| Show A COMBINED MINING AND FARMING PROJECT rr 41 at N 1 s X ta 4 x v hy N A ta f t MA X W y KS i aa av za y x r ae x r r 5 i vt afy y t ay iy yu 4 0 tt t t 1 f A s N s fe f fi J V A A Z V ad 0 0 t U yive Z i X baw sf fc lv A 4 ff 2 abisai Ay isai X ta the accompanying views how the surface plant and the portal of the elton eiton tunnel at utah which has rightfully been called ballod a farming and mining project below the tunnel lies fertile tooele thoele valley where agricultural activities have been retarded duo due to the lack of adequate water the elton tunnel un now in only one fourth 0 of it its total distance hag has developed a heavy flow of which will be liquid gold to ilia potentially rich region below the tha tunnel nel plans are now being formulated for the establishment of small email tarm farm on tho the hundreds bun dreda of accas which la Is now practically wasteland due to the lack of sufficient water it la is planned to sub aub divie the area into from two to three acre tracts of land which will be sold to mine and smelter employees employee A as well as aa farni farmers ors at a low cost already the national tunnel mines company has expended newly in equipping and driving the tunnel thus far the portal of the tunnel la Is situated lust just below the tooele thoele plant of the international smelting smelling Sm elting ft refining company and will bo be extended into the tha bingham district the total distance of the tunnel will be foot feet a little over 4 miles it will serve as a drainage and transportation tunnel eliminating much pumping and hoisting it asting expense in mines of the bingham ills district which it will serve the tunnel will also be usel used aa 15 a transportation por tation lallon unit tor for men who work in the bingham district it la Is expected that many will move from the contested con jested confines coi iHnes ot of bingham to beautiful valley ores from the national tunnel mines alanes vr property la in bingham are now hoisted to the surface and shipped by tramway to the smelter at tooele thoele the tunnel will tap the property at it a depth of 2500 bot feet thereby eliminating much pumping and hoisting the tunnel will also develop nearly three miles of here tolore undeveloped mineral ground lying between and gingham bingham and it la itt hoped that some now new resources will be added to the states state awn mex ay ilk A if 9 1 wealth when completed the tunnel will represent an investment of approximately till all of which will have been spent on vases RUP supplies PIles and equipment the father ot of tho the project Is james 0 amton manager ot of the international company a arf WA subsidiary ot of anaconda copper who has boon successful in dev developing many successful projan throughout utah and western vcr od ed states it has hag always been his bli policy set not aside a large of returns from producing mines miner for orl the development of now projects |
