO.
pose. In tho distance the Carson
| river was discernlbls, It's grass covered
banks being lined with stately cotton.
woods. No work Is being dsns, at
present ut Shafts Nos. 3 aud 4.
AZ shaft No. =
The work Of sinking Is progressing at
tho rate OF from 20 to 25 feet por week.
The shaft has already attained a depth
OF 9S5 feet, and Gully 60 feet moro will
have TO be sunk la order 10 reach the
tunnel level. Considerable water has
been encountered In the shaft during
the present week. but the pumps have
been able 20 handle Ii. IL 10 expected
that the work OF sinking this shaft to
the level Of the tunnel will be- CON-
pleted In about three weeks. a gigan-
tic air compressor TOT this shait WAS
recently shipped by steamer from
halk, Belgium, anu viii snertiy ar.
rive In san Francisco: IL VIII Dc used
la driving Burleigh drills. The work
OF %tunncling from this shalt Will be
carried forward In an easteriy u
westerly direction.
shaft No. 1.
AZ shaf. No. I M met our old.tlmc
- A. n go,
'''e"u' We '" Wy
com~paniohaoie gentleman u sp'en-
did mechanic. He had Just conf
Melted the task Of placing In position
one Of thu largest and most powerful
douo'e'air compress,ng sns,a sn ~ 40
Cncr.r.ii & Co. Belclnm. T6e entire
weigh, OF the machine |, 0G, 900 pounds.
The bcd-plate Is 80 feet In length ; d.
ame,er Of cylinders, Is inches, with
four foot stroke. While we wero at
the shan Mr.. Pitehford got up steam,
aud set the hugo cyclopean affair In
motion. 1t was evident even Z our
unmechanicai eye mat lne "sompres-
IT, sa v.sS IT, ~iJ.nInc out liza
,,,n n .va In driy,,y RnrI,isb Iriil,s
twenty of which will shortly be-
placed In operation. The "compres-
sor." which IL stationed ut tho surface
OF shaft No. l, 800 feet above the tun.
mower 10 drive the Bur,elch drills
-, ,,orLi,c mil. ,v,v ht nres.
"nVn "p.sas an..a.n, =, Il or,,.
e1. y ,so n,on'h ,,Ss hs.,.r
~ Io'u' :, : zen 60, az aoa
y ,n u.s'a"So '.Vv ,asJ
w PN''
'N
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ihc OF uicn w 'ne e"'P'o'
OF the company Is over iVo' Inc
work Of running tho tunnel Is being
carried on under tho management oil
the following named officers; super
intendent' r a. Deh)ah,n ro,e.nan
IN eiarge OF neauer' a. d. SaShson
Master M%ecnah,e, y 'uS
Liner o.. ~ So,.lsso",
mas ~. bousheiu ou'Seyo.'
~ H. roote FOREMAN AZ snsIt No,;'
J.C. b!uetti tos' surgeon, I,oc.oI W.
Mcfherson. After = sIott s'ay a. shalt
NO l, we proeeeueu 20 Iuv uyusa W
NV '"''. NJ. pe,usn,in S,r.,ins
OF hee''hg M'. pony,n'," pS.W
,,o,so other Gentlemen .mployeI In
some official capacity. Mr.. Benjamin
Il u genial. w~hole-souled gentleman;
possessing a large amount oi vim anu
an abiding aith la the success OF Tue
tunnel enterprise. While at the mouth
OF the tunnel We TOOK a stroll through
the machine shop which Is nttsu out
with a line lot OF machinery. on the
floor Of the shop We noticed \ COUPLE
Of the celebrated Burleigh drilling
machines. They are somewhat com
plIcated, being composed OF at least
$50 pieces each. but are moro effective
than any OF the oattoriiig rams OF the
nwnI.s.s IN p,omo,ino mining on.