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The original trustees were: * [[W. N. Haynes]] * [[M. Kircher]] * [[W. B. Jordan]] On [[6 Feb 1894]] they announced that the ditch was almost completed and warned potential subscribers that they should secure their subscriptions before they are gone and have to buy them from scalpers. [[17 Jun 1894]]: "The monster steam dredge recently bought by the Miles City Irrigating & Ditch Co. is being slowly taken out to the scene of its labors. The machine weighs 60,000 lbs, and is propelled by a traction engine, but it is so heavy that it cuts down in the solid road, which renders it necessary to use plank upon which to move it. However, it will be taken about 10 miles up the ditch and there commence operations. Large boats are being built in the canal, and from its position in there the big excavator is expected to take out 2 1/2 cu yds of dirt per minute. In this way, the capacity of the ditch, which is now thoroughly taxed, will be trebled, and there will be ample water for all the ranches under it."
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