The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-12-13
ROAD BUILDING IN NATIONAL FORESTS
 OF ARIZONA
U. s. Government Will Construct A Link In Ocean to Ocean Highway Between SpringervilIe and
 Sheep Springs.


 For number of years past, g per cent of the gross income from the National Forests of Arizona has been returned to the State for distribution by the Legislature among the var ious counties, to be expended for the support of roads and schools.
 The Agricultural Appropriation Bill for the fiscal year ending June 30 tn, 1913, provided that an addi- tional ten percentum of all moneys re ceived from the National Forests dur ing the fiscal year ending June Both, 1912, shall be available at the end thereof, to be expended by the Secre- tary of Agriculture for the construc- tion and maintenance of roads and trails within the National Forests in the States from which such proceeds are divided, but the secretary of Agriculture may, whenever practica- ble, in the construction and mainten- ance of such roads, secure the CO operation or aid of the proper State or Territorial authorities in the fur therance of any system of highways of which such roads may be made a part"
 This item, it will be seen, provides a special fund which is aside from and in addition to the 25 per cent return
 
 propriation for National Forest inn proyements. In accordance with the law above quoted and the policy of the Secretary of Agriculture, plans have been made to spend this special fund entirely on road construction and maintenance for the benefit of the public. The fund has been dis tributed among a number of projects throughout the National Forests of ---1,s- s- H11s of the greatest benefit to the people at large Before making these allot- ments, the matter was taken up with the Governor of Arizona, so that the public value of the Improvements would be assured and the funds plac- ed to the best advantage.
 A total of $22,645 75 is the amount available for expenditure under the 1G per cent item in that portion of Arizona which lies south of the Grand Canyon and is in District Three of the Forest Service. Of this amount $2S00 has been allotted to work-xith-7 in the Apache National Forest; $500 will be spent immediately on about 12 miles of the Ocean to Ocean Highway where this Highway crosses the Apache Forest between Springerville and Sheep Springs. County authori- ties and others locally interested in the good roads movement are cooper ating enthusiastically in the construc- ton of this road and it is hoped to complete the portion through the For est before snow flies. The remain ing $1 1,006 allotted to the Apache will be spent on approximately 8 miles of road between Springervilfe and Eager and the top of the White Noun tains.
 To the adjoining Forest, the Sit greaves, $2,465.77 has been allotted, which will be apportioned between several pro Jects. About $12O0 of the total will be spent in improving the road be- be spent in improving the road be- tween Holbrook and Fort Apache, $200 in making some necessary repairs to the Pinedale-Snowf1ake road and $500 in similar work on the road between Holbrook and Pleasant Valley, where this crosses the Sitgreaves Forest. it is planned to spend the balance of $734 in constructing a crossing over Chevalon Canyon, which will make travel much easier between the east ern and western ends of the forest. This will, without doubt, prove of immense benefit to great many To- cal stockmen and ranch owners. The Pleasant Valley-Holbrook pro- ject will be continued in a measure on the Tonto National Forest, where $14S0 has been allotted for the con- struction of a road between Salt River and Pleasant Valley. After this work has been completed, it is expect ed that a passable road will be provid- ed from Salt River through the Tonto Basin and across the Mogollon Mesa to Holbrook.