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j The 3few Dams* ii —Work on the new government dam* at this point is now fairly undor way, and a visit to the several places wherethe work is in progress reveals some busy scenes.Capt. Kirchner’s fleet is anchored below the city, near the cemetery. There are, altogether, about forty barges and boats, and the work of building the dams commenced last week. The men are now engaged in making the mats of willow, sinking them and covering them with rock, and the spectacle is decidedly interesting to one who has never seen such work done. The labor is superintended by Ed. Kirchner. son of Capt. Kirchner. and will occupy the greater part of the summer. There is everything with the outfit necessary for the work which is being done, although provisions and supplies of that nature are being purchased of Bellevue merchants.Contractor C. F. Xagle. of Lyons, with his crew of thirty-five men. arrived here last Tuesday, and they are now engaged in taking out rock on the John Stover land in the south bluffs. They commenced work Wednesday, and will be here six week* or more. Mr. Xagle informs us that he will take out somewhere about le,000 yards of rock to be used in the government work.At- the north bluff a crew of twenty-five men. under the direction of Contractor W. Welsh. is engaged in taking out rock for the dams. The rock is being quarried on the Wm. Harstiek land, and Contractor Welsh informs us that about 10.000 yards of rock will bo taken out. Work began last Friday, and will continue at that point for from six week* to two months. Contractor Welsh and crew are from Fo-losi. W is.There are. altogether, about two hundred men now at work here on the datns. in oae department and another, and the outfit has about ten months' wlt;»rk ahead between Bellevue and Stilus. The improvements arc general along the river between the two points named.—ficlkrnc Herald.
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Clinton Mirror
Clinton, Iowa, US
Sat, May 08, 1897
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