Title

Construction of Ontario Hydro tunnels for the Sir Adam Beck - Niagara Generating Station #2

Description

LCN 10170353 WELL DRILLINGLCN 17294973

Photographs were taken by Fred Helie, a worker on the project sometime between 1950 - 1958

en-CA Well-drillers at work. An 18 inch hole was bored through the surface straight down to the tunnel below, averaging from 290 ft to 350 ft in depth, depending on the location. These holes were bored at 400 ft. intervals, following the contour of the tunnel below. A 10" steel pipe was then inserted for the full length of the hole. This pipe in turn was used to drop the concrete to a hopper in the tunnel which in turn transferred it to the pumpcrete machines

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=89816

Creator

Helie, Fred

Medium

Photograph

Extent

5" x 4" black & white photograph from album My Three and One Half Years Underground by Fred Helie

Provenance

Donated by Fred Helie

Date

1953

Is Part Of

Fred Helie Collection

locator

LHC FH Collection

Rights Holder

Niagara Falls Public Library

Rights

Fred Helie

Subject

Hydro Electric Power - Tunnels - Construction

Power Plants - Sir Adam Beck 2

Spatial Coverage

Canada - Ontario - Queenston

number

D10686

Format

Photograph

Date Created

2002-12-13

Date Modified

2005-01-20