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Show "ITER DELAYS 11 in URGE HIT OF GUI CdPffl Construction work on the Globe .lining & Grain company's mill and ilevators at West Ogden is being held ip by the problem of handling seep-ge seep-ge water which fills the foundation xcavations. Thecompany engineers lave been working on this phase of he constructionUor over a month and lie water still fills the trench. Sev-ral Sev-ral hundred tons of mud and earth ave been removed from the excava-ions excava-ions in the hope that the water ouid be successfully stemmed, but it till flows into the main trench. The mdneers are of the opinion that tho rench tapped an underground drain of onsiderable proportions and tho ex-ent ex-ent of the work necessary' to suc-essfully suc-essfully negotiate the problem still emains doubtful. A steam hoisting engine is being sed to clear the trench of the thick lack mud which fills it. An electric ump has also been installed to draw lie water out of the trench. The rench has been considerably en-lrged en-lrged due to the continual digging, nd is several feet deeper than was riginally planned. Meantime work of preparing forms nd frames for the concrete building ; going on. A force of carpenters are utting braces and timbers for this urpose. Sets of steel braces and etting have been received for the oncrete work. |