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delay will occur in signing up all of 

 the land embraced in this project. Al- 

 though the Umatilla is one of the 

 minor national works in point of cost 

 and acreage, the favorable climate, low 

 altitude, the fertile soil and its adapta- 

 bility to a very wide variety of pro- 

 ducts, makes this one of the most at- 

 tractive projects undertaken. 



The land is best suited for orchards 

 and small fruits, and when so used 

 from 10 to 20 acres are ample for the 



tered, and predict a populous and pros- 

 perous community here at no distant 

 day. 



The Forest Service has- 

 Forestry submitted to the Im- 



provement Society of 

 Helena, Montana, a detailed plan for 

 forest planting on treeless portions of 

 Mount Helena, which lies on the out- 

 skirts of the city. This plan, in gen- 

 eral, covers the collecting and storing 

 of the necessary tree seeds, growing 



Diamond Drill on Barge in Shoshone River at Dam Site, Shoshone Project, Wyoming 



support of a family. The fruit and 

 vegetables are the first on the market. 

 The transportation facilities are excel- 

 lent, the markets being the large cities 

 of Portland and Spokane. 



The engineering works are simple, 

 and while the cost of water is $60 per 

 acre, it is relatively low compared with 

 the values produced. The soil experts 

 who have thoroughly examined the 

 whole area are enthusiastic concern- 

 ing the future of this section when wa- 



the stock in a nursery, and planting 

 the trees in the park. The proposed 

 park contains about 900 acres, of 

 which about 140 acres are already cov- 

 ered with young timber. 

 North The Secretary of the In- 



Dakota terior has set aside from 



Reclamation the Reclamation Fund 

 the sum of $450,000 to be used in con- 

 nection with the $550,000 already al- 

 lotted for pumping projects in North 

 Dakota, for initial installation on the 



