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<br />onOOfP <br /> <br />HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 <br /> <br />Bureau of Rec1B111ation: Thirty-two projects or units were in <br />construction status with 17 major dams under contract during the year. <br /> <br />Total value of new construc- <br />tion contracts awarded: <br /> <br />During F'Y48 <br />During F'Y49 <br /> <br />During F'Yt;3 <br />During F'Y49 <br /> <br />June 30, 1947 <br />June 30, 1948 <br />June 30, 1949 <br /> <br />Value of all contracts <br />in force: <br /> <br />Total estimated overall <br />costs of units in <br />construction phase: <br /> <br />$ 33,013,719 <br />$ 54,602,006 <br /> <br />$101,037,933 <br />$161,671,338 <br /> <br />$455,049,000 <br />$703,659,000 <br />S989,706,000 <br /> <br />Bureau of Land Manw.ement: Made reconnaissance surveys on <br />2,927,264 acres and detail surveys on 1,811,205 acres to determine <br />land-use capability classificationo The cadastral survey completed <br />field work on 1,120,166 acres, compiled official notes on 980,630 <br />acres and constructed official township plats for 610,820 acres. <br /> <br />Geoloe'ical Survey; Forty new stream-gaging stations were put <br />into operation. Quality of water and sedimentation studies continued <br />in seven Stateso Fourteen reports and maps were published dealing <br />with geological mapping and mineral resource investi~ations. Advance <br />quadrangle sheets have been made available or reproduced on about <br />13,000,000 acres. Ground water data were collected on 40 different <br />are as. <br /> <br />Bureau of Indian Affairs: Studies on the Indians interest in <br />different projects has advanced significantly and it has been esti- <br />mated that the present Indian program Vli11 be completed in two more <br />years. <br /> <br />Fish and Wildlife Service: Issued 31 reports on individual units <br />and basins and 9 reports of a general nature relating to fish and wild- <br />life conservation. <br /> <br />Bureau of Mines; Fifteen reports of investigations were prepared <br />and given limited distribution and 10 reports were given general distri- <br />bution. <br /> <br />National Park Service; Since the start of the Missouri Basin <br />Project, 74 reports on recreational use and development have been com- <br />pleted, twelve of which were issued this yearo <br /> <br />Smithsonian Institution: With funds provided by the National <br />Park Service, 802 archeological sites at 60 reservoir areas were re- <br />corded. Initiated the recovery of historic remains with heavy earth- <br />movine equipment. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />5 <br />