Weekly journal-miner., 1911-07-05

an engineering party in the field to
 drive the grading stakes on the Preseott-Phoenix territorial road, to.
 ward Phoenix, from the end of the
 completed section of 12 miles, run
 ming south from Prescott. When that
 work has been sufficiently advanced
 a similar party, or perhaps the same
 one, will be started from Flagstaff
 north, toward the Grand Canyon, says
 the Phoenix Republican.
 This extension of the territorial
 road work has been made possible
 by the hearty cooperation of the
 board of supervisors of Yavapai and
 Coeonino counties, with the board of
 control and the territorial engineer.
 The Yavapai county board indicated
 to the board of control that it de-
 sired to spend a certain amount of
 money in road building toward the
 south end of the county, and said
 that if the territorial engineer would
 run the lines in continuation of
 the fine Emile road now built
 south, from Prescott, the supervisors would spend their available funds in
 building a road along the territorial highway, which all are concerned in completing as quickly as possible.
 In like manner the supervisors of Coeonino county anxious to encourage the extension of the territorial high way now under construction between Prescott and Flagstaff, to the Grand Canyon, proposed to the board of control that if it would run the lines from Flagstaff to the canyon, the county would expend its available funds in doing the construction work. The board of control quickly accept ed these liberal offers. It is not understood that the respective eoun- ties are under obligation to complete the highways referred to, but they will do all the work they can and do it in the right place, so there will be just that much less work for the board of control to do a little later, when it has the resources for taking up the two projected roads and completing them. That time, it is believed, will not be far distant, though it cannot be done this sum- mer, as the board already has enough work laid out to keep it busy and to utilize the funds on hand. The work of Yavapai county, however, will make a practical road some distance toward Phoenix and be of vast bene- fit to Yavapai interests. The Pres colt Phoenix road is destined to be- come one of the most important see tions of the territorial system but for through travel there is now very respectable substitute in the old road via Wickenburg. This end of it has been put in good condition and has recently spent eOnsid- erable money in repairs on the part that runs through that county. Trav- elers to Prescott can get through | with their automobiles very nicely | now, even though the road is not what they would like, nor what the territorial highway will be when finished.
 The board of control is at present in building the sections of he highway that are impossible, but which will connect the sections that Ire now in practical use. Most effec- i've work is being done just now be- ween Prescott and Flagstaff. There s very practicable road to Camp Verde, wher the board recently com ,leted a fine new bridge across the Verde river. From the Verde river o Flagstaff the road will run up Vest Beaver creek, via Montezuma' $ Jastle, Montezuma's Well and Soda springs. There is an existing road most or all the way, but it is i'm ,racticable for automobiles or heavy wagons, on account of the terrific .rade on Mogollon hill, and on ac- eOut of the high centers each side f there. A force of men is doing plendid work in cutting the grade of Iogollon hill down to 6 per cent, and
 force will be started at once in utting down the high eenters, so hat within three months the road etween Prescott and Flagstaff will e open to traffic of all kinds. It 7ill not all be boulevard, but it will e a good mountain road, and as ime goes by it will be bettered where here is need of it.
 Engineer Grand said yesterday that he territorial highway system is