The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-21

| lotai oi $1,Szo.5O was expended on this road. These roads will not re. Quire as much work and money next season; probably $2.O0O should be ex. pended on the Iditarod end of the road across the flats and S1.000 will finish the improving of the road down Cottonwood creek. Any addi. tional money in the lditarod district should probably be spent in improy- ing the trails between the Iditarod district.
 kUSkokWiM DISTRICT. Route l9.--Candle creek road, : ] miles.
 The only work that was done in the kuskokwim was on the Candle creek road. The commission started | this work in 1917 and expended $2.O0S. This. however. was not paid until after January 1st. 1918. Two thousand dollars was contributed by Mir. Thos. P. Aiken which had prac. tically completed about four miles of the road. This year the commission expended sS.5O0 additional and the entire appropriation was spent on the remaining three miles to the Kusko. kwim river. This makes the total amount expended on this route $5.3OS. Two bridges were built, one 800 feet long and one $50 feet long, and about one-half mile of the road was corduroyed. Very little grading was done beyond covering the cordu. roy. The Kuskokwim Dredging Co. loaned the tools. including grader, for this work The four miles that was built in 1917 were improved by private expense by the dredging company. It is estimated that about $2.O00 will be required to finish the road and put it in good shape next year
 The kuskokwim country should have considerable expenditure TOT several seasons. A petition was re- ceived from the residents of McGrath and Takotna for money to improve the trail between these two places and the road between Ophir and Ta. kotna. which was started by the Alaska Road commission but has not been completed. This district shows considerable improvement and is developing into rather extensive mining country and much aid should be given in the construction of roads. more than it will probably be possible to give them. Any work expended upon the road between Me Grath and Takotna, and Takotna and Ophir. would be a part of the road which should be built between the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers
 CIRCLE DISTRICT.
 Route 20.--Central House to Dead wood. 12 miles.
 The most of the work on this route consisted of cutting a new right of way for about four and a half miles, changing the road to higher ground. The old road was mostly across low. swampy ground and only fit for winter travel The new right of way Is on dry ground mostly of gravel formation. The right of way was cut and cleared of stumps and some ditching and cul. vert work was put in on this road. This road should be graded next season. A total of $1.212.25 was ex. pended in this district In the past season. Of this amount about 1l5O was expended on the winter road be. tween Circle and Miller House.
 koYukUk DISTRICT.
 The koyukuk district had an ap- propriation of $2,O00 this year. This was spent upon the road from Wise man to Hammond river and also to Wild river. The maps of this district are not definite enough to give 8 description of the roads, A tracing map was ocul III tO IHlS QlSlTlCI ana a request that the map be titled out showing where the road work was performed and the location of bridges, etc. This has not yet been returned to this office. The work mostly con. sisted of some grading and the clear ing of right of way. making 8 passa- ble trail. The distances are too great for the small amount of money which it would be possible to appor. tion for this district to attempt much expensive road construction.
 EAGLE DIST TRIcT.
 The work in this district consisted in changing and building new trail between the town of Eagle and the Seventy Mile river between Barney creek and Nugget gulch. Timber was cut from right of way and im. provements made on the trail for the entire distance, making the trail into passable condition. Some ad. ditional money should be expended on this trail next season.
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