Show T Tunnel Finish Seen T Today aday At AI Duchesne Crews Push Drilling Of Last 30 Feet On 6 6 Million Project More 1 than six miles of the Duchesne Tunnel Tunnel Tunnel-to to bring water from the north fork of the Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne River to Provo and Salt Lake City was City was completed Monday Mon lon day but an estimated 30 feet of drilling remained The end of years of dreams had been foreseen for Sunday but at the end of the shift shin at Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day midnight 54 feet of drilling t through h r o 0 u ugh g h harder than gran granite te quartzite remained Drilling began began began be be- gan again at midnight Sunday and holing through was expected expected ex ex- ex by midnight Monday i The foot tunnel was started Nov 9 1940 and after more than two years of digging was halted the day after Christmas Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas in 1942 by the War Var Production Production Production tion Board More 1 than three miles of the horseshoe tunnel had been completed Work York began again Oct 24 1949 and now the end is in sight The project a huge part of the Provo River project Deer Creek Division will bring water from the north fork of the Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- chesne River to the project |