Show PRESIDENT TAI TAfT TO OP OPEN GATES CATS Of BIG GUNNISON TUNNEL The great Gunnison tunnel the tho first project undertaken n by the United Unite States government m reclamation service work on which has been pro progressing steadily for For four and one one half half years ears is now completed and on September 23 President President dent Taft will visit the Uncompahgre valley alley and personally open tho the gates ates of th the tunnel turning the flow of the Gunnison river into the tho magnificently constructed bore main and distributing canals of this enormous project which will irrigate acres rs of f the choicest land now semi The Tho Gunnison tunnel is located in Montrose county in tho the Uncompahgre valley alley in Colorado The two gangs of men borin boring the tunnel met at 54 p.m. p.m. p.m. p. p m. m July 6 0 1909 at t a point feet from the tho intake on the Gunnison river The tunnel is feet six six miles long feet inside measurement I and lin lined d throughout with cement The Tho main canal is thirty feet fet wide at the bottom ci eighty three eighty three feet wide at the top and the the average depth of water is ten feet The Tho capacity capacity is 1300 cubic f feet et of water per second The Tho cost of the tunnel and distributing distributing distributing canals when completed will be over and perpetual water ri rights will be sold Bold to actual settlers at approximately 35 per acre bein being based upon tho the actual cost of the tun tun- nel Ten years' years time will be bo allowed for payment without interest The lands to be bo irrigated are aro suitable suitable ble for fruit rowing growing rowin and the raisin raising of all kinds 0 of farm crops The water after it leaves the tunnel tunnel will have feet fall which can be used to generate generate gen gen- en- en erate crate electric power sufficient to light every town and every very farmhouse in the Uncompahgre valley and provide power for all kinds of c commercial and industrial industrial indus indus- trial purposes Tho The lands under this project will afford homes for all time to come come for fora a population of at least American Ameri Ameri- can citizens Already there are three modern enterprising an and progressive towns namely Montrose Olathe Olathe and Delta located Delta located in m the valley and with toe the of this vast area other development towns will wil undoubtedly come into existence ex ex- to meet the requirements of the rapidly growing population |