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In some camps there were as many as 5, 000 people. When a man came to work, he brought his whole retinue, cat and dog, goat and burro. They made their own little house, four posts with a thatched roof made out of banana leaves, and rocks for a stove. Despite the necessity to battle bandits, to use primitive methods, and to overcome varied handicaps, the railroad link was finished in 1927 in the amount of $7,030,000. 1928 Projects completed during this period were: Bowman South Dam - Located on Canyon Creek near Nevada City, California, this project was completed in 1928. It is an earthfill dam with a structural height of 130 feet with a crest length of 373 feet. The volume content of the dam is 22, 500 cubic yards. The reservoir has a capacity of 65, 000 acre feet. Purposes for construction of the dam were irrigation and water storage. The owner of this project is the Nevada Irrigation District and the work was engineered by them also. Approximate cost of this project was $980,000. Calva and Peridot Railroad - When Coolidge Dam was built and San Carlos Reservoir created, it was necessary to relocate approximately 30 miles of the Southern Pacific Railroad main line from Globe to Safford, Arizona. Terrain included the barren Airzona desert country and the bare, rocky mountains of the Globe-Miami area. The relocation skirts San Carlos Reservoir and generally follows the Gila River between Calva and Peridot. The amount of the contract was $656,000. The North Platte Railroad Branch in Nebraska for the Union Pacific Railroad Company in the amount of $840, 000. 1929 Gibson Dam - Located on the north fork of the Sun River near the city of Augusta, Montana, this project was completed in 1929. It is a concrete arch type dam with a structural height of 199 feet and a crest length of 960 feet. The volume content of the dam is 167,530 cubic yards. The reservoir name is Gibson also and it has a capacity of 105, 000 acre-feet. The purpose for building the dam was irrigation. The. owner of the pro- ject is the Bureau of Reclamation and the project was engineered by them also. Approximate cost of this project was $1, 488, 500. Syphons and the North Branch Canal for the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation at Yakima, Washington, in the amount of $136,000. Railroad and highway construction around Echo Reservoir in Utah. This work was for the Bureau of Reclamation and amounted to $440,000. Alpine Senic Highways in Utah for the Bureau of Reclamation in the amount of $46,000. 1930 Projects completed during this period were: Red Butte Dam - Located on the Red Butte Canyon River in the state of Utah, this project was completed in 1930. It is an earthfill dam with a structural height of 80 feet and a crest length of 400 feet. Purposes for construction of the dam were irrigation and water storage. The owner of the project is the U. S. War Department. The approximate cost of the project was $337,000. Yard improvements for the Union Pacific Railroad Company in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The contract amounted to $194,000. Branch railroad from Fairfield to Vacaville, California. The work was done for the Sacramento Northern Railroad and amounted to $160,000. Ketchum-Clayton highway in Utah for the U, S, Bureau of Public Roads in the amount of $54,000. Heber-Fruitland highway in Utah for the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads in the amount of $35,500.