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Show DAVID II. MOFFAT, the head of the syndicate which is building the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railroad Rail-road from Denver to Salt Lake, is constructing con-structing it on the "expense no object" plan. Instead of going round the mountains In the continental divide he Ib going through them with the largest tunnel In the United States. The former alternative alter-native would be a perfectly feasible plan, but It would entail a heavy grade, and the company are going to an expense ex-pense of 51,000,000 to construct what will be ono of the largest tunnels in the world. The heavy cost will be caused by tho nature of the ground to be tunneled. It consists of almost solid granite; and is said to bo so hard that the dynamite will hardly have any effect on It. Tho total length of tho tunnel will bo four miles. It will, besides being ono of the longest In the world, be the most perfectly per-fectly equipped. Four gangs of men will bo at work at the same time, one from each end, and one each way from the middle, where a big air shaft will be sunk In a natural depression oh the surface. Naturally, the very latest Innovations in machinery ma-chinery are to be used In tho construction construc-tion of thlB, which Is one of tho most stupendous feats of engineering even In modern times. The tunnel will be lighted by electricity, and electric motors mo-tors will be used to haul the construction construc-tion trains. Tho track Is already laid as far as Quartz creek, and It is expected that somo new contracts will be let within the next two weeks. |