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| A picture of loose shale outside the south tunnel entrance. - Photo taken by Kristina Long, 1997. | Inside the south side entrance where the tunnel passes loose rock and runs into solid rock. - Photo taken by Kristina Long, 1997. |
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| This is the remains of the Edward Lyman Reservoir as seen in 1997. On the left, the side has been taken out. The San Juan School District now owns this property and it is no longer used for water storage. The first reservoir was located where the Four Corners Nursing Home stands today. - Photo taken by Kristina Long, 1997. | Part of the second reservoir is shown here. It is not used for culinary use, but it still holds water. To the right of the second reservoir is the cement storage tank, and north of the reservoir is Blanding's Water Treatment Plant. - Photo taken by Kristina Long, 1997. |
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Left: Indian
Creek is one of the creeks diverted into the Blanding tunnel.
Right: Blanding's main source of water comes from the water shed in the Blue Mts. - Photos taken by Kristina Long, 1997. |
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| Partial view of Camp
Jackson Reservoir.
- Photo taken by Kristina Long, 1997. |
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| On the left side is the shop, the little black dot is the south tunnel entrance, and the compressor house is on the right. - Kay and LaRae Bradford photo. | Thora Bradford by mountain cook shed. - Donated to the San Juan Historical Commission by Thora Bradford (Blanding, UT) in 1989. |
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| Showing the smoke after the first blasts. - Kay and LaRae Bradford photo. | Babe the horse pulls the muck carts from the north to the south end of the tunnel. Babe had a light on her chest so she could see where she went in the tunnel. - Kay and LaRae Bradford photo. | On the south side of the tunnel, in the winter, where they dumped the debris from the tunnel. - Kay and LaRae Bradford photo. |
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This is the compressor building located on the right side of the south tunnel entrance. An air compressor blew the smoke out of the tunnel - Kay and LaRae Bradford photo. |