Show TUNNEL MACHINE TO OPERATE the first karns tunneling machine to operate in utah the first complete machine of this type to be given a practical trial is soon to be installed at the mountain lake property it has been thoroughly tested at the cleveland factory and found perfect in every detail and is now on the cars for shipment to the mine president belcher of the karns tunneling machine company has just returned from the east after making final arrangements range ments and will now devote his personal attention to operations at this end the most serious drawback to the success of the machine and one that has caused considerable doubt and anxiety has now been removed by the addition of an automatic this it is thought will effectually solve the problem of removing the waste from the face of the tunnel the while attached to the big machine is operated independently by a three cylinder engine constructed especially for that purpose by this method the waste is automatically removed and loaded on cars various experts who have eka examined mined the new say that it is one of the most perfect pieces of mechanisms they have ever seen several new features have been added as improvements to the old models the driving engine was built by the rand drill company along entirely new lines and is said to be the most efficient engine of the kind ednd ever sent from the works the machine has an eight foot bore and the company fully expects to make feet per day when things get in running order the foot tunnel on the mountain lake property is to be the first contract attempted and the success here is being awaited with great interest should the results prove as is confidently expected a revolution in mining and railroad work will surely be inaugurated |