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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



plies will be hauled from Mile Post 679, on the R. G. W. 

 railroad to the east and west portals of the tunnel, and 

 the expenditures under the contract will amount to ap- 

 proximately $8,750. 



Contract has been awarded to Devore Brothers & 

 Farlow, of Vale, S. D., for the construction of about eight 

 miles of the south canal of the Belle Fourche irrigation 

 project. The work involves 132,500 cubic yards of exca- 

 vation and 70,000 cubic yards of overhaul, and the con- 

 tract amounts to $72,800. 



The secretary of the interior has aporoved the con- 

 tract entered into between Joseph Jacobs on behalf of 

 the United States and A. G. Moodhe, of Spokane, Wash., 

 by which the latter agrees to construct the Columnar tun- 

 nel and the approaches thereto, of the main canal, in con- 

 nection with the Tieton irrigation project, Washington. 

 The amount of the contract is about $18,217. 



Opportunities 



Along a New Line 



Today the great opportunities in farming, in 

 cattle-raising, in timber and in commercial lines 

 are in the country and in the towns along the 

 Pacific Coast extension of the 



CHICAGO 



MILWAUKEE 4 ST. PAUL 



RAILWAY 



It has been a long time since a transcontinental 

 railroad has been built. It will. probably be a 

 longer time after the completion of this one be- 

 fore another one is built. It is worth your while 

 to investigate these openings. This you can best 

 do by a personal visit. Such a trip is made inex- 

 pensive by the low rates via this railway to 



South Dakota North Dakota Montana 

 Idaho Washington 



If you are interested, write for information, ask- 

 ing specific questions. A letter and descriptive 

 book and map will be sent by return mail 



F. A. MILLER. 



General Passenger Agent 



CHICAGO 



PATENTS 



Send sketch or model for free examination and report as to patent* 

 ability. Patents promptly secured. Advice free ; terms low ; highest 

 references and best service. Address 



WATSON E. COLEMAN, 



RetUtered Patent Attorney, WASHINGTON, D. C. 



Write to-day 



Motsinger Auto Sparker 



starts and rues 

 Gas Engines without Batteries. 



No other machine can do it successfully for lack 

 of original patents owned by us. No twist mo- 

 tion in our drive. No belt or switch necessary. 

 No batteries whatever, for make and break or 

 jump-spark. Water and dust-proof. Fully 

 guaranteed 



MOTSINGER DEVICE M'F'G. CO.. 

 111 Main Street, Pendleton. Ind., U.S.A. 



GaJve^rvized Steel 

 Irrigation Flumes 



AND WATER. TROUGHS 



Galvanized steel is rapidly taking the place 

 of wood for fluming purposes and with The 

 Maginnis Patent splice fluminp is made easy Any 

 boy can put the Maginnis Steel Flume together or 

 take it apart. Steel flumes and troughs "Ship 

 Knock down" Third Class freight. Let me figure 

 on your flume. All flumes guaranteed. 



Write for Testimonials and Particulars to 



P. Maginnis, Mfr. 



Kimball, Nebraska 





\* ?KRIOR 



SUPERIOR DRILLS are Used and Appreciated by Good 

 Farmer the World Over 



SEND FOR CATALOGUE NOW 



GENERAL AGENTS FOR WESTERN TERRITORY: 

 Dean & Co., - - Minneapolis, Minn 

 Kingman & Co., ? eor ' a >,l 11 



Kingman St. Louis Implement Co., St. Louis. Mo 

 Kingman-Moore Imp. Co., - Kansas City, Mo 

 Kingman-Moorelmp. Co., - Oklahoma, Okla. 

 Kingman Implement Co.. Omaha, Neb. 

 Parlin & Orendorff Imp. Co., Portland, Ore 



Colorado Moline Plow Co., - Denver, Colo 

 The T. C. Powers Co., - - Helena, Mont 



Consolidated Wag. & Mach. Co , Salt Lake City 

 Newell Matthews Co., - Los Angeles, Cal 

 The H. C. Shaw Co., - - Stockton, Cal 



Eastern Farmers please write direct to the Manufacturers 

 SUPERIOR DRILL CO., Springfield, Ohio 

 on of the American Seeding Mach. Co., Inc. 



GRAIN DRILLS 



