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Show SNAKE CREEK TUTtTtEL IS GOING IN RAPIDLY TO PARK (M SIDE Good protrreea has b n mad In advane-ln advane-ln the Snake Creek tunnel to the Park City aide of the mountain, according to the monthly report Juat releaaed by the company. For the month endln Aucuat 2 the tunnel haa attained a len-th of 360 feet from the portala, making- the dlatanc attained alnee July t of 21 feet. The drain ditch under the floor of the tunnel, which la three and a half feet wide by four feet In depth, la In a distance dis-tance of 1860 feet, and the permanent track haa been laid a dlatance of 1929 feet. The auck pipe la In a dlataaoa of ITU feet. Considerable work la yet to be done on the ditch to brlna It up to contract depth and th contractors hav been asked to hurry thla to completion at an early a date as poeelbla, aa th water flow la inert) aalng. It ha been neceaaary during the mon t h to replace a number of tha set In ground which was gong through earlier In th year, and constant work will be required In this replacement, aa th timbers hav not yet bean put In permanent shape. During th past month two shifts hav bean working eight hoars each, and an average ay 3.3 see 4y attalwe. km the early part of the month the formation forma-tion waa In a hard, soft breaking, cherty If meat one, but It has now changed to a soft gray variety, cut by numeroua water coureee. Lots of water Is now coming In and th delivery from th portala of the tunnel on July 10 was t.ol second feet or 1 127 gallon a a minute. Since thla report re-port waa mad th flow haa Increased from to 0 per cent. Th company may mak arrangements to sell thia water for Irrigating purpose until It Is needed for company operations. |