Show map ALTA TUNNEL ba co A TUNNEL transportation CO 0 R al M og al na A 4 j centennia CEN rENNIA the biggest enterprise that the cottonwood district has seen in years combining enormous mining transportation and drainage features saw the completion in 1916 of the biggest half of the project and the start of its most interesting phase of development when the alta tunnel transportation Transport at ion company drove its proposed mile long bore to a point 2300 feet from the portal in the silver fork of big cottonwood and entered the territory of the famous fam au s wealth producing mines it is to tap the companas comp anys ambitious plan is that of exploring a territory one mile east and west by 2800 feet north and south containing seventeen known ore bearing fissures and six big properties that have been famous producers on upper levels yielding many millions the tunnel thus cutting seven east and west fissures ot of consequence in ill the camp at deps ranging i 1600 ft aset et of draining this important territory many hundreds of feet below its lowest workings and of affording 0 a transportation outlet via big cottonwood canyon for the enormous tonnage produced in this ground F for or a distance of nearly half a mile the tunnel course is through the companas comp anys ground in own owl driving through this ground various mineralized fissures and an extensive formation d developed ev eloped later when the have been cut to b be e coill company pany s of purpose driving ahead has been advanced tunnel will the make possible also the of the clements development companas comp anys original ho holdings I 1 dings group and adjoining the now controlled by the company the clements ground has produced high grade ore in up per workings gs where on leased ground ore running 80 to a ton is being taken out olit and the group is believed to have the richest undeveloped area in the camp the tunnel has already developed a considerable sid erable flow of water and as it is driven forward draining the whole country above the flow will be greatly increased making a most valuable asset for power and other important uses the company 1 has las well con strutted ted mine buildings and a perfectly equipped plant driven by electricity TI the ie year 1916 carried this project diore rapidly forward than any otner year ear 1111 rith eleven mel mea and two shifts shift steadily at work wor the management man gement of which P F V bodfish is isane the head of inot begins the new year confident important developments in the near fut future lire |