Show Bingham Copperfield a m- m Copperfield Tunnel Is Proposed New Highway High Y Bore Would Allow Enlarging of Pit Open Copper Mine Special to The Tho Telegram BINGHAM May 27 Construction 27 Construction 27 o ol of a tunnel highway highway highway high high- way between Bingham and Copperfield is being considered it was learned Wednesday Construction of the one and quarter one-quarter mile bore under the east hill of the he Utah Copper cOIpa company y property would allow en- en of or tho the huge pit open-pit copper copper cop cop- per mine mme Tentative plans for the tunnel which Bingham civic clubs are boosting It is understood call for forthe tho the portal near near- the tho Bingham Bingham Bingham Bing Bing- ham and Copper hotels with the Map on Page Pace 12 Copperfield portal opposite the United States Smelting Refining and Mining Mining company company loading sta sin 1 tion Unofficial estimates fix the cost for tor tho the tunnel at over It will wUl be paved well lighted and large enough for two way vehicular vehicular lar and pedestrian travel The distance distance dis dis- dis- dis tance tanco from portal to portal would be bo about feet teet Should the tunnel be constructed tho the present county road linking the two communities would be closed and mining operations extended from the present pit on tho west westhill hill hlll to the cast east hill lull The tunnel is the newest of severa several several sev sev- been which have era eral proposals made for changes in the present route At one time a a. roadway from Copperfield to Lark was considered but the cost of ot keeping such a a. highway highway highway high high- during the winter was way open considered prohibitive |