The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-01-19
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Ehgineer Suiztg told the Society Il
sslas kHgincsre at Miniegthuf. svit
erian3 ihe ether aas % the dlfneultiea
that are telaying the completion 0f lhs
slmplon lunnel = scar beyond the eon-
tfact time he aaia thal she psedicilons
VI the seoieglata Nerp Incorrect and as
The estimates of The roat 81 TIE tuancl
and the time u wonld take 10 aig il ~ere
partly based upgn the eeologicai prohle
supplied TO the engineers. the estimates
este also wrong reports > lDndon %.
per
fbt views " The geaiuslsls. said 81
seleer RspYed 90 be extremely lneof.
fett fhey told les. fer e1Ampie that
ffum their enaminstloa * The dip snd
strike % the reek sxpasures they wery
cpAh6eni that ue should FIND strata
Tilted % mnfe ~ Jess psfsendlcaiaf 20
sitlon vblsb would D. favorable Cor "a
caEailun
Hat instead % crossing ths strata
ID practically vertical poaliioa we
found them almosi er quite horizontal
TAia ingFessed ghs labor - pesiotaiion
and required enormous SUMS of money "a
make lhs foaf of iht tunnel etenfs TIE
rock vas not 50 soiie or cohesive as IL
weula have hesn n he excavation bad
penetrated vertical strata
The re0lnslfts told us fhai ~ should
snrvuntef iittle water "a TIE southern.
of Italian slde of lhs tunnel The fac
Nas however that We me- Frtaf streams
Of water f'rum August. ls0o. 10 tie
present time 30 less than t0es lltefs
seeond have heen paar.ne from The south
sna
TIE eeo.agiss also told as that we
shaaid probably fud Troublesome
streams 81 kliomeief nse on fhe north
siae q ihe mountain tt vas fnsl here
the roek was perfectly dfy
The pressure or the rncf o. he luu.
nel 8 much rfrater thaa q would hate
hcsn q ne raek strata had hsen vertical
I'm one stretch about half mlle long ths
pressure waS - erssi thAi no means = vs
hal hitherto used were adequate
iarse tree tranks pot ~ for sup
pufis scre broker We duaiiy lutru-
duoed many steel pillars supporting 3
steel vaultlng with whleh ae lined ne
foof The diHculty eaa overcome oniY
after - monfhs 81 aanesreus uofk. lu
which our average advance ln diFgine
was oaly 3 psnlimeters a das Instead q
~ meten
Neither bad us imen Led a. expect the |
almost into'srAble heat ue encountered
81 bad beer ioid thst the maximum TEN
aefatufe III TIE depth u excavation
aoult probably be ia7 dsgrees Fahrrn.
aslt fhis woald be- had saoaKh. bot
aot iulolsfabie
hot saddsnl, we rsas I'D q polnt ir
he wolk sheHc thf temperature arose
g ~ aefnsex slener S unable 10 "a
plaln tas phenomenon
The reffigsfatlnk pant ~as made
adequate faf thls nee afmo8lsy and ss
nsnaEea "a malntain the tsmperatars
s aopaf Y 6esftfs Ttea suddenly ths
fmRs rafute feli to Is ar.kinal level
81 are Wholly utshe io explain thsse
apia aaa tnpfaoHs chanee1 10 ihs tsus-
efalnre
~ HffH nnI faHnIsl fh lnasiHa nI
81 aatef aatn Amna aai scar when
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faess eete BE- hlei dInealiiss that
ompfiissi ~ surnsi fompaay q ast
e 80 extension - iHa eoalfAsi time
as ~ additional appropriation The
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tssis ns April 81 is6 ana ne con
ans Y nestssari vii pash The wort
g sundays ant holidays ta have stefg
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