A Swiss paper states that the piercing of the St. Gothardfof thbfailWty^iiniiel vrlU-prqb«biy:be coml)Wted; •'of tho pfesent year; ?. TKiu" ftW(jsK>|s& parties, drilling from north and sotititf, will not meet exactly in the centre of the mountain, but presumably^ .abqut; ,3QO rao'tres' to the south' of i^.' [ 'jif'orlc 'his .progressed more rapidly,pa ttie .typrthem side. -Ufa*: northern r d tillinf- v p>*|.tj/|ii^ began work at Goschenen, are it present G49 metres from the exact oeatre; the SOTitlißr'tf party, operating ftoltkYAsi6\6 <128L> meters. If tho worki proceeds It the same rat^ as hitherto the'Qortfabrli party will reach the centre towftfdg'!tlit end of August, the "southern only in February. ....,.-,<• -;. r;r,iTffir^/ {". ;" li^Sseps' savi''thHV' thft /lirte*^ooey o Canal nt tKe tamo* wiiriie oommenced ou New Year's Day, and that 40,000 navvies will be engaged,
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3310, 31 July 1879, Page 2
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129Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3310, 31 July 1879, Page 2
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