The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-29
TOUR INTERIOR ON INSPECTION
 OF ROAD WORK

dent of the Alaska Road Commission was in Cordova yesterday en route to the interior on a tour of inspec- tion. He went to Valdez and his itinery from that point will include stops at trail points, Fairbanks, Ne mana, Hot Springs, Tanana. Ruby, Ophir, Tacotna. McGrath, Bethel, Russian Mission, Holy Cross, St, Michael, Nome and various Sew ard peninsula points, thence return ing to Juneau by the way of Seattle
 OBJECT OF THE TRIP
 The main object of the trip Is to get a comprehensive view of the many Alaskan road commission pro. jects in the districts which are to be covered and settle final details on many bits of construction.
 Among other things, Colonel Steese will inspect the progress of work on the Comfort sidelne near Valdez and make arrangements for closing the seasons work there. Also conclude arrangements for bringing several glacial streams between Valdez and Willow creek, this work to be done during the coming winter and next spring. Between Gulkana and Will low creek. Colonel Steese will make final arrangements for the recon struction of or strengthening bridges across the Tazlina and Gulkana riv- CTS, and make final preparations for the erection this winter of a bridge acros sthe Gacona River.
 His next work will take him north of the summit of the Alaskan range, where he will settle on plans to bridge a number of glacial streams near Rapids. He will then iump to the Birch Lake section of the road. where inspection of the work of i'm provement of the bog near Birch lake will be made At Munsons he Will HOOK dlAtI Nttul HE lli"i "'''' for the design of bridge to be in stalled across the Salchaket river. Ten miles north of that point he will make arrangements for rebuilding the Pile Driver bridge.
 SHORT STOPS AT FAIRBANKS
 Colonel Steese will make a. short stay at Fairbanks and then go to Nenana. There te will arrange for depot space for storing plant and equipment to be used in the con struction of the road into the Kan tishna district next season should funds be made available for that pur- pose. He will also arrange for con struction of several bridges on the Dunbar Brooks winter sled road.
 From Nenana he hopes to be able to connect with river steamer for lower river points. He will stop briefly at Hot Springs, if possible, inspecting the work on the Baker creek bride and other road work being done in the district and make arrangements for closing the sea sons work
 From there he will go to Ruby and start on a lengthy overland trip, go ing over the Ruby-Long road, inspect ing repairs there and making final arrangements for erecting bridge across the Sulatna river this winter | Thence to Ophir. arranging for con struction of winter sled road be | tween Cripple and Ophir and conclude negotiations with the Innoko Dredging | Company for work on the Poorman Cripple section incidental to trans porting that companys heavy dredge | into Gaines creek. He will then in spect the work on the Ophir-Tacotna ! project and make arrangements for the opening of next seasons work rIe will investigate the trail system in the Kuskokwim and Iditarod dis tricts and decide upon plans for win ter work and additional investigations and reconuaissances to be made next season. Arrangements will be made for stalking winter trails and improve ments for summer service across the Kuskokwim portage.
 He plans to visit the Marshall-An- dreafsky districts, looking over ter ritorial projects there and securing data upon which rehabilitation plans for next season may be considered. He will go to St. Michael and then to Nome.
 MUCH WORK THERE