Fort Shaw land draw likely before Sun River completion
The Missoulian cites a government official stating Montana will probably have another land draw before Sun River project completion. Fort Shaw irrigation land in Cascade County may be opened this fall with surveys already sent to Washington for approval. Funding and steel delays push concrete work to spring. Willow Creek dam and Kilraven unit plans loom for 1909 and beyond.
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Montana
Sun River
Uncle Sam
Huntley
Fort Shaw
Cascade County
Robbins
Washington
Surveyor General’s Office
Robbing
Garfield
Department
Simms Creek
Reclamation Service
Frosta
Itia
Willow Creek
Sunriver
Kilraven
Teton County
Topographic Map Work Begins in Montana under Government Plan
A government official in Billings announces Montana will be fully mapped. H L Baldwin leads Blackfeet Reservation work on Sapphire quadrangle with J F McBeth. Nyack and Glen dive teams under Arthur Stiles and D F C Moore. Contour lines depict 100 foot elevations across scaled maps.
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United States
Montana
Billings
Blackfeet Indian Reservation
H. L. Baldwin
Basil Duke
Sapphire
J. F. McBeth
Nyack
Glendive
Arthur Stiles
D. F. C. Moore
Missoula
Mr. McBeth
Irrigated Lands Details From National Congress
F. H. Ray of Helena and other Montana figures promote irrigated land prospects through the National Irrigation Congress. Bulletin No. 1 summarizes water supply, lands, products, markets, climate, costs, and social conditions to aid settlers and eastern investors.
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F. H. Ray
Helena
National Irrigation Congress
Carlos Warfield
Butte
Bynum
Teton County
Montana
Irrigation Congress
S. Forier
Berkley
Cal
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
F. C. Condy
Denver Colp
Dwight B. Heard
Phoenix
Ariz
Helena, Mont
C. R. Reeves
Ely
Nev
L. G. Sinnard
San Francisco
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Eastern Steel Works
Government Printing Office
Masaachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Dillon, Montana
Dillon Furniture Co
G. T. Paul
Masonic Temple