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Page 215
... tunnel . On this beautiful spring day nearly two thousand people had gathered on the bare slopes at the mouth of the tunnel to see the rescued miners emerge . The first drenched miners came out of the tunnel soon after I p.m. and walked ...
... tunnel . On this beautiful spring day nearly two thousand people had gathered on the bare slopes at the mouth of the tunnel to see the rescued miners emerge . The first drenched miners came out of the tunnel soon after I p.m. and walked ...
Page 261
... tunnel . His surveyors , prepar- ing for the day when he would seize the Queenstown smelters , designed a long tunnel that would link the smelters with the North Lyell mine . The late Pierre Chaperon , who used to travel on the ...
... tunnel . His surveyors , prepar- ing for the day when he would seize the Queenstown smelters , designed a long tunnel that would link the smelters with the North Lyell mine . The late Pierre Chaperon , who used to travel on the ...
Page 262
... tunnel arose . The idea was strengthened by a letter from Murray enthusing about the long transport tunnels which he was seeing in his tour of United States ' mines . In the meantime Jakins estimated that the scheme would pay for itself ...
... tunnel arose . The idea was strengthened by a letter from Murray enthusing about the long transport tunnels which he was seeing in his tour of United States ' mines . In the meantime Jakins estimated that the scheme would pay for itself ...
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