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Show Tue Sutro Tunnel Folks Mean Business. There is great activity along the whole line of the Sutro tunnel, tun-nel, The company certainly mean business. bus-iness. Tho engines for each of the four shafts are uow on the ground and will shortly be set up. The hoisting gear and other machinery for the several shafts has also arrived in the city, but all has not j-ct been hauled to where it is to be set up. Tho hoisting frames were brought from San Franoisoo ready made. They are all of Oregon Ore-gon piue. Breed & Crosby's teams are now engaged in hauling to the mouth of the tunnel the machinery of a first-class machine shop, which is soon to bo set up there. This shop will bo run by steam, and will contain lathes, iron planers and all else requisite. requi-site. Ono of tho lathes alone weighs over 8,000 pounds. Once the hoisting works at all tho shafts, the machine shop and all tho other shops in full blast, the country to the eastward of the city will present a lively appearance. appear-ance. Enterprise, iJOth ult. |
