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The 2000 men who drilled the Ward Tunnel worked hard and ate voraciously
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The builders of Big Creek worked hard and ate hard. This view of the dining hall at Camp #1 gives an intriguing glimpse into the harshness of their environment, in which a hearty meal was one of their few pleasures.
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A construction crew probably working on one of the adits at Ward Tunnel at Big Creek Hydro Plant
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A construction crew probably working on one of the adits at Ward Tunnel at Big Creek Hydro Plant. Pg. 6.
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On Oct. 15. 1924. the 4 p.m. shift at Camp 60 established three records for hard rock tunneling
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On Oct. 15, 1924, the 4 p.m. shift at Camp 60 established three records for hard rock tunneling. This hard-working crew drilled 30 feet in one shift, 174 feet in one (six-day) week, and amassed 692 feet for one entire month. These records stood until 1986 when they were surpassed by workers at Edison's Balsam Meadow Project. This photo shows Edison officials, including VP George C. Ward (5th from left) at the tunnel portal at Camp 60, reviewing the crew's progress.
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Big Creek, Vermilion Dam - Spill due to pressurization of Ward Tunnel
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Big Creek, Vermilion Dam - Spill due to pressurization of Ward Tunnel - approx[imately] 2000 [cfs flow] to Huntington Lake Portal.
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The holing through of the Florence Lake Tunnel was a major milestone on the Big Creek Project
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