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Secretary of Caaper Chamberof Commerce Reviews Activities After Re--jjS' cent Trip* iW*■■■ ■ .BY CHARLES R STAFFORDSecretary 4 hatnhrr of CotmumThe conntnirtloTi work Mot doneby the Fifth Construction company onthe Wind River Canyon rt»d I® pros* reawlng no rapidly that few people realize the tranvrormatiijfi that i* tak his place. The construction companyhaii between 200 and 300 men In the canyon at the present time, they hove thn** huge «tearn shovels going con*tlmimiely and several crews blunt In*rock In the open stretches to make way for the ateam shovel* while u crew of expert powder and rock men •re busy with air dr Ills and glnnt powder blast In* put the rock tumu Ispear the Boy a an dam entrance to the canyon. The foreman In chirp of this rock work Is considered one of the beet tunnel men in the Foiled States; be received hi® training In !h© buildingof tli*- 8l. flotthrd tunnal which l» nine and a lt;jtiar*er rnltes Ion* and connects the countries of Italy AndSwitzerland. At the time Ihla tunnel wa® bulb it was the lor. • t tunnel inthe fv , \k+- r]n*-3The ft rat tunnel fn the canyon U being built at the rate of from 5 to 10 feet per day and on Tuesday. October 24, one charge of lt;huu powder broke out 70 cubic yard® of the hardest kind of rock. The first tunnel when completed will ho about 141 feet in length and tbs hole as if extend* Into themountain now 1* about 120 feet orabout one third the length The pow dsr hole* are drilled with steel tools that literally chew theb wny into th® , rock to a depth of tor. feet. Whan a sufficient number of holes have boon drilled they are fitted wirh giant p«*w der and set off with fusen. The report from ihe charge cap be heard for miles and brook* down ft ppiln of rock (hat will fill ftn average steed freightcar.On fh© sfdn bin dirt stretches farther down the canyon between three and four ml lea of the highway Is practical-. Jy complex d and there or© several other at retches of one-quarter mile In length that are practical:y completed but for the surfacing. When Mr.Christenson who N in charge of th® work for th** Utah Construct on com pany wa* asked when he expected tehay® th© work finished, he said tarring unexpected delays we should have th* work completed by April I. 1923.The const ruction company has themoot complete equipment for thecamps and for the actual construction that It Is possible to secure. The camps am model® of cleanliness, every precaution being taken to keep thp food stuffs clean and sanitary. 8o complete Are the arrangement* thatthe company keep® a drove of regia-tered Ihiroo Jersey® that will be slaughtered later on for meat to supply the comps. The porker® wereShipped dlr»*rt from the constructioncompany'* ranch where (hey keep at all time® hundred* c{ head of oil kind® ,Of livestock,- ‘ n ’ *In order to get machinery onto the work® It mas necessary for th® company to construct wagon bridges and foot bridge* aro now strung along the canyon At Interval* of from on® to two : mUe*. Box conveyor® with windlasses : or* used for sending toola back and j forth across *ha Vtver. black® mi th shop® are located at convenient places along th* canyon end wry little ttmc la consumed In sharpen Jpg tools and sending them hack to th* drill*.When the road l» completed whichhas practically a water grade, Ith n mai imum grade at one point of only 6*b per cent, th* driving time of an automobile between Casper and Thci - \ mopolls will be cut lit leaat two hour® f and It will 1« possiblu for a Cumpcr * motorist to drive from Casper to Cody in on* day. Nat uni has provided an abundant supply of spring water at many of the camping sties through the canyon, On* spring being utilized by the construction camps run® a two-inch at ream of very cold water.Casper good road* enthusiasts are urged to rusk* a trip to th* canyon y«t this fall because after this winter ha* passed it will be so transformedby the hand of man that It will never look the earn* again. By the way,the pike or* biting flue above thw
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Casper Daily Tribune
Casper, Wyoming, US
Fri, Oct 27, 1922
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