Show 1 0 rN RIVER 1 TAPPED E AT TUNNEL l llam 1 of r crt I fOI 0 of r Force That Tha up r fork Rork eJ Condit Conditions Bail Bad k conditions COIl continue tin no very b bad th headings of the Moffat tU tunc tun- tun l- l The c headings on tho the west porte por- por ie te In jn the worst Worst ground they EO far encountered slippery er c heavy requiring expensive C ring Ing and aud constant watchful watchful- progress was ent rey S slopped Several days until timbering d b 13 be reinforced mouse use of these conditions arin mio R Vow er progress the force h has beart re reduced by some seme until Until conditions be become ome such n- n n again i work ork to advantage aG Ise e the cast Ip r 11 headings s Ping fing down toward the western i are arc in heavy ground tt a auter L. L t-g t rater uter flow The he flow has hasis is been tapped in the water tun- tun feet beyond where where ns ts tapped in m the main heading the ground is bad is a a that the entire western o of the mountain is bad ground re Je e fon 1 rl t t th the east h hI I 1 has wise like been r radically re reed reed re ed ed until conditions are such that ie men can work worl to advantage e. e How Hot big the water flow was en- en on the east he heading ding is t told tolda lct a the monthly report of George his general manager who says nays f h under Conditions un er which the lead head p p at east cast portal have been work work- vori i i during the past month ere vere the experienced in ill tIle the history or or orL L tunnel On the night of 17 7 r 28 a ver very large water flow flo was vas pi flu ilin in the breast of the center head head- aj of of the railroad tunnel The TIle Theand and sd nd had been shot and aud the tun tun- 1 vas Vias dr dry in hi fact the muc mucking ing w c was at work and had mucked ed Rill ill all of or the scattered rock and was ng N ing ng the mucking machine ford for lor- d cI-d d preparatory to attacking the thein k Pile in the face of the re ac ng I fee e 40 yards ards of brol broken ell rock look roCk and rowing roi it back some seine 15 lu f feet et Fart Parl f the c Tock rock ck landed on or the front if i. i endI end f I the mucking machine Vi succeeded in cle clearing clearing- rin the tho nia niame ma mane i ne me and moving it back to th the apex apex apes the ih tunnel the tunnel where it it was was out out of I ncr rt It was as estimated at this tin time 1 i el the dater was coming coining in at p the e rite rale ol or 1 gallons ler per minute This Ihs h s r rat raie l continued over a i period of I ire J or six days when it dropped lr on oT oni i 1500 gallons The water rapid rapid- 1 I tilled filled the railroad rail heading I crosscut No 10 feet ba hack back lc ot or brea breast breatt t. t running through the thence down the water waier wa el lun- lun br breast ast ot of which was approximately lately tel 32 3 feet in Iu adv advance advance c of or thel the l heading at that time rn coy COT eri Tag tring g the drill carriage which h was and hacking backing up to the apex tithe ct toe the tunnel 1245 1295 feet back of oC the theof ce of or the railroad heading the dif dif- r min lill elevation being 1003 feet II IllS Is impossible to anticipate an any fix fix- M td amount of water which h may be he cad so 80 that no p provision hadu had u n made to to handle such an an quantity of oC water and itLane it Lane Ile necessary essary to close down all Rork rk in the headings until pumps ld be secured and the water gaped out Two motor driven direct conNed con- con Ned centrifugal al pumps with a ca- ca city of 2000 Callous allows each cach were rc and rushed to the work werl 1 The c Pumps Dumps were mounted mounted on a flat pr r. r 1200 feet of oi discharge gc ppe PInS ing strung out on flat cars in the theof o of the time pumps The pumps pump were v stalled J started and aud Us as tho the w water ter rc- rc L d deil ll the pumps and ripe pipe lin lines were V red DYed for moans o 0 or a stor- stor stor- stor ge bC battery locomotive When Ote ater had been beell r removed n ov d it jt t was wa und nd that the railroad hea heading na i iu n u filled with rock anti and debris for P distance ance of over 20 OD Ob 0 feel feet hack 1181 1 of cr j where whore bye V water vater t er lead had be bean heu n Ull As AM soon soar as time the water sas as Und under r control a a force Corce of workers work worl ers 8 las at l started lip JUP this I muck Uck Cl This Wl was aR slow and expensive r sock l as tine the men 1 were v compelled to crl iu fu water v up to their pud nd n Gore rc debris was vas UeHl being washed In m Jb botanic became necessary nue all ail tl the time tithe It U- U f fin wally finally breast use uc of oC ft the Ole resort t to to reS essary that that w we might might make 1 in order whatever a any ail n a advance va cc work In to Inthe n lt to to- hack got gor When we WO almost r heading ng we wo the wat water r tunnel soft very cn immediately y being hoing fully as heavy h tV ground and ind encountered at west porta por por- bad Imd as any am ta tal ok troubles of ot These pare Jare of ir the The Thes e are they thoy will ill be ho tunnel building but flow IR is decreasing do- do water v The come ov ground remains but the creasing Steamboat Pilot bad |