The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-02-11

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be 1925 miles and the total estimated
cost VIII be approximately 1868 1000.
Over Logan Pass.
The route selected by the park ser.
vice engineers after careful considera.
ton of the development of the scenic
features, as well as of the ultimate
road development, is that known as the
Logan pass route. Logan pass. alti-
tlde 6,635 feet. is the lowest pass in
the central section of the park and has
the most gradual approach, especially
on the east side, of any the passes ex.
cept Browns pass, far to the north
and the head walls of the valley by
which the pass is approached are much
lower than in other passes.
Starting from the end of the pres
ent Belton-Lake Mcdonald road at the
foot of Lake Mcdonald the transmoun-
tain road will follow along the east
shore of Lake Mcdonald through the
pine and tamarack forests to Glacier
motel, located about one mile below the
head of the laks, then continuing along
the lake shore to Mcdonald creek Just
below Logan falls. Here a branch
road will cross Mcdonald creek. From
Logan falls the road will closely fol-
low Mcdonald creek along the east
bank for about eight miles, passing
many beautiful waterfalls, cataracts
and gorges through the magnificent
forests of large cedar, spruce, fir.
hemlock and cottonwood trees, ascend
ing the Mcdonald creek valley on EASY
grades averaging about 1 per cent.
Donald creek valley, gradually swing
From this point it will leave the Nc
Donald creek valley gradually swing
ing to the right and climbing the west
and north toe of Mount Cannon thru
heavy timber at a grade varying from
$ to 8 per cent and ascend into the val
ley of Trapper creek. Here the road
will cross trapper creek about 2 miles
below it's confluence with Mcdonald
creek. From the first crossing of
Trapper creek to the summit of Logan
pass the road by a system of long
loops and switchhacks, ascends Trap
per creek valley, crossing that stream
the sides of Hay Stack butte and Pol
AONN iiptiiIolly tanning advantage OF
the various level places on which to
turn and keeping on the open hillsides.
1t will finally surmount the head walls
on the west side Of Logan pass at its
lowest point and attains the summit
of the pass in 10 miles from Glacier
hotel on an average grade of somewhat
less than 3.3 per cent. The average
grade from Mcdonald creek valley to
the summit of the pass is slightly less
than G.3 per cent.
Down East Side.
From the summit of Logan pass the
road follows east down the north bank
of the west fork of Reynolds creek.
The head wall Of the pass on the east
side being traversed on a favorable To-
cation and the decent being made along
the open mountain side to the head of
Reynolds creek valley by mean of
only two sWitchhack loops, this point
Is reached in n and three-fourths
mics with an average grade of 60
per cent. From the crossing of the
west fork Of Reynolds creek for about
two miles the road will be in the open
or in low brush. following the south
slope Of Pie@an mountain to the cross
ing Of the north fork of Reynolds
crook. This distance of about % miles
will have an average grade of 6 per
cent. The road then continues through
the timber along the south slope of
Gomg-to-the-Sun mountain to Going
to-the-Sun chalets, a distance of 80
miles, coming out on the bluffs al2,..
the shore of st. Mary lake. The aver
age grade through this stretch is only
IS per cent.
From Sun Camp chalet through to
st. Mary's lake the road will have a
general level grade but winds in and
out over the bluffs and along the hill
sides in close proximity to the shore
OF the lake, sometimes being in the
pine forests and then coming out on
the open bluffs where beautiful vistas
of h lake and the MAGNIFICENT mass
ing OF the the mountains can be oh
tanned. 1t will cross the vertical cliffs
at Deadhorse gulch and go through a
slight depression in the north promon-
cory OF the Narrows. skirting a verti-
cal cliff for about 1000 feet with the
just below and comes out in the
open meadows and foothills through
1t will traverse for about seven
miles to St. Mary chalet where it con-
WIN tle present east SIDE Black
feet highway.
Safe and Easy to Travel.
Taken as a whole the route is per-
fectly feasible and possesses no real
difficulties as it will have
fairly uniform and stable support
throughout its length although like all
mountain roads through the Rockies
easy grades and curvature much
heavy work will be encountered and
of the eXcavated material will
'e solid or loose rock. The road will
safe and easy to travel, economical
n construction and maintenance , as
rec from conditions as possible
at. the same time will develop in
10 far as practicable the magnificent
scenery through which it passes and it
will undoubtedly become the base upon
which the ultimate plan for future
Dad development will be built. Be-
of its general southern and yuos&