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Show w July 31, 1998 - The Eureka Reporter - Page Three $mm timmll Mtsj umSmMdm of his convictions. Jesse Knight on the broad and fertile unwais the dynamic force behind the tered acres of Goshen slope and driving of the Tintic Drain Goshen valley. Tunnel and it is a task worthy of It is not the purpose or intenthe man. tion of this writing to go into a In purpose the primary ob- detailed discussion of the geojects of die Drain Tunnel are logical structure of the Tintic The following article is a reprint from the February IS, 1919 edition of The Salt Lake Mining Review, and was submit' ted by John Schmitt. The Tintic Drain Tunnel and Its Objects two fold; first, to provide drainage for the deeper levels of the present mining district of Tintic, and secondly, to explore and make possible the future development of that vast meld of andesite and monzonite overflow lying to the east and south of Godiva mountain. Secondarily, the water secured by the tunnel is to be used mining district. Much has been written and much has been said By E.E. Grimes, Chief Engiand many theories advanced on neer, Knight Investment Co. this most interesting subject so I will but say in this regard, as The Tintic Drain Tunnel is associated with the Tintic Drain tut undertaking of no mean Tunnel, that Mr. Knight feels proportions, and completed, will that the end will justify the stand as a fitting monument to a means, and he is backing his man of vision and judgement with his dollars. one with the dauntless courage It is my purpose, however, to show how the district will be O R. J A B D I O RAG aGCO N J AT N E R served mechanically by the existence of such a tunnel and STOW-I- T FEATURES c drMnf you nuli7 Steel Construction the accompanying cuts will show Heavy Duty Convenient, Secure, Affordable graphically some of the things I Fast Delivery & desire to convey to the mind of Full Swing Doors Ground Level Access the reader. i ur many years, the exis-te of water, in 48'xl02"x9 12' quantities as greater depths 40'x8x8 12' T were reache ' has stood as a 20'x8'x8 12' bulwark again the extensive (801) 977-888- 5 2438 West 100 South ' Sak Lake City Utah and explorations of the 1 1 370-0- 1 workings REFRIGERATED UNITS AVAILABLE (800) lower levels of the district; extreme depths have been almost impossible to reach. In the a depth has been CONSOLIDATE YOUR DEBTS BY REFINANCING reached of about two thousand (Evcn if youVebeenturned down recently) three hundred ten (2,310) feet, or an elevation of four thousand At Twentieth Century Mortgage five hundred eighty-fo(4,584) We Specialize In Diflciilt Loans feet above sea level, while water With Great Rates is encountered at four thousand seven hundred ninety (4,790) CALL TODAY FOR A FREE feet above sea level, or about 493-017- 9 (S.L.C. Area) or two hundred (200) feet above ASK FOR JASON the bottom of the shaft, thus necessitating some very costly pumping. In the Gemini, water was web design . 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Buy Rent Lease The Grand Central shaft goes 40 ft. Containers $110 per mo. to an elevation of about four 20 ft. Containers $85 per mo. thousand seven hundred twenty-fo(4,724) feet, the shaft being Fast Pickup & Delivery two thousand four hundred twenty-fiv- e (2,425) feet deep with water at four thousand AMERICAS FIRST CHOICE seven hundred ninety-seve- n FOR (4,797) feet, or about seventy (70) feet above the bottom of the HAIR LOSS! shaft. Traneplantallon The above shows an average will grow lirctime hair with Educational natural looking front hairline level of around four thouwater Qualified Board Certified Physician dVideoRh sand eight hundred (4,800) feet, Large! elate of the art facility Lowcal possible coat THF while the drain tunnel cuts the For awn and women. country at an elevation of from PAULUS 1 five thousand one hundred fTOTMlON feet to five thousand one (5,100) Wimadiiwly toMml A, mm On T.V. ft Nnwd far 2020 WMi 14 Yn. beirimM hundred thirty (5,130) feet, thus S63S So. Wotafbwy Way, SLC reducing the pumping lift at the ng The knight drain tunnel west. as ' Pick-u- p cr ever-increasi- ng STOW-I- 1 DROWNING IN DEBT? ur ;www.sisna.corrw i $ I W algn-u- p. ur Micro-Blendin- g -- GROUP Jeremy, Nicole and Rachael Pascual flew from Portland, Oregon, on July 4th for a visit with Grandma Edie, Grandpa John and Uncle Steve Pascual in Eureka. Jeremy brought a computer which he and Dad, John, Jr built for Grandma. week They had a which included horseback riding and swimming at The Homestead at Midway, Utah; swimming at the Payson Municipal Pool; and attending the Ute Stampede Rodeo. They also enjoyed driving around the mountains surrounding Eureka. On Saturday, July 11th, fun-fill- Grandma Edie ed accompanied them on Amtrak for their return to Portland. It was an enjoyable train trip. They rode on coach on the California Zephyr to Emeryville, California, where they transferred to a family sleeper on the Coast Starlight to Portland. The kids didnt do much sleeping.. they spent most of their time in the observation car. Edie stayed a week with them in Portland before flying home. Highlight of the Portland visit was attendance at the touring Broadway show "Chicago", starring Alan Thicke. Saturday, enjoying the annual breakfast at the Lawrence and Edna Ala homestead. Breakfast was served to 69 people during the hours 7:00 - 10:00 a.m. The Ophir Days festivities also were going on with free hot dogs and lemonade, a tour of Town Hall and a ride up and down Ophir Main Street. The Alas festivities ended with a potluck lunchdinner (after which, no one could hold more food!) A special treat for the Alas was four out of their six children were there. Lots of visiting, food and fun wasnt even dampened too much by the sudden downpour about noon. A wise man will see to it that his acts always seem voluntary and not done by compulsion, however, much he may be compelled by necessity. Machiavelli -- Eureka Medical Clinic odfoe Josumi Markland. B. IAG Please Make Appointment La reel were in Ophir last June, Colccn McNulty and extreme from around two thousand (2,000) to about three hundred (300) feet, while the water level in much of the district stands much higher; for instance, in the South Swansea we have water at five thousand eighty-eigthree hundred feet or above the tunnel (5,388) and in the Dragon Con. level, No. 3, water is at five thousand two hundred ninety-fiv- e (5,295) feet, or considerably above the tunnel level. Call for 433-690- our schedule: 5 tmtrncmm vilhraf checked charge poDuzmsi amilahleM request ht (Because of the length of this article, the rest of it will be printed next week, starting with "Tunnel Possibilities".) SemOR CltlZCJVS: 7Bff ee examt hf Driver's Licenses another service of central valley medical center |