The Fort Peck press., 1935-05-23

! Government dredging operations
have now reached the point where
over 10000 cubic yards of fill are
being placed in the dam each day
On May 19, over 10000 cubic
yards were placed
Ne mes have now been assign
ed the four dr., dges. The three
formerly designated by the letters
A. b and G will hencefOrth be
Known as the GalIatin, Jefferson
and Madison, respectively. Those
names are derived from the three
rivers that join af Three Forks,
Montana, to form the Missouri
River. The fourth dredge. form
erly known as D has been chrsiten-
ed the Missouri TO date the
Madison has the record output for
a "a hour period, 46. 400 cubic yards.
The tOWboat John UrdWay' ar
rived al the government boatyard
at Ft Peck at 400 p. m, Satur-
day May Is after an 1860 miles
trip up the river from Casconade
Missouri. This towboat will be u.s.
~ to move the mHny iteGns of
heavy floating plant about the
Project as needed in connection
with dredging operations.
CONSTRUCTION forces oi the Power
Section have completed the 1900
foot river crossing of the dredge
feeder line al the south end of the
upstream borrow pit In addition
to the long span across the river. the
line has Oeen extended along the
right bank for d distance of 4 O00
feet. This extension will provide
power for Dredge Jefferson oper
atine at that location during the
year 1885.
ihe Addison Miller Co. are getting
under way with the necessary
preparations for their spillway CON
tract. III conjunction with the
MasSmdn Construction 90. the
new roadway is being surfaced
with gravel, Also Ill conjunction
with the fiassman Co. 6-inch
water line extension is being made
fGOm'the storage tank located on
the top of the hill near the east
1hiS water line is belnR
placed an average of 5 feet 3 inches
below the surface of the ground
and will extend TO the top OF the
hill near the splllway. Here a
100000 gallon water tank will be
erected, An electFict pump will
be ms tailed near the tank at the
tunnels, remotely controlled by al
float valve in the tank at the
spill way.
Railroad traCkage is being laid
Oh the highest OF the berms OF the
Spillway. These berIns are level
areas between the slopes forming
the sides of the channel. Since
about 10000 cuOlc yds OF concrete
must be poured by the Addison
Miller 90, the construction vi all
adequate mlxing plant Is essential
A trestIe, 40 feet high and $40 teet
long, Will De built So that cars Of
sf,.v ii CA Oc ti,tinp ped into STOCK
piles. The stock piles will be large
TO provide the materials tor
IL days pouring al the peak of op-
eratiOnS. Beneath the tfesue, a
oelt C0nveyor system VIII De placed
Ii a tunnel with arrangements so
hat the materials can be led by
gravity from the STOCK piles to the
)eit. The materials viii be taken
Dy belt conveyorS to the Genital
mixing plant to be rected on the
oerm at lower elevation. The CELL
raj mixing plart will include bins
With d capacity of $50 cubic yards
If aggregate. Underneath the bins
4 hatcher plant will be Installed to,
charge 2 two.yatd mixers. Mixed
will be hauled to the forms
n skiQs carried on fiat bed motor
rucks. Adjacent to the central
mixing plant. cement silos, with a
of 275 barrels of bulk ce-
nent will be erected
The Massman Construction Co.