Awarding of a contract for construction of a series of earth fill dam and dike projects on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Fremont County, Wyoming, to C. J. Abbott of Laramie, Wyoming, was announced today by the Department of the Interior.
Abbott's bid of $37,600 was the lowest of six received by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The others ranged from $38,000 to $62,200.
Construction of the projects on Cottonwood Creek drainage is part of a comprehensive program for development and conservation of the resources of the Wind River Basin on which the Bureau of Indian Affairs has been engaged for the past nine years. When completed, the projects will help to retard erosion, halt sedimentation and reduce peak flows of Cottonwood Creek.
