The Daily Missoulian., 1910-01-16

Washington. Jan. IA review OF
the past seasons work by the recla-
nation service on the irrigation prof.
ects In Montana. and peep into the
future. has been made ny Director
Newell Of the service.
OF special interest to western Mon
tana Is the report that the first unit
OF the Mission division of the Flat
head project has been completed, af-
fording water for 5000 acres of land.
the Jocko division is 9S per cent COM
pleted and the Poison division, A per
cent completed.
The report also states that the
switchmen's strike has delayed irrl-
CATION work, the ticup preventing the
delivery of cement and lumber.
The attractiveness of Montana as a
place of good homes" for the east
ernars il also spoken of in the re-
ports. which are as follows:
The Fiathead.
The project engineer reports that
work was completed on the first unit
of the Mission division, December IS.
of land, nearly all of which is allotted
to the Indians.
The Jocko division is aS per cent
completed. The concrete headworks
were built during the month and con-
structien of fumes and drops has been
in progress. somewhat impcded by
cold weather
or the Poison division, the first unit
canals are A per cent completed. Tun-
mel driving by hand was started De-
cember 6, and has progressed at the
rate of two and one-half feet per day
with two shifts, the rock being hard
metamorphic scale.
The farm unit survey nj all impor-
tant bodies of irrigabla land has been
and the contour survey of
Big Draw reservoir was made during
this month.
Lake navigation was obstructed by
ice for few days early in Deeem-
her but is open again. Telephone
service from Kalispell is promised
Poison this winter by the Northern
Idaho 4 Montana Power company,
who have built the lighting plant i'm
Poison. Buildings are being RAPIDLY
erected ON the various tnwnsites which
We're opened for sale last month, and
a number of business houses are al
ready doing business there.
Lower Yellowstone.
The seasons work on the lower
Yellowstone project has been com
plsted with the exception of the neces-
sary office work, which will consist
ha
On the lower Yellowstone dam con-
siderable force is still employed. Three
and sesenty-six feet
been completed. The remaining ga
feet have been coffer-dammed. unwa-
tered and the construction is We'll un-
der way. This structure is about 81
per cent completed.
The Sun River.
ON the Fort Shaw unit NJ The sun
river project. Montana. betterments
and maintenance work closed down
about the middle of the month on ac-
count of cold weather until spring.
The east and west ends Of the unit
are ready for another seasons service.
and but little work is required in the
middle unit. which can be finished
easily prior To any call for water
During the winter advantage will he
taken OF the frozen condition of the
ground 10 haul rock tn strengthen pro-
tective works along the river bank.
At Willow Greek dam. the stripping
of the site has been completed and
is being placed in the Golfer
dam, which is nearly finished. An
work has been suspended,
nwinS t. the general strike of the
switehmen on the railroads in the
northwest. which delayed the delivery
,f form lumber and cement. The cold
weather has closed down further grad
ng operations. but conditions are very
favorable for hauling stone fnr paw
ng.
Indications are favorable for a large,
influx of new settlers in the spring an
his project. An especially interesting
eature of the settlement work on this
project is the large number of home-
eekers from the Atlantic coast states.
rhe first corners have been 50 favor /
lhly impressed with this part of Mon. |