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Show TUNNEL FOR ROAD Will BE PROFITABLE Eeber CH) Man Oitlinei a Now Srhrmo for Moffat Bngi-nrprs. Bngi-nrprs. That th men behind the Moftn' road, the n:wot and ahortest line from Denier Den-ier to Slt Lake, which is now under construction, might save time snd make 1 none) t tunneling through the Wasatch range, instead of trying to go around It or s. V : de puis wa through cli on. , is the conviction of Bishop Abrem Hatt !i I of Heber. who. with Joseph BL Smith of the same place, la spending a few davs In the city. Should Yield a Fortune. Speaking Tuesday afternoon to a Tribune Trib-une man. Bk?hop Match said: " This tunnel tun-nel scheme se'-ms to me to be feasible, practical and profitable ft would not be more than eight miles fhrojgh the range at the pollnt of greatest advantage to afford the moat direct route to Salt Iake. and I understand that Is what the builders build-ers of Die road are seeking There are numerous advantages, of which I might name a fe . "The Wasatch range l known to be heaH mineralized, and a tunnel such ao 1 have mentioned, penetrating the mountains at great depth, would certainly cer-tainly tap enormous ore hodle. the development de-velopment of which should soon psy profits exceeding tho cost of the original work Cutting through the m:ner,ii gong for e. great a distance, tho main ore bodies of the region would be opened and other mining propositions would soon be brought to the producing stage Would Furnish Much Wntei. "Then there la another point that should not be overlooked. Salt Lake City. Provo. the intermediate towns, and th agricultural lands of th valley ned more water. I am satisfied that th water flowing flow-ing from a tunnel through th TVnateh range would furnish e.n -idequete supply to this city and leave a surplus that could be diverted elsewhere. This phtse of the ojuestlon should not he neglected In considering con-sidering the results to be derived. The water supply once obtained, Its piping down hill would he a matter of comparative compar-ative heapness and ease, and as Salt Iake s destined to be one of the great" est cities of the West It Is certain to need a largely augmented water supply In the near future. Greatf-r Tunnels Built. "Greater tunnels, more expensive pieces of engineering work have been constructed construct-ed in ni h r lands and found to be profitable. profit-able. There Is the St. Oothard tunnel, which cost dozen fortunes, and the Slm-plon Slm-plon tunnel, which h3s been constructed at enormous expense for the sake of aav-Ing aav-Ing a few hours of time In travel. The plan I have suggested would not only Bfford the saving of time, hut would be dlr-. tly protltable In the ways I have pointed out." |