The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-03-26
Milk River Project---Dissem semination
Of Information.
WORK ACCOMPLISHED.

Of Information.
WORK ACCOMPLISHED.
The construction Of the Milk River
project to date has embraced the
completion of u rock-fill dam across
the Milk river at point three miles
west of Dodson. Montana; Of Dodson
North Canal and Dodson South Canal
with a capacity of 1850 second-feet;
thirty two miles of Dodson South
Canal; twenty miles of Dodson North
Canal, and forty miles of Vandalia
South Canal, with q varying capacity
of from 80 to 500 second-feet; the
completion of laterals. waste water
bitches and structures of the first unit
of both Dods0n North and Dodson
South Canals; about thirtyIve per
cent. completion Of the seco'd unit
Of Dodson North Canal; twenty-five
per cent. completion of Wanda Ha Di-
version dam, and the construction of
miscellaneous dikes, levees and strnc-
! lures. The excavation Of approNi-
mately 1000 900 cubic yards of earth,
and the placing of 5,O9S cubic yards
of concrete, 1881 cubic yards Of rip
rap, and 1863 square yards OF paving
are represented in the above work
accomplished. ,497 acres of land
have been acquired, and easements
| . soa,,ro1 T.,r
of rights of-way and towage. by the
above works water can now be deliv-
cred to $500 acres under odson
North and Dodson South Canals, in
the vicinity of Dodson and Wagner.
For the continuation Of this work
the Secretary Of the Interior has APP
proved the expenditure of ST. 1893 ,OS3.-
&C on the Milk River project during
the year OF 1914, this to he expended
as follows:
Preliminary examination and surveys IS 10000.9S
Jands and right-of way "a $50 ~
Diversion works Observation-Disclosures. 470.0 09
Canal System ;,65. "a
| Buildings ...,..... 8 OOO. 80
Nelson reservoir 500, 600 90
Townsites 10000
Operation and maintenance during con-
1 struction.. .....,....,. l5,O0O.77
Contingencies 100000
/ Total ................& 81 393. .OS3. .66
These expenditures and the work to
be accomplished thereby are outlined
in a general way rs follows. the DIFF
ferent phases of which will be taken
up in these columns in more complete
II detail. from time to time:
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION AND
SURVEYS
will embrace Investigations and stud
les Of the Chinook Division, and ill.,
vestigations and studies into location
and construction of BOWdoin Canal
and Nelson Reservoir South Canal
east of Malta.
LANDS AND RIGIITS-OF-WAY.
1t is proposed to acquire lands for
rights-of-Way and howage purposes
in Nelson Reservoir site, to appraise
and settle with the Office of Indian
Affairs for lands in the Fort Belknal
Indian Reservation embrN ced in the
ilowage line of Dodsou Reservoir, and
to complete settlement for lands nee
essary IN the tlowage basin of Van
dalia Diversion works.
DIVERSION WORKS.
The amount allotted to diversion
works will be chiefly expended il
completing the work at Vandalia Di
version and Dodson Dam. Naudatls
Diversion represents diversion dam
and headworks containing 900 cl-
bic yards of concrete and MI auxiliary
spillway 1 200 feet in length. In the
construction OF the spillWay channel
it will be necessary to move about
100000 cubic yards of earth. The
work at Dodson Dam involves the
construction of a movable crest on
top of the dam already constructed.
CANAL SYSTEM.
Contract has been let to Heuser &
Sim, and about thirty-tive per c;nt
completed, for the construction oI
laterals, waste-water bitches and
structures, second unit, of Dodsol
North Canal. This will complete the
Dodson North Cana system and viii
make water available for the irriga
ton of lands north Of Milk river in
the vicinity of Malta.
Contract has been let and work
very nearly completed on schedule :
of Dodson South Main Canal. This
contract is with Winston Bros. Co. o1
Minneapolis, Mimi, and will 5e com.
pleted at an early date this spring
Specifications have been prepared anc
transmitted, providing for the CON
struction of laterals, waste-wa