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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, U. S. GEOLOGICAL 

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 AUGUST 10, 11)04. Sealed proposals, in duplicate, 

 will be received until 10 o'clock a. m., September 

 22, 1904, at the office of the U. S. Reclamation 

 Service, Chamber of Commerce Building, Denver, 

 Colorado, for the construction and completion of 

 a telephone system about twenty-eight miles in 

 length, in connection with the Uncompahgre 

 Valley Reclamation Project, near Montrose, Colo- 

 rado. Specifications, forms of proposal, and par- 

 ticulars may be obtained after August 20, 1904, by 

 applying to A. L. Fellows, U. S. Geological Survey, 

 Chamber of Commerce Building, Denver, Colo- 

 rado, to the Engineer of the U. S. Reclamation 

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 neer of the U.S. Reclamation Service, Washington, 

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 as a guaranty that the bidder will, if successful, 

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 work. The right is reserved to reject any and 

 all bids and to waive technical defects if the 

 interests of the Government require it. Bidders 

 are invited to be present. Proposals must be 

 marked " Proposals for telephone system, Uncom- 

 pahgre Valley Project, Colorado." THOS. RYAN, 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, UNITED STATES 

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 1904, at the office of the Chief Engineer of the 

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