Show new Tunnel 14 all a A vehicular tunnel circumvent ing the easterly extension of 0 the utah copper inne in ne and the upper end of the to an ot of bingham can yon has lust just been completed at a cost in excess ol 01 1000 1 an idea ot of the size of the tunnel can be obtained from the accod pan ing photograph taken just be fore ore its completion the tunnel Is 7 teet feet in length and Is wade enough tor for one lane ot of traffic and a pedestrian lane bingham canyon has long been known as the narrowest city in the world its population consist ing ol 01 approximately 7 persons live on both sides ot of the slopes which lead to the copper mines at bingham during recent years bingham canyon has lost much of its population to the beautiful town af f copperton hopperton Cop at the month mouth ol 01 the 1 f the upper end of the old town was built partly within the project ed limits of 0 the mining operation ot of the copper mine much ot of this 4 part has been moved so that stripping operations could be continued on the east side ot lot the canyon in order that traffic could be continued it was necessary to build the underground passageway around the outer edge of the ore body thi thia project was undertaken by forward looking executives and en ginders who are continually seek ing to perpetuate the life of 0 the mine the million dollars spent in driving the tunnel is only a small part ot of the millions that have al ready been spent and will con dinue to be spent in the future with the view of keeping ore reserves ahead ot of production while the utah copper company has more than 30 years ore supply in sight it is gratifying that the state and the nation can de pend upon its officials and en ginders to spend a fair amount ol 01 its profits in perpetuation of the life of the greatest single industry in utah |