Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-07
BoRElNG TUNNEL.

BoRElNG TUNNEL.
Not only is electrical energy used for
traction purposes, but also for lighting
and heating the stations and for work.
ing the rock drills In the tunnels, The
electric drills can bore n hole three feet
deep I'm 10 minutes. Into these holes
dynamite cartridges are dropped. the
workers hurry out OF the tunnel ana
down the side of the hill. and the eS-
plosive Is touched on by means OF a.
long fuse AS the removal of the rock
which has been blasted takes conslder-
able time, the mines are fired only three
or four times day The dailyfad-.
vance is about 10 feet 1t Will be seen
that the completed road must be the
work OF years The tunnel viii be
throughout IS feet In height and II
feet in width. Electricity is also used
in dlsposing Of part OF the debris. With
its assistance ice and snow are melted,
food Is cooked and the workmen's huts
are warmed The time will come when
the italian laborers will be snowbound
up In the mountains. and then the
electrical conductors connected with
telephone win be their only means OF
communicating with the lower world.
SEARCHLIGHTs ON SUMMIT.
A still larger generating station than
that In the Lauterbrunnen valley will
be built In the valley OF Grindelwald,
and both together viii produce power
sufficient not only for all the needs OF
the road, but also for making the most
brilliant lighting effects. Two great
searchllghts OF enormous candle power
viii be placed upon the Jungfrau sum-
NIT One of these will be used to
bring out the spectacular effect OF the
mountain scenes, while the other will
act as a sort OF lighthouse, visible
from the cathedrals In Strassburg and
Milan.
FIVE STATIONS,
The Jungfrau railroad begins at
Scheidgg, 6,I70 feet above the sea
This point Is reached by the Wengern
Alp railroad. There will be five sta
lions on the road besides that at thu
summit. These stations will be cut out
OF the rock, and the ceilings will be
supported by stone pillars. The sta
lions VIII have window-like openings
from which one may obtain fine view
of the adjacent scenery. Walls, cell.
ings and floors will be covered with
wood In addition to the apartments Of
the attendants each station will con-
tain a restaurant and resting rooms,
including bedrooms, so that the travel
er unable to Withstand the abrupt tran
sitlon from the air Of the lower noun
tain to the rarehed atmosphere of the
heights will have a chance to break the
journey, The stations at Scheidgg, at
the Elger glacier and at Eigerwand
are already done, and at Scheidlgg a
physician Is stationed to determine IL
passengers are 1T to make the ascent.
sTUPENDoUs VIEWS.
II Is worth while to make the ascent
by railroad TO Elgerwand, the highest
point reached so far, The views along
the Wengern Alp road and the partial
ly completed Jungfrau are stupendous.
What, then, will be the sensations OF
the traveller who makes the whole as
cent by rail?
ANOTHER DIZZY LINE.
A scarcely less wonderful piece of
engineering Is the new Albula railroad
In the Engadine, opened the LIST of last
July and extending from Coire to Cell
lerina, The line first runs to Tiafenkas-
ten, n distance OF about eight miles In
this part there are many crossings over
Chasms and ravines, and over so per
cent OF the distance Is through tunnels
Near Thusis there Is n magnificent
span of about $50 feet made by a great
iron bridge At this point the railroad
makes a steep mount, though one Is
not conscious OF the fact, for the ascent
is gradual, and there are high noun
talns all around. From Tiefenkasten
| the line passes several beautiful water
| falls. Then It suddenly crosses a Via
| duct over 400 feet long and 100 feet
| high. Gradually q further rise OF 500
feet Is accomplished by looping with
| tunnels.
TUNNEL THREE MILES LONG.
| The master work OF the Albula road
is the Albula tunnel This is more than
three miles long and at Its highest
point IL almost 5000 feet above sea
| level. The tunnel was begun In 1900
and finished in 1902
After passing through the Albula
| tunnel the road goes to Samaden and
from there to Cellerina. The stretch
| from Cellerina to ST. Moritz will not be
| completed before next year.
| AZ present the trip from Cellerina to
| ST. Moritz IL made In half an hour by
| diligence. II Is hoped that at some flu
| ture time this road will be carried into
| Italy
The government supplied large part
Of the capital for the Albula railroad,
and the cantons along the line from
| Thusls to Cellerina pledged themselves
TO raise the remainder. The total cost
! OF construction was s345s,720, The
cost OF the tunnel was sl,201 900. The
work was In charge Of Mr.. Hennings,
who was born at Kiel and later stud
led In the technical schools OF Hanover
and Zurich II was he who planned the
great ST. Gothard tunnel. He has also