OTIRA TUNNEL.
PROGRESS 'OF- THE WORK.
T [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWK CORRESPONDENT.] ' .- . CHKiSTCEuncH, Tuesday. The bottom heading of the Otira tunnel is F how in to. : a distance of one mile 43 chains, the concrete walls to one mile 14 chains, and the .tunnel is fully completed Ito one mile :13 chains. ,'.. Owing to the j continued dry weather the river is very low, and - consequently power is short. The new air winch, for hauling trucks is working : satisfactorily, and horses have been altogether, dispensed with inside the tunnel. ;. The lining ; has overtaken the excavation, and to* give ' the excavators a chance to make headway the men engaged in concrete work will be outside for a week or two building groins for the": protection of I .the embankment. A steel sharpening machine, driven by comprjs:>ed air, has been installed, so that the staff of blacksmiths has been - reduced by about half.;".'-'"' ':'■•:' :''' '-''''.■:',"..'-',.,.
v;. Excavating ; only has been going on at the Bealey Flat' end of the tunnel for some tune. v 0 The lining is now] being pushed ahead* "'/ ' .'' . : .~ : \:,.\-'::..4i v'i: ..
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14808, 11 October 1911, Page 8
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178OTIRA TUNNEL. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14808, 11 October 1911, Page 8
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