It is rather disheartning after our having got down so far

TCD MS 11274/46 folio 1 verso

TCD MS 11274/46 folio 1 verso

[5 January 1917]

to finish for us with the exception only of my little piece which I am to carry along as before. At which I was very pleased. The tunelling people are going to make us very deep caves and are working day & night
It seems they regard the track we have done there as merely rather in their way. It is rather disheartening after our having got down So far & worked Xmas & Sundays and one wonders why the Expert tunnellers didnt begin at the beginning or at least one would