The Fort Peck press., 1935-07-11
Big Barge Sinks in 80 #.
of Water in River When
28-inch Pipeline Bursts

feet respectively.
Work is still under way on fou
! sections of the headwall at the
!. inlet portals. two of these block,
will soon be ready to pour. The
: new coDcreting plant should be
, ready to operate by July 18th
Materials for concrete have beer
unloaded near the inlet portals in
the following amounts: 1920 tons
of sand; 5000 cubic yards Of fine
gravel; and 3.400 cubic yards OF
coarse gravel, to date. At the
steel yards nearby, six carloads
of reinforcing sreel, and five car
loads of structural steel have also
been unlOaded. The machine which
has been used for pumping fresh
concrete through a pipeline at
the lower portals has been moved
to the inlet portals. At the outlet
portals, the top-sections of five
blocks and the Keyway (basel of
another block of the south retain
ing wall, were poured during the
week. $500 cubic yards of con-
crete we're required to fill the forms
for these blocks.
The erection of plant equipment
to be used in enlareing the four
pilot tunnels has progressed stead.
lily. All four jumbos have been
set up, with the exception of COM
pressed air cylinders, while work
has been under way on the mar
row gauge trackage layout and on
the movable steel. forms and con-
crete placing machines.
In addition to the materials plac-
ed in storage near the inlet portals,
the following quantities of similar
materials were unloaded down
stream; $3.50 tons OF sand; 144O
cubic yards of saud and gravel;
1920 cubic yards of coarse gravel;
10000 bbls. of cement; and 900
bags of cement. Structural steel
ring beams and purlins which will
soon be used in connection with
the enlargement of the pilot tun-
nels, have been received in the
amount of 80 carloads.
Addison Miller Inc, and Field
ing & Shepley Inc, contractors
for the gate Structre at the spill
way, are now storing up concrete
aggregates. These materials are
being shipped at the rate of 12I
cars sand, 10 cars fine gravel, and
is cars coarse gravel, per day.
Three carloads of bulk cement are
being shipped daily for storage in
the new steel lined, wooden bins.
The Massman Construction Co.,
who are still engaged on eKcava-
ton, moved 1857 cubic yards
the first four days of the
week. In the same period, Martin
Wunderlich moved 40,025 cubic
yards of material.
The Government railroad con-
tiDued to receive heavy shipments
f Fl eight without interruption
the week. A total of 1648
carloads were brought in, of which
1889 were loaded with gravel for
the toes of the dam. The net ton
mage involved was 1O6, 1852.
During the three.hour period
beginning at 8:55 p. m, July 3rd,
DIS inch of precipitation occurred
at Fort Peck. This was followed
by 0 So inch of rain which fell in
2 hours IS minutes beginning at
3;54 p. m. July 7th. To climax
he midsummer holiday season, !,
).S1 inch Of rain was received the
evening of July 9Th. 0 68 inch of
he latter quantity fell during the
first 80 minutes of the thunderstorm
Zine squawD. The latter two {
storms coming SO close together.
caused two deaths, manv painful
and much distress to resi-
tents of the vicinity. No damage
was done to any of the govern
nent buildings at Fort Peck.