Bisbee daily review., 1912-12-01
PROPOSED ROAD CONSTRUCTION|N IN
 NATIONAL FORESTS IF ARIZONA

lect will be continued in a measure on the Tonto National Forest, where
 where $i4S0 has been allotted for the Construction Of a road between Salt River and Pleasant Valley. After this work has been completed, it is ex pected that a passable road will be- provided from Salt River through the Tonto Basin and across the Mogoi.
 los Mesa to HoIbrOok.
 The allotments to the Coeonino ana Tusayan Forests amount 10 a total of Sl2,e0O, which will be spent in conducting the highway between Flagstan and Williams. The expendi- lure of this relatively large amount on these two Forests is justified by
 the fact that they furnish a correspond
 ingiy large proportion Of the total receipts from tn Arizona Forests as
 result of the large sales of timber
 now in progress on them The peo-
 pie Of COconinO county have been
 spending as much of their funds as
 poss ble on this highway and are very
 anxious to see it put in good shane
 to support the heavy traffic between
 the two principal towns of the county
 r is not likely that work can be commenced on this project until
 spring In the meantime. plans will
 .'e mace for the work, which will te n.t in "ha Ee of 9 COmLptent cucin. eeT Of the Forest Service.
 Sl.)Jo has been allotted r. trc geI. onado Forest for expenditure on four niles Of proposed road. which. when completed, will give direct communi- cation between the Camille country and Fort Iiuachuca. It is anticipated ! that this will be of great advantage to a large number of ranchmen who live in that part Of the country. and who now have to make a long de- 1 tour via Elgin in order to reach Fort Huachuca. While the Forest Service funds available are not sufficient to complete the road. it is expected that considerable cooperation will he fur nished hy those locally interested and
 also that the authorities at Fort Hua-
 Chuca will render -aluabie assistance
 in constructing that portion Of the road which lies within the military
 reservation.
 On the Crook National Forest $500 win be spent: $500 of this will be de
 voted to building a substitute for that portion of the famous Apache Leap TraI near Superior, Arizona. This trail is used extensively by travellers ] between the Globe district and Su. perior. but the last few miles just before reaching Superior are danger. Ous and in fact nearly impossible II | is hoped to accomplish a considerable Improvement with the funds available | S510 will be spent :n improving that portion Of the road up Frye Canyon in the Graham Mountains which lies within the forest. This road is much used by the people of the Gila valley in reaching their summer homes in
 the mountains and in hauling timber
 from the forest The remaining SIS0 will be devoted to assisting the cuun ty in repairing the road between the Gila Valley and Sulphur Springs Val ley across the south end Of Noun; Graham.
 On the ChirCahua National Forest.
 in the extreme southeastern corner O. the state. $500 will be divided be-
 tween the improvement Of a road through Tex Canyon and Fucker Can yOn connecting the Sulphur Springs and the San Simon Valley and a road UD Cave Creek. both of which will be Of considerable benefit to the people Of that region.