The Nome nugget., 1920-12-18

sources including cooperative fundS from the Territory. amounted on July lst. 1920. to $5s0.0O0 .O0 exclusive of accumulated plant and supplies. Of this amour. s52s.0oO has been allottc for the working season of 1920. leav- ing the balance for the purchase of supplies this winter. to care for emer- gency work this winter and
 spring, and to start operations next spring. pending receipts of next year. appropriation which should be avail able by March {. 1921. unless congress- fails to pass the appropriation bills in extra session."
 1 Allotted for 1920
 The above allotment was distribu+- ed as follow:
 Juneau local roads ......s 5000 % Sitka local roads and
 l DFlOBeS l.oUu UU Haines- Pleasant Camp .. 34,00O. % 1 Nome District .. 10000 O0 Seward Moose Pass Anchor ase-Knik ........ 1S.0o0 % Willow Creek district -. 15,00O. co Talkeetna Cache Creek .. 75,000 % Iliamna Ray ........... 5000 % Valdez -Chitna- Fairbanks l road ............. 100000 GO 1 Tacotna -Ophir Long Ruby 35.50O. co Circle Miller house .... T.50000 Eagle-For:y Mile Seventy Mile ......... $500. co Ma Ca rthy- Nizina ... 25.OOO. co Roosevelt Eureka Creek
 | (Kantishna) .. 10000. co iFairha nks- Yukon -Koyukuk trails ............. lo.00O % TOTAL. $523, 900. co The above is also exclusive of funds expended by the department of Az riculture in the Tongass and Chugach Forest Reserves and funds appropri- lated by the Territorial Legislature and ,not expended under the supervision of .he Alaska Road Commission Many projects formerly initiated and maintained by the Alaska Road Com mission have been turned over to these two agencies
 Cooperative Projects
 The following roads are being con- structed and maintained in the Forest Reserves by :he Department of Agri- culture in cooperation with the Terri tory:
 "Kattela oil fields: Cordova -E.yak Lake: Portage-Prince of Wales Island; Petersburg Ecow Hay; Ketchkan- Wards Cove; Aux Bay extension to Juneau Eagle river road: salmon River Hyder; Seward-Kenai Lake: Quartz Creek Russian River.
 "Final reports of the seasons work will not be in until about December and substantial progress is being made in carrying out the comprehen- sive and progressive plans of the Com . missi on (O to repair the damage and deterioration resulting from the lean war years, (b) to maintain and i'm prove the existing system. and (c) 70 embark on new construction on ap- proved projects which may be com = pleted in q reasonable period.
 Estimates for Next Year
 "Estimates for next year amount to $955.O00. %. If this am punt is se- cured it will complete the reopening of the Valdez Fairbanks and Haines- Pleasant Camp roads and will enable substantial progress to be made on the following through routes: Talkcetna- Cache Creek -Rainey Pass Tacotni : 0phir-Long- Ruby; Lignite- -Kantish- Roosevelt: Davidson's Landing Kuga . rok- Candle; Fairbanks Chatanika Mil Ter House Circle Eagle-F Forty Mile International Boundary (connects with , Canadian road to Dawson). In addi- tion. it will provide for the main.en- , ance and improvement of the existing system and for initiating or continu
 ing work on a number of important . development spurs and feeders to the , present system. some fifty projects al- . together.
 Tentative Distribution "The tentative distribution as sub mitted with the estimates is as fol- lows:
 Southeastern Alaska .....$ 55,00O. 0O
 Southwestern Alaska co. 15S.O00. .0t vyz,l1. <SA,A-- E,c clut,n,i,.