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struction, settlement and development at this time, are set forth in tabulaied 



exhibits and' under separate heads as follows: 



HUNTLEY PROJECT. 



Location. 

 County: Yellowstone. 



Townships: 2 and 3 North, Ranges 27 to 31 East, Montana Meridian. 

 Railroads: Northern Pacific; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. 

 Railroad stations and estimated population, January 1, 1913: Huntley, 150; 



Osborn, 5; Worden, 

 tine, 100; and Anita 



1913 

 100; Newton, 5; Pompeys Pillar, 75; Bull Mountain; Ballan- 

 Montana. 



Water Supply. 



Source of water supply: Yellowstone River. 



Area of drainage basin: 12,000 square miles. 



Annual run-off in acre-feet of Yellowstone River at Huntley (12,000 square miles), 



1904 to 1911: Maximum, 



Reservoir: High 

 Dam: High line 

 cubic yards of earth. 

 Length of canals: 



7,040,000; minimum, 4,590,000; 

 Data for Complete Project. 

 (Estimated for Uncompleted Features.) 

 line equalizing reservoir; capacity, 

 reservoir; height, 53 feet; length. 



mean, 5,840,000. 



853 acre-feet. 

 1330 feet; volume, 



151,350 



Ten miles with capacities greater 



than 300 second-feet; 19 

 with capacities less than 



miles with capacities from 50 to 300 second-feet; 196 miles 

 50 second-feet; waste water ditches and drains, 78 miles. 



Main canal: Maximum capacity, 500 second-feet, designed to carry 400 second 

 feet; length, 27 miles. 



Water power: Estimated total, 600 horse power; 286 net horse power developed 



Tunnels: Three; aggregate length, 2,654 feet. 



Irrigable area: Entire project, 32,405 acres. 



Present status of irrigable land: Entered subject to the 



acres; open to entry, 

 entry, 3,600 acres. 



1,969 acres; in private ownership. 

 Results to June 30, 1913. 



,192 



Reclamation Act, 23,644 

 acres; withdrawn from 



Canals: Completed. 

 Tunnels: Completed. 



Canal structures: 27 costing over $2,000 each; 32 costing from $500 to $2,000 

 each; 2,380 costing less than $500 each. 

 Bridges: Combination; 135 less than 



Culverts: Concrete, 20; length, 600 



50 feet in length; 

 feet. Wood, 230; 



total length, 

 length, 6,000 



2.040 

 feet; 



feet, 

 con- 



length, 2,640 feet, 

 station, 1; barns 



Wood, 20; 

 and store- 



class 2, indurated 



Crete and pipe, 95; total length, 2.880 feet. 



Pipe laid: Concrete, 2,100 feet. Steel, 270 feet. 



Flumes: Concrete, 1; length, 85 feet. Steel, 15; 

 length, 2,285 feet. 



Buildings: Offices, 1! residences, 11; pumping 

 houses, 11. 



Wells, 4; aggregate depth, 625 feet. 



Telephone lines: 23 miles. Telephones in use, 9. 



Material excavated: Class 1, earth, 1,644,165 cubic yards; 

 material, 22,190 cubic yards; class 3, rock 12,600 cubic yards. 



Riprap: 1,680 cubic yards. 



Paving: 1,109 square yards. 



Cement used: 17,122 barrels. 



Concrete placed: 12,575 cubic yards. 



Agricultural and Climatic Conditions. 

 Area for which the service is prepared to supply water, season 1913, 28,805 acres 

 Area under water right applications, season 1913, 24.188 acres. 

 Length of irrigating season: May 1 to September 30, 153 days. 

 Average elevation of irrigable area: 3,000 feet above sea level. 

 Average annual rainfall on irrigable area: For six years, 14.12 inches, for calen 

 dar year 1912, 18.17 inches. 



Range of temperature on irrigable area: -35 to 100 degrees. 

 Character of soil of irrigable area: Ranges from heavy clay to 

 Principal products: Alfalfa, oats, barley, potatoes and sugar 



light sandy loam. 

 beets. 



Principal markets: Billings, :Montana; 

 Denver, Colorado; Kansas City, Missouri. 



St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota; 



Capital is fairly treated in Montana; but it is also required to play fair. 



