The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-22

Commission has in the past ex pended something over $10,000 on tho Skagway Valley road. Recently an investigation of all proposed road and trail work in the vicinity of Skagway has been made and such additional work will be performed next season as, funds then to be available may permit.
 Hanes-Mud Bay
 "The Territory has previously ex pended money upon the Mud Bay road on Chilkat Peninsula, south of ' Haines For this season the Alaska Road Commission has joined forces with the Territory, the basis of CO operation being 70 per cent from the Territory and 30 per cent from the l Alaska Road Commission. A gang is now at work clearing out the three-mile gap between the town and the work formerly performed by the Territory About September l the Alaska Road Commission gang now working on the Haines-Pleasant Camp road will be transferred to Mud Bay anu llDlol llit Si dulH| billS SCdSOUs
 Haines-Pleasant Camp
 This Is former Alaska Road Commission project upon which the Territory cO-operated last season to the extent of $6.39820 During last season and up to June 30 of this year the Alaska Road Commission had expended in addition $37,99991 making a total for the fiscal year of $44,398.11 For this season the Al aska Road Commission made an al lOtment which will be exhausted by September 1 and which will result in opening the road beyond Fish Point some 28 miles west of Haines Be yond that point traffic has been using and can continue to use at va rious stages of water, the river bars. By next season it is hoped to have the road improved all the way to the International boundary at Pleas ant Camp Arrangements have been made, with the Canadian road off cial for the performance of work upon the connection of about nine miles upon Canadian territory be- tween Pleasant Camp and the Rainy Hollow district Most of the oper ators in the Rainy Hollow district are American and development is go ing on largely supported by Ameri- can capital The old Porcupine road on the south side of the Klehina River is also being brushed out for ba of tha and operators on that side. When suffi cient funds become available a sus pension bridge will be erected across the Klehini River at Fish Point to connect up the two projects
 Strawberry Point
 Project has been approved for d bridge with a draw span across Good River in the Strawberry Point farm ing and grazing district and about one.half mile of clearing to connect the bridge with the existing road. This is a new cooperative project cost will be met 8 per cent by the Territory, B per cent by the Alaska Road commission and 90 per cent by the residents of the district. Plans have been prepared for the bridge and application has been made to the War Department for the neces- sary permit, Good River being a nay igable stream The work will be done late this fall.
 Taku River Reconnaissance
 Preliminary negotiations have been taken up with the Canadian road authorities concerning the con struction of through trail from Taku Landing to Atlin and Lake Teslin. About September l, R. T. Shepard, locating engineer of the Al aska Road Commission, will leave for Atlin and Lake Teslin by way of the Taku River to make an invest- gation and report upon the feasibility and cost of such a route. It under taken, the Alaska Road Commission, of course, would build only to the international boundary, the Canadian authorities taking care of the re- mainder of the route.
 JUNEAU ROADS
 Juneau-Sheep Greek (Thane)
 This route has been maintained in excellent condition and will con tinue to be kept in order so long as it serves as a public highway. Expenditures for last season and up to June 90. 1921. were S3,02060
 Silver Bow Basin Road
 This is cooperative project with the Territory The expenditures l for last season and up 10 June 30, 1921. were $2,315.34 from Alaska Road Commission, and $796.97 from Territorial funds, total of s3,112.25. Considerable heavy repairs were made early this spring to the staging in order to render the road safe for the heavy hauling incident to dis mantling the Perseverance mine. This road will continue to be main tained so long as it serves to be an important means of communication.
 Juneau-Duck Greek Road This road has been greatly i'm IIIIIIlIlIIIIlIIIiIiiiiIIIilIIIlIIlIIIiIIiIIuIII