The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-06-11

oiaiHS couhlies. Inc CONSTRUCTION Oh
this project was recently awarded tc
Corey Brothers Construction company
a provision in the agreement being
that water should be delivered to
the land not later than April /, 1910
The price Of water was fixe at SAC
an acre, the company to give bond
to the state in the sum of $4,000
to insure construction work.
George s. Speer, vice president OF
Trowbridge & Niver, the Chicago
bonding company and associates sue
cessors to the original Lost River
Irrigation company, are financing the
project which 1t Is estimated will
cost $4,000 900.
That time is not to be wasted in
connection with the building of the
canals and reservoirs by the Corey
Brosthers Construction company be-
comes evident from the number of
sub-contracts that have been let, the
most important Of which is probably
the big 400-foot 12x12 tunnel to be
driven through the point of rock at
the dam site above Mackay. This
contract fell to Osborn & Sweeney, Of
the Copper City, two attaches Of the
Empire Copper company, the former
being mine superintendent, the latter
the master mechanic. These contrac-
tors will employ a big steam boiler
and machine drills in driving the big
tunnel through which the future
snow fall Of this range is to pass to
the land down on the desert. They
will work about forty men and are
now busy getting things in readiness,
expecting to be at work on the con-
tract next week. In addition to the
tunnel work, they also have con-
tract for moving 5000 cubic yards
of earth at the approaches of the
tunnel.
DR.. Francis H. Poole has been
awared the contract by the Corey
Brothers for the medical and surgi-
cal work Of all employees on the pro-
ject. He has ordered an automobile
like the Clark car in order to look
after the work promptly, as the men
will be strung out all along the line
between here and Powell, and quick
transportation will be almost neces-
sity.
The doctor is arranging adequate
quarters and will put himself in
shape to not only care for the large
force of men to be employed with
the Corey Brothers Construction
company and their sub-contractors,
but also his large practice here in
and the surrounding country.
Several sub-contracts have been let
on the canal work, the largest con-
tract going to Taylor Bros, of Ogden,
who have eight miles of the canal
to construct and 400 foot tunnel to
drive on the canal line. Their camp
will be located near Arco.
Bayer, Crandall & Co., of Spring
Vile, Utah, have a contract for six
miles of canal work, with a camp be-
low Moore and Baxter, Straw & COM
pany, of the same place have con-
tract for three miles of canal work
with a Camp to be established above
Moore.
The contract for supplying all the
neat to the force to be employed
was awarded to the John Thamm
Neat Market. This is by no means
small contract as many head of |
'attle, sheep and pork will be con-
'umed each month.
In the dam construction timbers
or trestles, ETC., will be employed
Q a large extent and large quanti-
y of sawed lumber will be used and
he Killian Brothers have contract
Q furnish all this material getting
he supply from the nearby mills.
Temporary quarters are being es-
ablished for the men at the narrows
n the way Of tents, but these will
DON be replaced by wooden struc-
ures.