Show new T annel k W t ZA I 1 3 q M A vehicular tunnel circumventing the iho easterly extension of 0 the utah copper mine and the upper end ot of the town ot of Ding bangham liam canyon has just been completed at a cost in excess ot of an idea ot of the size of tho the gunnel can be obtained from the accompanying photograph taken 1 just before its completion tho the tunnel la is feet fact in length and la Is wide enough for one lane ot of id and a pedestrian lane bingham canyon has long been known as the narrowest city in the world its ita population consisting of approximately persons persona live on both of oe the slopes ailcy lead talho copper mines at ln shim Miri durlik tir recent epars years ingham gingham canyon has lost much of 3 population to the beautiful mn of at the mouth of in canon cr non the upper end of tho the old town a na built V i atly within the tha project I 1 alai c tho glnn operation P is ihs v piar ni llie much of 61 this part has been anoy moved av so that stripping operations con could be continued on the east cast side 0 canyon in order that trafla could be continued it was necessary to build the underground passageway around tho the outer edge ot of the ore body this project was waa undertaken by forward looking executives and en ginders gl gi who are continually seeking to perpetuate the life of the mine the million dollars spent in driving the tunnel to la only a small part of the millions that have already been spent and will con dinue to bo be spent in the future with the view of keeping keening ore reserve reser ahead ot of production while the utah copper company has moro more than 30 years ore are supply in sight eight it la is gratifying that pio state and the nation can depond depend upon its and engineers to spend a fair amount of Us its profits in perpetuation ot of the life of the greatest single industry in utah |