The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-09
PROGRESS OF WORK
ON BOISE PROJECT

The Reclamation Record for April
reports the following progress made
of the Boise project during the month
of February:
The weather was mild throughout
February, permitting construction
work to be partially resumed.
The drag-line scraper on the drain
age work in Fargo basin continued
operations throughout the month. ex-
cept a few days lay off for repairs,
constructing $500 linear feet of the
Laht drain.
Drag-line No. l in the Pioneer r.
rigation district drainage began work
on February 6 and continued the bal
ance of the month, constructing H.
100 linear feet of the Solomon drain.
Drag-line No. 2 began work on Feb
ruary IS and continued for the balance
of the month, constructing 4O23 linear
feet of the Dixie drain.
On the lateral system the following
construction was accomplished One
concrete weir in the Golden Gate
canal; one concrete turnout installed
in the Mora canal; one metal hume in
the Stewart lateral. The driving OF
the Penitentiary canal tunnel was
completed early in the month and the
laying of the 24-inch vitrified pipe
progressed satisfactory during the
balance of the month.
A camp was set up for the accomo-
dation of about so men for the pur-
pose of lining about one-half mile
section of the Deer Flat Low Line
canal and work was begun during the
latter part of the month. plant being
set up, gravel pits stripped, and some
of the canal shaped up for the con-
crete.
Two other constructing parties were
started near the end of the month on
the construction of concrete checks
in the Deer Flat Low Line canal, Deer
Flat High Line and Golden Gate
canals.
Three survey parties were started
about the middle of the month on the
determination Of irrigable areas for
the final farm unit plans.
Arrowrock reservoir go per cent
completed)-Weather conditions dur
| February were favorable, so that the
actual operations on concreting were
resumed on the 9TH Two and one
fourth inches of snow fell during the
month, making the total snowfall for
the season Is "a inches.
| Labor conditions were good. The
crew was increased somewhat as act
i've operations were resumed, and
there was no difficulty in securing the
required number of men,
| Regular operations were continued
on the railroad and at the power plant
and operations at the sand-cement
plant were resumed the first of the
month
Progress Of concreting was very
satisfactory. as weather conditions
permitted an earlier start that had
been expected.
The highway bridge crossing the
spillway trench was erected during
the month.
Storage of water in the reservoir
was started on February "a, and al
the end of the month about 5000 acre
feet had been stored.
The flow through the reservoir was
controlled first through the sluicinq
outlets, but at the end of the month
the water was raised high enough sc
that the sluicing outlets were entirely
closed off and the Inv was being con,
trolled through the lower set of bal
anced valves.
Appropriation for Boise Project.
The Reclamation Service has ap
propriated for the fiscal year, 1916, fol
the Boise project for maintenance
operation, continuation of construc
ton. and incidental operation, ST.,
$4,000.