The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-12

assured extensions mentioned is the
Cache Greek ROAD for which $50. 900
was allotted under the $50 900 APP
preparation. Regarding his work Col.
G0twals said: Now mat the money
V assured, we viii put sufficient
funds into the 3r3jecs 0 assure act
We prosecution &C WORK unit, Jelly J.
1921, the end of the next fiscal year.
his includes w.n,5r work on the
, road in question which Will consist
largely of pul..L5 in ferry over
the Susitna river below Talkeeinu ;"
Other projects adjacent to the rail.
road which will aid greatly in the
settlement of the country by i'm
| proving conditions are roads near
! Anchorage and at Palmer. A road
is to be built out OF Anchorage con
Meeting up the ranches between the
railroad and Knik Arm with the
town will be put through this year
according to Col Gotwals. Anothe~|
road to benefit the farmers OF that
district will he that from MatanusNa
River bridge to Palmer. An extcn-
sion of the work in the Willow Creek
district is lsO announced The
road leading from Wasilla to VIII
| low Creek will be extended into the
mountains beyond the roadhouse att
Mile 2912, under the enlarged pro
gram. This work has been needed
for a long time but the Commission
! it is stated, has never before had
sufficient funds to take care of it.
Alaska Peninsula Work
coil development on the Alaska
| Peninsula as we'll as the fishing in
dustry will be aided by the work we
have in view there" said Col. Got
walls "The Hanna road between
Hanna and Dutton will be completed
opening up a means of transportation
by water and trail into the Cold Bag
District The Herndon Bay road, fur
Their to the westward on the PENN
sula will also be looked after to a
certain extent said the Colonel.
PulIen Heads Haines Work
Royal R. Pullen will have complete
charge of the Alaska Road Commiss
ion work in the Haines district this
season. With a crew of 20 men he
will shortly begin operations and sol
ahead with the Haines-Boundary road.
Mr. Pullen will also be in charge
of the Skagway work"
Valdez To Willow Greek
"The opening of the trail FROM Val
dez to Willow Creek to traffic is now
assured Sufficient funds have Leen
70 MI tn
the greatest extent possible said
Col. Gotwals. 1--WE have bought a !
compressor for use IN connection
with the rock work ir and around
keystone Conyon. 10 lef.nita de
cison has been mad as to the To-
cation Of the trail DIT of Valdez but
this will be Gone rs soon as | ran
get there ana &c over the ground
and get an i1aa Of The obstacles to-
be overcome. Men are already doing |
preliminary work which viii be great
ly increased as conditions allow It."
Other Work Possible
In addition to the work assured |
above the Alaska Road Commission
will make reconnaissance surveys and
possibly do other work in several
sections, according to Col Gotwals.
One of the most important of these
will be made from the vicinity oil
Iealey river on the Nen2na Division
of the Government railroad into the
Kantishna district. Cruisers will be
sent over the ground and will
select a route with a view to build
| ing a permanent road into the llin
| ing districts linking it up with the
| railroad, cheapening tranop ortation
costs and enabling a greater activity
there
A road from the Richardson Trail
to the Slate Creek country viii also
that such a road will be buile
either from Paxson or Meir's road
house definite location being uncer-
| tain until the cruise has been made.
| Another road is to be crascd cut
between Mccarthy on the Copper
River Railroad to Nizina for Ike re-
| lief of the miners of that district
who are now greatly handicapped
by high freight rates and poor trans
| portation facilities.
Complete Tacotna Road
In addition to the other work as
sured for this summer the Ophir-
Tacotna trail in the lower Tta on
district will be completed, according
to Col Gotwals.
Some work has been planned for
| that district and the additional funds
available makes completion a GER
| tainty. This will aid greatly in the
| development of the new quartz min
| ing district in the Kuskokwim as
we'll as placer fields that have been
worked fir years.
Gotwals Leaves Sunday
| Col. Gotwals is leaving on the
steamer Alameda tomorrow for Val
DEE to make the location of the trail
out of town to the Sumit He ex.
poets to return here before July 1,
and meet Col Steese who is ordered
here for duty with the Alaska Road