Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-21

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long. has been bored through the
Wasatch mountains. It's cross section
measures mere than 60 square feet
a IL walled and huttressed with tim
/ Der ana lined with cement.
Before construction could begin.
! thousands OF square miles Of valley
/ aud rough mountain country we're
surveyed and mapped. and tunnel and
canal lines marked Out A telephone
line aS miles ionE extending from
spanish Fork 10 both portals OF the
tunnel was constructed, and wagon
road from Diamond switch. the ship
ping point on the Denver 4 Ki0
Grande railrond. 10 both portals 80
miles Iona WAS made. Down In the
foothills diversion uan was thrown
across Spanish Fork river and the
waters turned into power canal So
miles long. which dropped them
through huge pipes ON the big tur-
binos 100 feet below. Power thus
generated was transmitted electrically
10 tho tunnel site where Il was used
to turn the diamond drills An the rock,
light the camps and ran the heavy
machinery. The surplus has been sold
60 towns In the valley Tor municipal
and commercial purposes
The camps are located a mile and
u half above sea level. and during
several months each winter have
practically been Isolated from the
world. the roads blocked by MASSES Of
SNOW and ice For more than two
years the work has gone on without
ceasing. three shifts of men altcrnat-
/ ing during the twenty-fOur hours %
the day and night Thousands OF gal
Ions OF water. poisonous gases, and
swelling ground have made the work
I difficult and dangerous, The men
lied for their lives on several occa-
slons
III 1910 the work Of placing the
concrete lining was begun ana since
has been carried on simultaneously
with the excavation of tae heading
This required skiilful handling 81
men and material TO avoid delay On
either feature 81 the work Notwilh-
standing the difficulties Of the under.
taking u has been carried 20 compile.
ton without the loss ~ a single life.
@Beyond the tunnel. Ia the shadow
of the granite peaks. great reser'
Voir Is being built a retaining dam
of rock. cement and steel Is bcini
built so deep that e six story buildinl
might 8e hidden behind H. Fed D.!
melting SHOWS the waters will ris'
behind this structure. covering $500
acres with 21S.uOo acre feet ~ water
Thc valley % be irrigated ~ espec
iaiis interesting bscausg IL is ia
scene OF tee earliest irrigation By An
Elo-Saxous ia the west settled b
brigham Young and his followers q
iSi7, after their marsh through NOR
than thousand miles Of unknuw
\ territory pcopled 81 sayagcs. Il II "a
oldest example OF community iarnin
q by an English speaking people Ia IN
y west For protection against the ~
q tlians the farmers lived la little town
> throughout the valley. their houss
built close together and facing a con
y mon street or square, thus practical
"a forming forts. some of these 81
= community nousts are stlll standinl
The original farms we're for the mo
G. part not more sian 40 on 80 acres
= size, which may account 20 some q
& tens Tor the early success Of agricu
r fure under extreme difficult cUnd
=, lions.
~ Whom the storage and DISTRIBUTE,
~ sysuni Is finished and an ample wal
'g supply assured for all time, the Va
~ Icy will support more than a thousal
p farm homes. salt lake city an
nearby mining camps viii furnish
'n home market FOR many OF the pr
~ ducts. and three railroad lines whit
iN traverse the irriEable area. viii IN
y nish unusual transportation fact
'i iics 10 the OUTSIDE world.
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