Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-10
MINING, BUSINESS AND STOCKS.
START BORE THROUGH
MOUNTAIN NEXT WEEK
Utah Metal Tunnel 90 be- Finished to
Face This Wcck--iiir Bunk House
Has Been Finished.

Eariy next week the big o. 00o-foot bore
of tire Utah Metal Mining company VIII
start on its way ffm Middle canyon.
above Tooeio. into Carr fork - branch
of Bingham canyon By tho last of this
week General Manager s. n Treloar
declares that the eularging retimbcrng
and equippiug of the present 5000 feet
of tunnel will Doe finished Co thc face
and everything wiH Doe boz readiness for
the work % begin This is really the
beginniug point of the great work laid
out By this company For several
months past the company has been put
ting in WIteral and equipment at
rapid rate until the company is now
in position to push the work through
IN record time Although Uttlc is said
ON this subject everything has been
placed in readiness tD make some good
records In tunnel boring
The big tw0-st1ry bunk house which
ls Boo fact small sized hotel has been
finished This contains rs rooms and
four bath rooms on the first Hour ls
lOx2O- foot luuuging room. containing "a
library and other convenience for the
benefit OF the men. The basement VIII
Doe for the furnace and coal room as
wen d- ul- NiNlNA i''ii TOT WV
clothing The building has been
equipped with all modern convenience.
hot and cold water. furnace heat, cleo
tric lights and sewerage system.
Besides the bunk house there are four
cottages for the married men and their
families. "a house for the superintendent
and boarding house. I'm every way
the camp is being made permanent and
laid ont FOR the accommodation of many
men and heavy work
The big exhaust fan. capable of ta-
king out 300 cubic feet of air a min
ute. has arrived az the mine and win
Doe installed at once. The pipes for this
are already in and the foundation has
been laid The pipe from the compress
s0r has been laid 90 within POO feet OF
the face of the tunnel This is e. 6-iuch
pipe for tho first 1900 feet and 4
inches for the rest of the way II
takes the place OF the old 2-inoh pipe.
and is capable of handling the air drills
Co advantage.
with the air pipes in tho vcnulating
pipe laid and the 25 pound rails down
TO the fact OF the tunnel 10 win only
boz n matter of few days before the
big bore win again start ON its way.
Tho tunnel has been widoued out Co
SN1O feet From 80 90 go car loads or
rock have been going out of the tun-
begins m the face OF the tunnel the
big two tor cars win be- put into serv-
ice. The company has eight OF these
az the property.
AT THE PLANT.
AZ soon as the Pcntou wheel gem
orator and other equipment for the
hydro-eiectric plant arrives. 70 win be
Installed at once The foundation for
the plant and the building have been
finished and 10 is said that in NJ or
90 days after its arrival the plant viii
De- iu FUN operation, This win he used
90 run the cars. the compressor and the
fam The machinery has been shipped
and fs due 90 arrive almost amy day.
The old water ditch in the tunnel has
been greatly Increased in charging the
tunnel $50 that 10 is now capable Of
handling 5000 gallons Of water "a min
ute. Since work was stopped in the
face OF the tunnel there has been some
what of "a decrease in the flow. The
water from this ditch is now being used
by the NO Z, motor at the power plant
This section OF tine plant is complete
and ia capable NJ producing 10 horse
power with the present flow ~ water.
Tho So. ! motor is furnishing light
for thC tunnel and buildings. and saw
min and other purposes
Tho milo or moro OF pipes laid for the
other section of the electric plant have
boon put in and with the plant com
nietc tho preliminary work for the
work ON the tunnel viii be well on the
road to completion.
Under the direction Of Gen. Manag ger
S n TrolO8T tll the material furnished
has been paid for at once. $50 that the
company has been given the advantage
OF many discounts.
At present tho company ia employ
Ing in ire nelghborhood Of 80 men.