Show to tunnel pikes pike a fellk it Is reported that the actual work on the tunnel through pikes peak was begun eight miles mile s from the cripple creek gold field the work is done under contract with the city of colorado springs col coi and the tunnel Is to run from beaver creek canyon to west beaver creek bringing tho the water down the canyon and into the control of the waterworks water works at colorado springs the tunnel Is feet above the sea ea vivel level and Is to be over a mile and a halt half long the workmen will drill through solid granite and a tunnel fixa feet afeei will be WIL built th the a contract calls for the completion of the work within two years yeam the price to be is 16 per foot and at this rate raio it la is estimated that the wark will cost workmen have begun operations ra at both ends of the proposed tunnel owing to the fact that gold lias been found in paying quantities in so many ny places near cripple 1 contractors have great I le creek the expectations I 1 as ato to th the e result of I 1 boring b through pike W and a sufficient dumber ot if claims lii I 1 ben i secured to protect a any ny and find that tha imay be b made f during the e pr progress agre A of the work |