Show yellowstone feeder canal k nears completion only 2000 yards of excavation unfinished the yellowstone feeder canal which will carry water from the yellowstone river to the of often ten thirsty lands of the monarch neola cedarview Ced arview monteel and roosevelt sections will soon be completed E W hoopes superintendent of the spike camp in charge of the work reported this week only 2000 cubic yards of excavation remain to be finished up out of a total of cubic yards required for the construction st of the canal since october 5 when the second stage stag of work was started 53 miles of c canal 1 have been constructed however the remaining 2000 cubic yards of excavation will be the slowest and most difficult ol of all mr hoopes said due to largo large rocks and boulders which are all but cemented in the hard ground the spike camp is located two miles north of altonah alzonah Al tonah and 48 men including supervisors and foremen are now working on ane project work at present consists of building water control structures and bridges |