Show I A 2500000 CONTRACT Work on Sherman Tunnel nnd CutOff Cut-Off Will Begin May 1st ITIUHUNE SPHOIALJ Cheyenne Wyo April 10th Sherman hill tunnel and cutoff work has finally been decided upon and the contract let to Kllpatrlck Bros h 1 clllns of Lincoln and MeArthur Bros tf of Chicago The work will necessitate neces-sitate un expenditure of about 2500 nW and the award was made for up jiroxlmato for these figures Operations I Opera-tions will be commenced on May 1st The entire project to be completed by May 1002 The cutoff and tunnel will be double track and a rock causeway iilll be built across Dalo creek The new line from Buford to Lura mlc will be about thirty miles In length and while It will not reduce the OO distance between the I two points the heavy grade and sharp curves on Sherman Sher-man hill will be done away with i |