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tana-North Dakota. The work involves approximately 150,- 

 000 cubic yards of excavation, 7,000 cubic yards of concrete, 

 7,000 cubic yards of rip rap, 550,000 pounds of steel bars, 80,000 

 feet B. M. of sheet piles, 450,000 feet B. M. of lumber, and 

 8,000 linear feet of 8-inch to 24-inch terra cotta pipe. The 

 cost of the work will be $205,814. 



An extension of time has been granted to the Vulcan 

 Iron Works, of Chicago, 111., for furnishing gates and lifting 

 devices for use in connection with the Minidoka irrigation 

 project, Idaho. The drawings were modified from those of 

 the original contract, and the delay in receiving these draw- 

 ings and the difficulty in obtaining steel castings necessitated 

 an extension of time. 



The contract has been approved between D. C. Henny, 

 engineer United States Reclamation Service, on behalf of the 

 United States, and the Chapman Valve Manufacturing Com- 

 pany, of Indian Orchard, Mass., whereby the latter agrees to 

 furnish two 36-inch gate valves and accessories to be used 

 in connection with the Okanogan irrigation project, Wash- 

 ington. The amount involved is $1,519. 



The following contracts have been executed in connection 

 with the Interstate Canal, North Platte irrigation project, 

 Wyoming- Nebraska : For the construction and completion of 

 Schedule 3, earthwork on about fifteen miles of laterals, Jerry 

 Hurley, of Pratt, Wyo., $6,830; Schedule 8, earthwork on 

 about seven miles of laterals, Hobbs, McElroy & McElroy, 

 of Morrill, Neb., $9,407; Schedule 9, earthwork on about 

 twelve miles of laterals, D. R. Noe, of Morrill, Neb., $6,922.50; 

 Schedule 12, earthwork on about six miles of laterals, Frank 

 Wynegar, of Mitchell, Neb., $3,300. 



Proposals for furnishing 27,000 barrels of Portland ce- 

 ment for use on the Tieton and Sunnyside irrigation projects, 

 Wash., were opened yesterday at Portland, Ore. Four bids 

 were received as follows : Pacific Portland Cement Com- 

 pany, $2 f. o. b. cars at Tolenas, Cal. ; Illinois Steel Company, 

 $1.45 per barrel f. o. b. cars at factory, South Chicago, 111.; 

 West Portland Cement Company, $2.85 per barrel f. o. b. 

 cars, Portland, Ore., and Crowe & Co., Seattle, Wash., $3.30 

 f. o. b. cars at Seattle or Tacoma, Wash. This bid subject 

 to arrival of sailing vessels. 



An extension of time of forty-five days from September 

 1, 1906, has been granted to Orman & Crook, contractors, 

 for the completion of their contract for the construction of 

 dam and canals, Belle Fourche irrigation project, South 

 Dakota. This extension was necessitated on account of the 

 fact that the work was greatly hampered during the early 

 part of the season by rainy weather and scarcity of labor. 



The Secretary of the Interior has executed a contract 

 and approved the bond of the Camden Iron Works, of Cam- 

 den, N. J., for furnishing pumping apparatus for the Garden 

 City irrigation project, Kansas. The contract calls for the 

 furnishing complete of ten motor-driven pumps of five second- 

 feet capacity, with General Electric Company motors, bronze 

 impellers. This work will cost the Government $14,440. 



A contract has been awarded to Jesse W. Crosby Jr., of 

 Cowley, Wyo., for the completion of construction of a por- 

 tion of the work in connection with the Corbett tunnel, 

 Shoshone irrigation project, Wyoming. Mr. Crosby was a sub- 

 contractor under Charles Spear, of Billings, Mont., whose con- 

 tract for the construction of the Corbett tunnel was suspended 

 by the Secretary of the Interior on the fourth of August. 

 The work for which Mr. Crosby contracted consisted of con- 

 necting the lower end of the Corbett tunnel with the Garland 

 Canal, involving the construction of a dam, settling basin and 

 spillways in a ravine, and a deep cut through the bank on the 

 lower side. His contract with the Government involves $23,- 

 740.50 and calls for the excavation of 24,000 cubic yards of 

 earth excavation, 3,100 yards of rock excavation, together 

 with paving, gravel filling, etc. 



Bids are requested for the construction of the main canal, 

 Tieton irrigation project, near North Yakima, Wash. The 

 work consists of about twelve miles of main canal in the 

 Tieton canyon, with diverting dam, headworks, tunnels and 

 other appurtenant structures, involving about 13,000 linear feet 

 of tunnel, 44,000 linear feet of concrete lined canal, 4,000 

 linear feet of unlined earth canal, and 1,000 linear feet of 

 concrete flumes. The bids will be opened November 15th at 

 Portland, Ore. 



A contract has been executed with the Deadwood Con- 

 struction Company, of Deadwood, S. D., providing for the 

 construction and completion of Schedule 2 of the distrib- 

 uting system, Interstate Canal, North Platte irrigation pro- 

 ject, Nebraska-Wyoming. This contract covers the earth- 

 work on about eleven miles of laterals, involving the excava- 



tion of 40,100 cubic yards of material. The Deadwood Con- 

 struction Company will receive $8,175 for the work. 



The Secretary of the Interior has revoked his authoriza- 

 tion of September 15th for the completion by the Reclamation 

 Service of the Shoshone dam, Wyoming, by force account, and 

 has executed a contract with the United States Fidelity & 

 Guaranty Company, of Baltimore, for completing the work. 

 On August 9th the Government officers took possession of 

 the work and outfit of Prendegast & Clarkson, contractors on 

 the Shoshone dam in northern Wyoming. This is one of the 

 largest structures in the West, and the firm was not able to 

 secure the necessary men and financial backing to carry them 

 throuph the many discouragements incident to the work. The 

 Secretary of the Interior, therefore, in accordance with the 

 terms of the agreement, suspended their contract and author- 

 ized the continuance of the work by force account. The 

 United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company was surety on 

 the bond of the defaulting contractors and when they signified 

 their willingness to take over and complete the work for the 

 unpaid balance of the original contract price, the Secretary of 

 the Interior decided to award them the contract, as it is not 

 the policy of the Department to carry on work by force 

 account where it can be practically done on reasonable terms 

 by contract. 



Bids are advertised for the construction of a dam at the 

 outlet of Bumping Lake, Wash., for use in connection with 

 the Yakima irrigation project. The work involves about 182,- 

 000 cubic yards of excavation, about 960 cubic yards of con- 

 crete masonry, about 980 cubic yards of rip rap and rock 

 fill, and about 72,000 feet B. M. of hewn timber. The bids will 

 be opened at Portland, Ore., on 'November 15, 1906. 



The board of consulting engineers of the Reclamation 

 Service which met on the 1st instant, at Portland, Ore., to 

 open bids on the re-advertisement for construction of stor- 

 age works, Okanogan irrigation project, Washington, reports 

 that but one bid was received, that of Sweeney & Holmes, 

 of Portland, Ore., in the sum of $120,440. The papers have 

 been forwarded to the office of the Secretary of the Interior 

 for action. 



The board of consulting engineers of the Reclamation 

 Service, which recently met at Williston, N. D., to open bids 

 for the construction of canals and structures for the Willis- 

 ton irrigation project, reports that only one bid was received, 

 that of Henry C. Delaney, of Williston, N. D. The work 

 involves the excavation of about 220,000 cubic yards of earth, 

 and furnishing labor and material for various structures, re- 

 quiring about 40,000 feet B. M. of lumber, and 1,000 cubic 

 yards of concrete. The bid of Mr. Delaney was in the sum 

 of $81,867. 



A contract has been executed with the Puget Sound 

 Bridge & Dredging Company, of Seattle, Wash., for the con- 

 struction and completion of the storage feed canal, Umatilla 

 irrigation project, Oregon. This canal is to be about twenty- 

 five miles long, extending from the Umatilla River near 

 Echo, Ore., to the proposed Cold Springs storage reservoir. 

 Its construction calls for about 700,000 cubic yards of earth 

 excavation; about 2,300 cubic yards of concrete; 6,000 cubic 

 yards of rock excavation, and 3,600 cubic yards of rip-rap, 

 and will cost the Government $161,388.50. 



The award of contract of the 8th ultimo, to Maney Bros. 

 & Co., of Oklahoma City, Okla., has been vacated for the 

 construction and completion of Schedule 5 of earthwork for 

 distributing system, North Platte irrigation project, Ne- 

 braska, and awarded the contract to the next lowest bidder, 

 the Deadwood Construction Company, Deadwood, S. D., at 

 $12,615. Maney Bros. & Co. refused to execute the contract 

 after it was awarded to them. 



Proposals have been asked for the construction of the 

 Leasburg diversion dam and canal near Las Cruces, N. M., 

 in connection with the Rio Grande irrigation project. The 

 work involves the furnishing and driving of about 35,000 

 linear feet of round piles and 170,000 feet board measure of 

 sheet piles, 2,600 cubic yards of concrete, 321,000 cubic yards 

 of earth excavation and other related work. The bids will be 

 opened at Las Cruces, N. M., on October 16th. 



The Secretary of the Interior has rejected the bid of the 

 Billings Hardware Company, of Billings, Mont, for the con- 

 struction of structures on Division 1, Garland Canal, Sho- 

 shone irrigation project, Wyoming. The reason for this ac- 

 tion is that the bid, which is for $56,396, is believed to be 

 unreasonably high. The work consists of headgates, cross- 

 ings, culverts, bridges, etc., and involves about 18,000 cubic 

 yards of grading, 1,800 cubic yards of concrete, the placing of 

 127,00 pounds of steel reinforcing bars, and other incidental 

 work. 



