| Show Ends Starvation Tunnel Joie Job The Starvation Tunnel was holed through at pm Tues day evening la last t week when a mechanical mole broke through to the surface AFTER days of rock chewing through the divide be be- be between tween the Duchesne and Straw Straw- Strawberry berry River the mole broke through at the exact location anticipated reo re- reported ported the Bureau of Reclamation tion Observers al the site could not see the earth boring ma ma- ma machine chine but the rocks were split apart sufficiently for men to climb from the tunnel out into the chill chili night air THE MOLE itself rEached daylight early Wednesday mor mor- morning ning The mole went underground on August 7 to begin drilling the mile long tunnel Revolving cut ter heads mounted on the face of the machine have cut a smooth hole 96 feet in diame ter The finished lined concrete i tunnel will have a diameter of 7 feet I STARVATION Tunnel is part of the feeder conduit that will divert water from the Du chesne River to the Starvation I Reservoir It is located about five miles north of Duchesne The tunnel and Starvation Dam Damare Damare are two of the first features of the Bonneville Unit of the Cen Cef- Utah Project W W Clyde Construction Com Company pany of Springville con can contractor tractor for the tunnel leased the mole from the James S Robbins Co of Seattle Contractor tor forces have worked in three shifts around the clock The mole was operated during two shifts while the third was u used ed for maintenance and repairs of the machine About feet was the maximum drilled durin during a one day operation and 74 feet was the most drilled In an 8 8 hour shift APPROXIMATELY 42 miles of tunnel are planned for the Bonneville Unit and it is anti anti- anticipated that the mole method will wiil be used wherever rock for permit |
