Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-05-12
SPEND $4,000 TO IMPROVE
ROAD TO CRESCENT CITY

h0 DSi A'OiNN @N~N~~f
at Crescent City, has the following
"The wagon road leading from
Crescent City northeastward toward
Grants Pass will be put in excellent
shape this summer for travel. The
supervisors OF this county have au-
thorized the expenditure OF the sum
OF $4,000 on that road this summer,
most OF the work to be done on the
Rowland hill and on Eight Mile hill
Just beyond Gasquet.
while this road has been In years
past a good mountain wagon road,
during the last five or six years 1t has
been a source of much dissatisfaction
To the travelling public. Lack of
funds in the district has been the
great drawback. However, by using
special road fund formed not long
ago II Is possible now to accomplish
this great good.
"The two worst places on Del
Norte's end OF this overland road are
Howlands hill, plus the wretched
puncheon and the Eight Mile hill en-
countered just after leaving Gasquet
northward. With these bad stretches
properly remedIed, as they will be
without doubt with this $4,000 fund,
and with the completion Of repairs
now going on at che other end which
the Oregon authorities have author
ized, this overland road will be one
OF the best mountain roads on the
Pacific coast
1T Is understood that the super
visors intend that work under this
$4,000 fund begin about the first OF
June this year. That seems to many
little late TO start, unless a great
force Of men and teams are put on
the Job. The summer sseason Is now
almost here and travelling by auto
mobile will soon begin. II Is expect
ed that most Of the travel Into De-
Norte will come via Grants Pass, and
the greater part OF travel will un'
questionably be by auto. It would
not be premature at all, great many
Crescent City citizens think, to star
work on this road Immediately Much
preliminary work could be accom-
pIshed and valuable time ssaved. i
autos In the dry season attempt L
come over from Grants Pass with thu
road as II Is now, we will get blacl
eye and lose thousands Of dollar
from the travelling public.
"It seems plainly evident, there
fore. that the quicker work is com
menced, especially on the Howlan,
hill and the puncheon connectin
Herewith the better. Forces coul
lust as well' be put to work on tn
eight mile hill above Gasquet and tn
work rushed In a business-like wa
to rapid completion.
"A certain business man OF thi
county, interested here financially !
many ways, says that about the fIrs
OF June autos will be coming into De
Norte, provided the roads are pass
able He has been In the Grant
Pass and Medford districts lately, an
considering those districts and tn
colonists and other transient trave'
Ing that will then be going on, h
thinks Il conservative to say that dul
Ing the summer season there will b
an average Of twenty automobiles
day coming into Crescent city Via tn
Grants Pass route"
Scvcn-passenger Car
The Eureka California; Heral
of May 4 says
-. Breen OF Crescent City, an
Bert Reed, OF Arcata, today left fc
San Francisco to purchase a sever
passenger automobile for service o
the overland stage line between Crei
cent City and Grants Pass, where col
nectlons viii be made with the Soutl
ern Pacific railroad
"rhe Crescent Clty-Grants Pa
line will be continuation OF II
Arcata-Crescent City service, alreat
inauguaratod by Reed and Reed II
service from Crescent City to Gran
Pass viii be started within the ne
few weeks"