Show nm contractors aliey come from lie east and the west anxious to secure lie cond ad the office of the Bothwe II company in this city is daily with contractors from all parts of the country inspective inspect ine the maps and specifications of tho miles of canal to be built by hie company from the hear river to the plains below some of these are men who ha theia millions on railroad contracting and thoroughly familiar with the work before them the contract be awarded to them among the many who are here may be noticed the following john fitzgerald who is president of the first national bank of lincoln nebraska and w ho has made a for tune in building the burlington road he went ap die canyon yesterday mr peter lardeo of kirkendall lareen the greatest railroad contractors of helena montana is here and is looking after the interests of the firm with a bew of making a bid on the contract he carries with hini the most excellent recommendations from tho banks of helena john kelso of san francisco is in alie city in company with ilia engineer examining the works and will bid on tho contract as soon as the ex is completed mr large contractor of beblo ia hero with he expectation pec tation of bidding on the work and he thinks he will surely a portion of it donald grant of minneapolis noted for his work on the manitoba road is another of the many who are here to look after bis interests la the way of securing abo contract con traci of the work on atio canal there aro others here and it ia said that tho hotels aro full of them and they are daily arriving many are sending their engineers and on their report will doubtless bida on the work mr bothwell said yesterday that there would probably be 00 bida to select from before the day of awarding the contract would arrive there was a rumor on be that tho money would arrive in orisen today to day but mr had nothing to say on that subject last evening the work is progressing nicely and though many doubts aru each day gives creator evidence that it is no aham but will bo carried out as the company has proposed to do at the jana mo T K little yesterday showed a re orter of TUB stad wi a specimen of he achre ochre which is to be found in the anna mine after having put in a annel of eighty four feet they came lo 10 i caya where tho vein of orn ahey had been following wont straight lohn and in this rave they tho referred to in it h to bo seen aray which are supposed to be dilver but an assay has not been gliadon ibis ore yet the work in alie mine ia favorably and the pros are for a yowl a the meantime tons of iron and alena ore are being piled up aalt a opportunity for |