The Chitina leader., 1910-11-12

1 and Drum are seen to the best advantage from l this elevation. After the eleventh mile post is passed, the Tonsina and surrounding country can be seen several miles on ahead. A mile or so beyond Tonsina a beautiful level stretch of country is reached and the trail runs in a straight line for miles
 Permanent and Thorough Work Contrary to expectations and the views of many, the new trail has been built with view to permanency and substantiabiity. It will be a summer as well as winter trail All the bridges and culverts are put in to stay A tenn porary bridge across the Tonsina marks the en- y unfinished work, but those across Holland Falls and other small streams are solid, sub stantial crossings. The Tonsina Is easily cross ed in winter without a bridge, but the main channel has been bridged in case of overflow or any emergency. The permanent bridge which
 is expected to be built this winter, will be about 300 feet long, and be great convenience for summer travel. The rock cuts and grades are all sufficiently wide to permit of double teams and those who have already been over the new trail claim it is absolutely the best and most substantial work done on any road in the North. Money Expended and Labor. At the present time an accurate estimate can not be made of the money required to build the new trail, as the officials have not yet checked up all accounts, but on labor supplies, etc, up to November first subscriptions and taxes col lected amounted to between $12,000 and $13,- 900. The Copper River & Northeastern railway, Cordova and the Chitina Townsite company subscribed between 5000 and $6000, $500 of which from the Cordova fund was applied to the Cordova- -Katalla long distance telephone line. Over $4,O00 in cash was collected in the Chitina precinct from taxes and paid out for labor and supplies. About one hundred men were at work on both ends of the trail, in the neighborhood of thirty from the Willow creek end working this way, and seventy at the Chit ina end
 The working party from the Willow creek end, while having the best end of the road, are nevertheless, entitled to their share of praise for the good work done. We are unacquaint- ed with the foremen and men of their working party, but know that Superintendent Jack In gram, of the Valdez division, was interested in the work on that end as we'll as the entire road having ridden to Chitina to meet Major Richardson, when the maj jor made personal trips of inspection over the trail. Foremen Kelley and Johnson, under MT. Holland, with the working party on this end, are deserving of praise for the interest they took in the work. They are old-timers in Alaska and better men for their part of the work could not have been secured. The work on the first fifteen miles of trail is where most of the money was expended, as considerable powder for heavy rock work had to be purchased and about 1,50O feet of bridging put in
 Credit Due Officials
 Too much credit cannot be given the road commission officials, from Major Richardson to the assistant tax collectors.
 Major Richardson gave his personal attention by several trips and much of his time to the new trail, for it was his sincere belief that the new road would prove of great benefit to Alas