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<br />New tunnel taking over task <br /> <br />Gulded on an Incn!dibly <br />!traigbll1neby.l.uerbeam, <br />work"rsand.machJneabl.ve <br />lJo:.ndIIWlMI~lhlon. <br />mlIethrOQgb.hlll ftsld <br />Dolorft.Dd_.tw~y".r <br />!a.5k1$neal"lythrough. <br />WortersffJl"tMc:ontrador, <br />Obboiyaahi-Guml,Ud.,ols... <br />FI'allCbco. b.ve beflI al tM <br />Wk.~JulyllltZ. <br />Tlvoahiftsdworken had <br />beflI.1UJedrilllrqj:t.Ukeactl <br />day, e.lcb worktna: nine <br />hours. The ternalnIni &lJ: <br />/lDIIr1lrr~fotmain- <br />It.'llance and othoes-necaaary <br />dulles. Drilling w.. <br />progI'MSlng.\ about n fH( <br />perdayontheavHa8l'. <br />Work itart.ed from HaI1. <br />man Draw II the aoutb portal <br />dUJetunneland~to <br />tllellDl'Ul with. !pedaI ex- <br />ClIvating machine C'Illtlnll <br /> <br />lhroughtheeartbandtvd: <br />rnIldl d the ..y. Worken <br />UHduplosivntoo:\otheJob <br />In p1areI ..Ilerr the materW <br />"lI'Utoollan:lfOl'thefJ'~ <br />tocultlvwgb. <br />EI<<lrlcity ..u Ilsed to <br />power.ll Ow machiMry in <br />lbetWlllotlwork,~..the <br />shaft contlnlled lengt/lenlllg, <br />the worlr.en uterlded the <br />IlOtm"Unu.lherallrorodllne:s <br />andthulnystern. <br />Sp<<i&Ilteellupportl~t <br />up In areu wllere the rod <br />......WlStable.bullherest <br />1tU~ll:bare..all <br />GnaW\llll II.!"'y l.hrouih <br />the 5llIldBloneand shalf for- <br />matlons,r.beblglTWlchlneart <br />.boluboullOfeetwld"by12 <br />feoPl~Thet~lmudF:1l <br />prodlK'ed,uflneuwcb <br />sam, wu tralllpOl1ed out- <br />adebyel~vm <br /> <br />lI"IllC/llMlIl"'llin40n0can. <br />s.,tl"lymeulln'S "'" u- <br />l.mslve. ran~lnll from <br />l>UrIrijldthepropel'hard <br />blItl1andclothingto~1 <br />emel'lleney w;Yllell eqwp.- <br />lIlMltoheuedln_d <br />elenriCllI l'IrtlI or methane <br />.... <br />Obb.yuM.Guml b.d <br />~moal.oI.UJeOlll.side <br />operaUQrlSdunllllthecokl <br />and muddy "lntetlleNOllal <br />theIW1lll'I,ool."anal. <br />BUI the ImIdoe 100I1I cot\- <br />tinued In w!nw. When lhe <br />bonorbrohtl1rooghtothe <br />118teshlol'l.loc.tedlnthe <br />~RlverValley,the <br />cre>r5~andrillintland <br />bla5tln&:tlwfinlloegmentri <br />the tllftMl10 tlwInlet, \IIll1rtl <br />ilIJlWnarthot~tbI! <br />~ntMoolUWIUlVaUey <br />lrrigaUOlICo.M.ainCaIllINo. <br /> <br /> <br />SHIFTING SHADOWS created 0 '05cinOling ~Iew 01 lite <br />lake. tltedomond'lteconyonwoll5 intlti5pltotobyth.. <br />8"r<>o"ol~<H:tomolion.5Joo"fl""'mon, <br /> <br />,~ <br />Comp~<1ltbeboringot <br />tbet~lwuonlyoneolthe <br />mIIlIYs~requtreo1lntlte <br />1U,&8lI,ll9O OhbIyuhl-GumI <br />~u.ct, <br />At the pte sh.aft, whkb <br />reachea(\o'll1lll7fmtomeet <br />the bllllleL a control lKme,aJl <br />elevator, a boIadgate and <br />otherfacllltlfllaubwlL <br />Tbelinlngrlthetllllllelwitb <br />0lnC.Tete was done, 15..15 <br />l.'OMI~rab:' work 00 the <br />canal from the outlPc loti>> <br />Ilect with the present Mvt <br />~U~ <br />liUGESlPHON <br />Anothet'ma}orstructlln'ilI <br />asiplton~OIlthe <br />canal to carry the watHfrom <br />lII'af tbe tunnel outlet down <br />HartmanOra\ll' and back up <br />theotheuil$e. <br />HlllIe special aectionlI ot <br />pipe wel1! out by Ameron <br />PlpeCo.otPboenlJ:andmll- <br />:tpoI1ed by Ind to the Hart. <br />man Ora.. site ..here they <br />a\ll'litedtbeCl.llIllngotdry <br />\ll'e<ltherlobeiMt.alled. <br />A special 4100 model <br />Manlt(I\II'(ICcrane..e~ <br />;D)tonsllad~Dbrough1in <br />10 handle the pipesectJona, <br />whidtmllStbeplckedupand <br />-.ulfllntoplaceinHartman <br />Dr.... <br />Tbesubcontr&ctorfotllll' <br /> <br />sipholl.NorthemCmtncUllg <br />01 DenYer,rot tbecllannel for <br />tlteslphon. <br />E:achol.tbeblggf'Stp~ <br />olplpe.re eight feel In <br />d1ametH, 24 fe<< long and <br />welgb 73,000 pounds. <br />"Smaller" &HsIeh pipe tI'Ul <br />be 1llIed lor cOJ1llectillg <br />fadllUetttotbemaJ.nslplKll. <br />Sub-contractor Faubel and <br />SonsolIllirloblaJdconc:rete <br />lnthe:stlllll4tba.sinatlhetlln- <br />IIIl'10uua. <br />Tllelntakealdeolthel,m- <br />foottllllllellaklca~lea <br />thana m1J.e \ll'est 01 the <br />pre&eIIt century..old Moo- <br />lnuma Valley Irrigation <br />"""" <br />The earthmoving lUll- <br />contndor wu Eel <br />iEngineend CoMtructiDII In- <br />Iema.UfIf18l, Inc.) 01 Pit- <br />l.5burgh,Pa. <br />RehBbtlilationwlUbedone <br />01\ IandJ disturbed aDd <br />acarredbyCDn5tnlctloolrUrii; <br />above the..ater line III Mc- <br />PbeeRelleTvolrwltenthejob <br />l!ldone. <br />A hydroell!<'trlc power <br />plant l!l to be ronatructedal <br />tbeendolthecanaLbtltllwW <br />be In a "'"P&nle oontrllct. <br />Anotm bydroelrrtrlc plant <br />bldJedul.,j tOf tbe outJet at <br />~CI"heeDanL <br />