The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-20
ROAD WORK FOR.
 OIL FIELDS IS. UNDER N. W. VANCE.
Rainy Hollow Man Goes with A. R. C.-Summer Trail
 from Koyukuk to Yukon.

The assignment of H. w. Vance, Rainy Hollow mining man and road builder. to the Alaska Peninsula as foreman of road crew was an- nounced today from local headquar- ters of the Alaska Road Commission. MT. Vance's first work will consist of rehabilitating the road between Illiamna Bay and the lake of the same name. This road, constructed in 1917, is said to be in very bad shape and needs considerable i'm provement
 The entire activities on the Alaska Peninsula by the Commission this season will be directed by District Supt. Anton Eide, it was announced by Col. j. c. Gotwals, the Commits sion's Engineer Officer. MT Eide will go from Anchorage on the first available transportation to the Cold Bay district aand make a reconnois- sance of the field and looking for suitable terminal for route from the field to the North Pacific Ocean MT. Vance, upon the completion of his work on the Illiamna Lake route will follow MT. Eide into the Cold Bay district and should development of the oil field be carried on to an extent that makes it advisable, he will get everything in readiness for road construction as promptly as pos sible. Later in the summer, Mir. Vance will work his way down the peninsula to the Herendeen Bay portage project. He will spend the entire summer on the peninsula.
 New Chandelar Project.
 Col. Gotwals also announced the beginning of a project which will, when completed, link up the Koyu kuk mining district through Wise man, Caro- and Beaver to the Yukon River on summer route. This route will take in tie Big Creek diggings where new pay was uncovered last year and extensive prospecting is at present in progress.
 F. c. Irons, for years in charge of crew in the Circle district for the Alaska Road Commission, will leave Fairbanks about May 25, on tnel first river steamer for Beaver to di rect this work He will employ all local crews recruited from the dis tricts in which the work is done The first work will be to open up al summer trail from Caro-, on the Chan delar River to the Big Creek camp Following that, the trail between Caro and Wiseman will be opened up for summer travel. From Wisemsn, Mir. Irons will work down the winter trail to Alatna and from there go oyer the winter route to Fort Gib- bons. He has been allotted con- siderable sum of money to carry cut the work assigned to him.
 Bridge Engineer Returns.
 o. A. Hall, who prior to the war was bridge engineer for the Com mission, and rated as one of the most efficient members on it's staff, las re-entered the employ of the Com mission in his old position and will arriveain Juneau on one of the first steamers from the South, according to Col. Gotwals. MT. Hall left Alaska in the summer of 1917 and entered the Army, remaining in the serv ice until last summer when he re- turned to private life, being dis charged with the rank of Captain
 GotwaIs Going Westward.
 Col. Gotwals will leave on ihel Northwestern for a hurried trip to the Westward. He will go to Cor dova and from there proceed to| Chitina, go over the Richardson Highway to Willow Creek and turn south from there, proceed ing to Valdez by way of Thompson Pass. He expects to leave Va, tez on the Watson for Juneau when that vessel returns on it's present trip to the Westward.