ARTHUR'S. PASS TUNNEL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 178, 22 April 1908, Page 9

ARTHUR'S. PASS TUNNEL.

' THE PRELIMINARY WO TIC. ■ GOOD PROGRESS. •« TECEGBATB—FBES3 ASSOCIATION—COPYRTOnt, • "... Cliristcfiurch, April 21. • . The general preliminary flrork; in conneo* tion 'withiArtbuHs Pass Tunnel is being pro■spcutediWith vigour,, and'in .consequence,; as the• .weeks go by, the.necessary buildings ad- ./ j vanco.perceptibly, while on the pipe/lines'tha bridg-gs /aiul -tunnels ,'eacli -rcceive the iitten- " t-ioir' theyj.'requiro. ■/ On;, the -Holt's 'Creek - ' route, trestle,ltfidgo js;;jUSt ab'bui / completed; -with...the. exception- of a fewplanks, [and'.the.iother. smaller. bn'es -are rioir: : . -being -constructed;..-'flic drives aTe .in fairly - : good country, and-corisequently . the 'is fairly..rapid; aiid.it :shbukl n'ot.'be long Hi&v .; fore :they- lire ready ito receive 'the 'pipofe.'. Tho buildings.;on, tliefO,tira end are engaging ',at- - tent ion,";.'but ; 'spine ..d ifficulty,.is' being .eiipcri-';';. eiieed the jie'ebsary labour.' Tho. gocds jshed", a -building ''60ft. ■ x '30ft., is -novr' 'in 'course -of construction,, arid ici, urgently; . iie&dcd/'its; theni' 'aremany" tons of general. . - tb'be','placed'in it ■as '•sooir as it; : 'is covered tin: The power-house at the 't'er- . .mination/'of/the • Holt's -Greck-ilinoV is '"also" , . ■y'ld-r con.striiotion/jilid lh'ere is nowjin Qtira.; one_liuntlred tonfe i<j£ machincry-to he -placed ': :• ..•n"ifc •iiitniediritely' there; is-.rb'om-.for' its. Te-' 'Oeptiour;.A; :&t-art.'wad made: on- Thursday last . ' ■ With- -driving ■ the iheaciing of "-the big tunnel..- ■ "-.Tlus'-isf'thd coni'meiicDmojit -in earnest of "tho •3fetland-eiia,;-'aiulrt'he work will :.bo 'prose-' •cuteat witlibnt' 'interruption ; on; ; .tke -jiajt. ! bf '. : •'tKff wntraet-ors;. ;?The work- mil,'lieliaiid.•; Jfttil. itholinachmery ; : iia's "arrived 'and"power/ 1 . ." , is i '_;p;ail'able'! fori - -its ./mianipulntioiu -/ ;The: ;'g'Si^ r ' portion'-of tlie-Tnayh'inery- is '-feithOKbii ;thc'-. 'water /or lias 1 been l landed.; .vNeil' ;' 'JT'Lean '(paid ;-a ,Visit to Otira. Jas.t .'n'eek/ alndi ■ -is 'frell satisfied ''with th e'.gqneral of- ■ .the various' -works, vcspbcisjljr with the Punch. ■ 'Bowl - pipe line- : andvitu'nnel. .- Good- .work: is'. , i i bdng- done on .the .Bealoy 'end-, .'by. ".both., .Jiav-vies -and '^radesmeii,./wains -busy "carting. tiniber 'aiid 'other.;-material over. V 'tho,'Pass.;.>■, i t - : v ■'! •; ' 'In coi(TC^'tion-Sn^.ilir/-N6il injeSn, (6hiif ■representativeiof, t the '.'SPress " learned tha-j '.it.-,is [intention - ot,the .'firm. to 'drive ,'biffci one. heading' hi the,' tu;me!. : This Svill ./b'e)'/ what.:is,'termed; a/-.bbt'tom heading,' r antl. its' dimensions' will .bp", 9ft.- -x, 7ft. '. -.- 1 ~- ■,/->' , ' Sir". Find]?.yson has;arrived, , : arid* will^b'o 1 / • ■gcneral.'rra.^n.agef : l of'the big undertaking: •Mr..;' : 'at.one.timo of .the /firm of., JFindlaysQiii*. 'Tiiiis, *HTt«i:.:Sihifch; ','wfell r krio\rn. : o .-'as ;-railV:i'T v iriy. : the : ; ; :^ihinbri-,;:^ '•wealth,' XTV'tiere, ft.hiey.;-constr,ucted;:'mariy miles • 'of : lino. ~: . ... • , iv'i- 1 ---:'''>"-i ' -. Soljhijig .;<lefinite .ihns',,at ( 'tiin'o':;of 'Tvriting -;,: arraiigeS. as: v/hnn 'the '-.. tjiat -it jvillT)e eai'ly.-in>lVlii'y.' !Big 'cutting ' jhpjimaching -Bollestbn;, V v , coiuplcL-wl, -and John .51'] jean -jand -Son j havo ■ ,tuniiel,'and- the tfraiisport::of. material will Ibe; - , .igreatly. 'fncnitated sfrom ; 'now ;bn.-> ! ' ;; Onliam- , ; .. ; .'hairlage . Te'rj 1 ;Ti'hen. : handling -andv-'lieavy ,'cals'es -of iiho- - ' 1 :, chineiy 'iioTir .coinibg to hand; • : , ■ .'. ! , ' ;.JTho cooperative, workers cbncpuWaWd ' i .at.'.Goat''.Greek, 'attentliiig'to'the'.embahliiierit ' i ■ :and , thc : 'of-grbiiis. %r Tits -pro- : . i teefcion. •' V : ;-- ; ;J; ®r. Henry pavers, /'the,'well-kn'o.iivn iiatii- : • •' ,-ral history:collector, ; of. Wellington,^m'agaia:' in- - the :Gbr'ge, completHig 'his i .eollectibn..: s Mr.;: Travers "speaks ; in ' -'-terms-bf .; : ; '.p'TiVisb -fof -itho 'Otrra'' and ilolleston" 'Gorges ; : : frq'm ' a liatnral V : hlstory ;collebtof's -point' of '! -view, * and.vsays the,'field 3ar : /surpasses.; his.--. . : most isangriihe Expectations:'..-Tho'nidfor'ipof , tion;'bf.alr.L ! l , fave'rs-5 -Joi'mer collection weiit ;- ■Hbmv.:wtfr.:'Oa]ptßm'-Domfen Smith, '.who, : -iC - - n'iflf be: ro'mcmbercd) .paid; -a;:i T isit., -to •' -tbc .' Domiiiio'n recently.. - ..."' -•• -v 'STATEMENT I3Y MR M McLE.LV " ' t ß >' .-CORRESPONDEKTj] Auokfantl, Apul 21 ' -. M,r. Murdoch -McLean,'oi: the .firm of ; Mclieairf 'Bros.j: the contractbis'' 'for tho • 'a^ur^.--E^ ; -\ttoet'.Aigh'/^iV ! -<Mpn«dt''' / ' Westland .with ..Canterburj'. and itlie -rest; of.: 5 , :thO:South .Island, .'drrivedvin, Auckland -.by ! tha : Vjctoria yesterday from 'a tour .übroad "in- ' Search of ideas and iTnachiiiery ; for vthe ; -driye ,; .. tlKbuglt .tho'.Southem'Alps'. ! lii va Ifew days' '. in' Caiiterbury. . : ' . ;' . '■.; ; :iiow- in-icbn-. ;, ttc^idn'^'th'.to. : fedntraVjt;".,'sai& Mr; 'McEean,' " excopt .that wo are landing bv the lonic at : this week two - steam-Sriven :'com- : ■ ljres'sors.<'.for.-the::tunnel,' .so/ that: -they can bo set.up. qiuckly..and the 1 work'commenced ; i,n';p'arnest.' ' .'ihiak'o: a; ' ,'staT|t; with ijithein- ;:withiii' .-a' month :'atv .the ;' '. 'latest. They will /-iieces'sarily, ..iorily i : ba ■ " a. tcniporarv and will .mere- . ~]j./,iill:':ahh ,;.tiino O'until.;; ttho -pGrmaiion-ti-.-," compressors, dvnamosi : and motors are ! jli -'and o'ur..;water-powot\. -is jhar- \ ' nesse'd'up.. .Botli the compressors .to 'be -in-. . 'sialled-'ii'Owf-will 'be pO-'horso '.power.; gbod '- -' - - deal of'-tlie/machincry./foi- the: work 'hak 'iiow',. •; . been,! lto'ded; -nnii; is.down. .'at.V";ttie. '.tiin'nbl • •bHam&;'-is:'!all: bn- ; -thoj- water, 1 ; :' this. :'.^nd'ipumping .V -.. i'-time; during' his/ ■absonco: •;^m^:^e'Hr.\'Z6aland- : '^ds'.'.^perit' j '^i-: 1 - Enghindp, : 'traMled Vo'v-ef EtiTope 'aiid ; , .sa,v;.thb' emplbyed 'iii' the driving -of ; ■ ; new -tunnels through the Alps;' Com- :fi ■ ; jiared .'.even, -witli these' ■ great-'-,works, ' tho'-. " r/j&'thur's Pass tnimelSs' 'Jjjr'n6-nieffnß''-a -Stnaff iv 'says;.' .AmbngSt;;': /'bther. wbVkS.in''progross ib wa*s an interested .. ,;vis|io'r -St' '.'jiiho Laetclibourg', tunnel-' in. tlio, / Swiss "Alps'^aihd/tho'-'^Tavern,'t'umiel.'ih tho . : -.'ilns; .'both; undertakings -'of. great s .ij'cing ;; eight -ana>'sb:- inilbs-'iiivv ; while eacli- p. | '"dbCTble'-:rme.; 'order. 'Mr. - McLean -. siiys that.:' . .ilia, 'jvD'rk':!at '-/Arthur's 1 Pass will - be'.- similar J-,"'; , : 6tf?tUesp'pontihent'al•■roufcc{s'.•■'•''VV■"■' , .".