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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



July 



project, Nebraska. This division con- 

 sists of 4 miles of canal. 



Six bids were received by the Re- 

 clamation Service for the construction 

 of outlet and regulating works and 

 bridge at the outlet of Lake Tahoe, 

 California, in connection with the 

 Truckee-Carson project, Nevada, and 

 the Secretary of the Interior has 

 awarded the contract to Mr. Edward 

 Malley, of San Francisco, whose bid, 

 $32,200, was the lowest. 



Some misapprehension seems to ex- 

 ist in the minds of certain riparian 

 owners as to the effect of these works 

 on their property. The work as out- 

 lined is designed to utilize the lake be- 

 tween high and low water levels as 

 they have been known to exist for 

 many years, and the plans involve a 

 regulation of the lake within a limit 

 of six feet, which is within the range 

 of seven feet five inches, the natural 

 fluctuation as shown by actual meas- 

 urements. The natural beauties of the 

 lake will not be interfered with, and it 

 is not the purpose or intention of the 

 engineers to interfere with private 

 rights along the lake shores. 



The Secretary of the Interior has 

 awarded contracts for the construction 

 of canals, branches and structures, and 

 telephone system, in connection with 

 the Minidoka project, to the lowest 

 bidders, as follows : 



Telephone system, W. H. Crumb & 

 Co., Chicago, III, $6,335. 



Schedules i. 5, 6 and 7, canal and 

 bridge work, Oman & Crook, Peublo, 

 Colorado, $354,823.02. 



Schedule 2, 34.3 miles of branches 

 and laterals, Hubbard & Carlson, 

 Boise, Idaho, $121,494.00. 



Schedules 3 and 4, 43.3 miles 

 branches and laterals, Monarch & Por- 

 ter, DesMoines, Iowa, $194,836.75. 



Schedule 8, cast iron and steel in 

 gates and lifting devices, Vulcan Iron 

 Works, Chicago, 111., $9,471.18. 



Five bids were received for the con- 

 struction of the telephone system, and 

 on canals, branches and structures 

 fourteen bids were received. 



Bids Wanted by Department of 

 Interior 



The Secretary of the Interior has 

 advertised for proposals for the con- 

 struction of a group of six frame 

 buildings at Wyncott, Wyoming, in 

 connection with the North Platte pro- 

 ject. These buildings are to be used 

 as headquarters of the U. S. Reclama- 

 tion Service and will consist of resi- 

 dence for the project engineer, main 

 office building, dormitory, mess house, 

 stable, and offices of resident engi- 

 neer. 



The site was donated by residents 

 of Wyncote and is located about half 

 a mile from the railroad station. 



A board of consulting engineers of 

 the U. S. Reclamation Service held a 

 meeting in May and recommended 

 plans and specifications for about 8 

 miles of the South canal, Umcom- 

 pahgre Valley project, and the Secre- 

 tary of the Interior has advertised for 

 bids for its construction. The build- 

 ing of this distributing canal will in- 

 volve the excavation of 525,000 cubic 

 yards of material and the placing of 

 20,000 cubic yards of concrete mason- 

 ry for the conveyance and partial dis- 

 tribution of 1,300 cubic feet of water 

 per second from the mouth of Gunni- 

 son Tunnel, near Cedar Creek, to a 

 point on the Uncompahgre River 9 

 miles south of Montrose, Colorado. 

 The bids will be received at the office 

 of the U. S. Reclamation Service, 

 Montrose, Colo., until Aug. 28, 1905. 



Surveys have been made covering 

 the uncompleted work necessary for 

 the East and West canals and the 

 South canal is nearing completion. 

 The office building at Montrose will be 

 erected during the summer. Since 

 the Taylor-Moore Construction Com- 

 pany relinquished their contract on the 

 Gunnison tunnel on May 27, the work 

 has been carried on by force account, 

 but revised plans and specifications are 

 being considered for the reletting of 

 the tunnel contract. 



The Secretary of the Interior is ad- 

 vertising for bids for furnishing 600,- 

 ooo pounds of square steel bars for use 



