The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-05-16
REPORTS ON
WATERSHEDS.
ABOUT: DONE :
Letters State Yellowstone
Basin Datu To Be Re-
Leased In July

Letters State Yellowstone
Busin Dato To Be Re-
Leased In July
In a letter to the Tribune
Herald from Congressman
James F. O'Connor, a copy of a
letter written to Mr.. O'Connor
by ]. D. Schley, Chief of Engin-
GERS, was enclosed. It was stated
that a report on the Yellow
stone river basin would be is
sued in July.
The letter from Mr.. Schely
to Mr.. O'Connor reads as fol-
lows:
My dear Mr.. O'Connor:
KNOWING of your intense in
terest in the Departments re-
port on its authorized investi-
gaion of the Yellowstone river
basin as evidenced by your
numerous inquiries regarding
that report, I am pleased to
inform you as to its status at
this time.
"As you know, the Depart
ment's investigation is being
made in accordance with a res
olution which you introduced
and which was adopted on Aug
ust 10, 1887, by the committee
on flood control of the House
of Representatives requesting
the Department to review its
previous report on the Yellow
stone river and its tributaries
as contained in House Docu-
ment No. ESQ, 73rd congress.
The Departments investigation
Is very comprehensive in scope
and report thereon will con-
tain full consideration through
out the entire Yellowstone Riv-
er Basin, and information re-
garding other possible uses of
the water resources of the re-
ports on various portions of the
Yellowstone river and contain
tributaries thereof which were
separately authorized by the
Flood Control Acts approved
June %, 1896, and August %,
1887.
I'm formation that I have re-
Gently received from the Divis-
ion Engineer, Missouri River
Division, and the District En-
g!neer, Omaha, Nebraska, in
dicates that the extensive field
surveys required in connection
with the preparation of the
comprehensive report have been
completed and that the report
itself Is practically complete.
The Division and District En-
g1neers have reported, howver,
that 1t is advisable that more
time be allowed for the, prep
arat'on of the report to permit
further review in the office of
the Division Engineer and the
correlation of additional data
received from the field and for
the consideration Of the De-
partment's report by other Fed
eral agencies. They have there
fore requested that they be
permitted to defer the submis-
sion of the report for a short
tlme. The Department has ap-
proved their request, and the
comprehensive report is now
scheduled for submission to this
off1ce on or about July 20, 1910.
Immediately upon its receipt,
the report will be reviewed by
the Board Of Engineers for Riv-
ers and Harbors as required bv
law. preparatory to transmits
sion to Congress with the De-
partment'S recommendations e
garding the development to the
proposed projects in the Vel
loWstone River Basin.
~! wish to assure you again
that the Department realizes
the Importance of this pend
ing report on the Yellowstone
RiVer and that every effort will
pc made to. submit it to Con
gTess at the earliest FRACTION
anle- date consistent with the
necessity for thorough review
and coordination with other
tedera1 agencies"
Very truly yours,
(signed)
J: L. Schley,
Major General.
Chief ~ Fpninoo,