The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-24
FEDERAL AID FOR
HIGHWAY WORK

Inc reueral AID road act, approved
on July IL, 1916, by the President. ap-
propriates $75,00O,OO0 during a period
OF hve years-1916 to 1920. inclusive
to be used in cooperation with the
states or territories in the construc-
tlon OIL rural post roads; and 10000
700 during period of ten years
1916 to 1925, inclusive-to be used in
the construction of roads within or
partly within national forests. The
national forest road appropriation,
amounting to s1,OO0.0O0 each year, has
been placed in the hands of the forest
service to be expended upon applica-
tion for aid from the various states
and counties. The appropriation be-
comes available annually on July /,
the first appropriation being made in
1916.
For the five states located in the
intermountain district of the forest
service, with headquarters a Ogden,
Utah, approximately $267,000 becomes
available for forest road work from
this act annually. Applications for
aid have been received for a large
number of roads, of which six have
been already approved by the Secre-
tary of Agriculture. Two of these
projects are located in the State of
Idaho, one in Nevada, and three in
Utah. The two in Idaho are known
as the Warm River Yellowstone and
the Noble-Montana Line projects. The
former is portion of the state high
way leading from st. Anthony. Ida, to
Yellowstone National Park: the sec
ond is also a portion of the state
highway leading from Salmon, Idaho.
TO the Bitterroot Valley in Montana.
as the Charleston-Jarbi project,
and is county road leading from
Oeeth to the mining town of Jar
Oidge, Nevada The three in Utah are
known as the Ephraim-Orangeville.
Logan-G Garden City, and Heber-Frult-
land projects. The first is a portion
of the state highway connecting the
.wo important valleys of San Pete and
San Raphael in central Utah. The
second connects Cache Valley with
Bear Lake and is extremely important
to tourists and recreation seekers
visiting Bear Lake. The third con-
meets Provo River Valley with the
Duchesne and Uinta country.
The agreements entered into on
these roads provide for the survey,
int
the direct supervision of the Secre-
tary of Agriculture, with the excep-
ton of the Heber-Fruitland road,
portion of which is now being sur
veyed and constructed under the di-
rect supervision of the State Roard
Commission, subject to inspection OF
of Secretary of Agriculture.
In addition to the above mentioned
roads, the plans provide for the con-
struction in the future of the fol-
lowing:
Arizona - Several roads leading
from the north to various observation
points along the north rim of the
Grand Canyon of Colorado.
Idaho-A road leading from the
south at Ketchum into the area pro-
posed for inclusion within the Saw
tooth National Park; a road along the
Payette river leading to the Payette
lakes from the south: and road
leading from Soda Springs to Star
Valley, which, with project propose1
in Wyoming, will form link of q
highway between southwestern Idaho
and Utah and the south entrance OF
Yellowstone National Park.
Nevada Several roads which are
portions of the Lincoln and Midland
Trial highways.
Utah-The Sevier-Cove Fort road,
which is a connection between Sewer
and Millard counties; the Panguitch-
Tropic road. which provides connec-
ton between Panguitch and the re-
gion arond Tropic and Georgetown;
and Kams-Stockmore road. which
provides an additional outlet to the
west from the Duchesne and Uinta
country.
Wyoming-A road along the South
Fork of Snake river, which will be
portion of the main highway leading
to the south entrance of Yellowstone
National Park; and Hoback Canyon
road, which connects the Jackson Hole
region with Green River Valley.
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