The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-03
GRADING ROAD ON
THE UPPER PECOS
Highway From Valley
Park To Cowles Be
ing Improved.

Rcaldents OF the upper PccoS VIII
he pleased to learn hat the grading
on the new road from Valley ranch to
Cowles viii be finished within a short
time. y. s. Wheeler. district IN
glneer Of the bureau OF public roads,
recently approved h last station
contracts on this propoct and active
construction IL now going on.
Surfacing OF the project was u
thorizcd n few weeks ago, and equip
mont Is now being shipped from the
public roads stores In Albuquerque
to Glorfcta. II Is expected that FUZZY
six miles will be surfaced before the
winter season sets in. Estimates for
the necessary %surfacing on the re-
naming twelve miles will be rendered
as soon as the resident engineer shall
have " chance TO note action OF rain
fall, and undoubtedly the entire pro-
ject will he In first class condition
by late spring OF next year.
An allotment has been set up for
surfaclng a portion OF the new nearly
completed Hondo-M cscnlcro project
in Lincoln county. This work has
been advertised and tenders from
bidders will be received in the dis
trict engineers office until Sep
tember 28, 1920. The Improvement
will commence at the Mcscalcro In
dian reservation boundary II be
carried to such point as funds viii
permit. IL IL expected, as o as the
road prism shall have been fully
CXcavated and those s~ections-thc
classification OF the material in which
indicates the need of n wearing
course-that additional funds will be
available. As this is q section OF
what If known as the Bankhead high
way, IL will probably cause consider
able traffic to route this way. and
surfacing with constant maintenance
IL necessary.
Back From Arizona.
The original estimate for mainten-
ancc was $50 per miie-year. The
steady increase in the number OF mar
chimes and teams making use OF this
route now indicates that the annual
maintenance OF u mile will approach
500.
District Engineer Wheeler just re-
turned from an inspection of projects
in eastern Arizona. Final acceptance
was taken of the new steel bridge
over Salt river, above Roosevelt dam.
This structure is 2l5 feet long and
calculated to carry safely 20-tons
loads. The final cost to the govern
ment Is $4,000. II will be thrown
open to traffic about September Is,
The bridge was built from funds
arising from the federal aid law, and
those furnished by ella county. The
noun of cooperation was so per
cent. The new road which will begin
at the bridge and run through Cars
ranch and Reynolds creek ranger
station to Pleasant valley. Ia now under
construction and by October 10. ~
miles will have been completed.
From this point the old road VIII be
connected to the new SO that traffic
will not be interrupted during con-
struction of the text ten mile Sec-
ton. This section has been advet-
tised and tenders called for on Sep
tember 0,
Sections . and 2. of the Oracle
Apache camp project which lie be-
tween the &C ranch and n Ola Gold
Mil In the Catalina mountains east of
Tucson. are now being rapidly
worked. Tho force of E0 men will
soon De increased to $50, and com
pletion is looked for about January
/, 1921.
Plenty OF Labor.
An abundance OF labor IL to be
mad as the bureau OF public roads has
adopted ahe "tarea' or task system.
The labor which Is entirely Mexican
1t very large minority CT which has
but recently arrived from I'D McAlco
thoroughly understands this sys.
lcHl' anu ItuiiNlnB Nndt Hl'It HlpltN
or leisure may be earned thereby,
double their efficiency. II is expected
that n saving OF not to exceed $4,000
will be effected through the skillful
and efficient management.
Location surveys for over 100 miles
Of roads In forest reserves, which
have been under the immediate cirec-
ton OF Mr.. Robert j., Devereaux,
highway engineer of the bureau OF
public works. have been run. One
survey win concct the upper Pecos at
Dalton creek, with Santa Fe, via what
is known AS the Scenic Highway"
This will be a most wonderfully at
tractive drive and greatly reduce the
distance between these termini as
well as the road north towards Colo
rndo.
c. NJ. Stanley. temporary special
distributing agent for this district OF
the bureau OF public roads. has ac-
cepted a responsible position with the
Royal Tiger mines of Colorado. and
viii resign ut shc end of September to
take up his new position.
T.. s. Wheeler. district engineer.
leaves Saturday for California TO
there report 10 General Inspector
Iicwes. for detail on the study OF
California road matters. Mrs.
Wheeler will accompany him They ex-
poet to DO away from headquarters
for n period of six weeks.