The Fort Peck press., 1935-02-28
Wall is to be
Buried in Center
of Finished Dam

record in pilot %tunnelling was e;
tablished on Sat-, Feb. %, when
64-foot advance was made in 2
hours in no 8 tunnel. No. 4 Dor
has progressed to the second curv
leading to the outlet portal. A Il
tai of 17.775 lineal feet of pilo
r tunnelling had been completed III
to 800 p. m, Mon, Feb. rs.
AT the scene of open-cut opera
tons for the outlet ends of the tun
nels, the excavations for deadlock
Nos. | & 4 have been completed
the first pours Of concrete hav,
been made in the bottom of all
holes. The depth of this first laye
of concrete is approximately 10 #
In addition to the structural steel
which has been for bracing the opeI
excavations. approximately 100000
lbs of steel reinforcing bars are usee
in the 4 blocks. A total of 1920
cubic yards of concrete has been
poured at the lower portals to date
With a total of 1916 carloads OF
freight handled, the govt branch R.
K had another busy week. 1928
cars were loaded with gravel for
the toes of the dam. Net tonnage
was 122, 1874.
The Massman Const. Co. are still
engaged in the excavation part of
their contract for the upper end of
the spillway. To date, over 1,200.-
900 cubic yards has been moved &
the output is increasing each week.
In addition to s 2-S ard shovels, 2
Upward ahovels and 80 dump
trucks of various makes a Upward
dragline machine is now engaged
in dressing the side slopes of the cut.
Martin Wunderlich, who has a
contract for a portion of the exca-
walton on the lower end of the spill
way, continues to move dirt at the
same steady pace. There are now
4 of the new 8-yard dump trucks
at work, and more are expected to
arrive this week.
A noteworthy feat of driving in
connection with the steel sheet pile
cutoff wall was achieved when a
pair of sheets we're driven 146 feet
below the ground surface without
the use OF water jets. While a great
er penetration than this was record
ed previously. it was accomplished
with the use of 2 jets.
The placing of piles for No. 2
range wall has started. Another
is being moved into position
to start range wall No. a.
Six more portable cable terminal
structures, fabricated and assembled
by the Pacific Electric Manufactur-
ng Co. of San Francisco, have been
completed and are ready for use.
\ total of IS such units are now
AVAILABLE at the project. They are
lsed at any points under the dredge
eeder lines where it is desired to
axe off electric power for the dred-
les and boosters, !
About 800 feet of 2S-inch land =
ipe line for the dredees has been I
aid in the downstream borrow pit S
rea. When completed this line
ill be over 1000 feet long. {
To date. 1915 cottonwood piles F
ave been driven to serve as sup T
orts for the wooden spillways I
hich will control the discharge r
the dredging effiuent waters. p
At the govt boatyard, smokestacks s
ave been placed on the 2 steam v
oilers on the first derrick barge & T
lie weaving of wire rope and rigging O
under way. The decking is all G,
PLACE on one of the car ferries & M
start has been made with the
scK on the other ferry. On the
edges, the work of placing the sue -
On lines under the ladders is 60
& steadily ahead. a
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