Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-09-01
STATE EXAMINER REPORTS ON WORK
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F.. (Continued From Page D F J. s. Withers was appointed secre- tary of the commission, remaining with the organization until the first of December, 1921, when he resigned to enter into a business partnership 'ith Jay w. Nicholas. J. R. Hemp hill was appointed to fill the vacancy cy and remained with the commission until it wasdi ssolved last !
 The Big Sandy road, from the Bee Ranch to Gray's ranch, 23 miles was built at a cost of little over $30,O0O. This road runs along the high ground and is useable all the year round.
 Part of the Burro Creek road was built, a contract having been let to Lane Cornwall for the project. Ow- ,ing t8 the heavy ground and the small appropriation for the work it was thought best to release MT. Cornwall from his obligation and the contract was afterward cancelled. But the work done on the initial part of the road allowed the county to build a road into the lower Sandy, where "A families may now be supplied with mail. s<
 The Union Pass project, which orig inally contemplated the building of about one mile of road was extended to about IA miles, over four miles of which was heavy rock work. None of the counties of the state have been able to build roads over a territory similar to that of Union Pass under $30,000 per mile, but the highway en- gineer's organization built the entire mileage for a total cost of $31, ,329.97. This road is one of the best in the state.
 The road from Chloride to the sum- init of the range toward Searchlight ferry was built at cost of $9,644.7O. The was carried out 10 miles on the White Hills road, thence across the valley on a perfect grade to the sum- init of the mountain. The, old grade on the mountain was widened, extended and cut to low gradient. About two miles of the road through the Bonelli pasture has not been graded, owing to lack of righ-of-way. This right of way has now been secured and as soon as equipment can be released from other work the road will be completed.
 Contracts were let for the building of the highway through Lttlefield, from the state line at Mesquite to the Utah state line 81niles above Little field. This work gives Mohave county the only real piece of road on the Ar rowhead Trail. This roadwork cost $4,sS6.3S. The building of this road cuts out nasty pieces of steep hill climbs and sandy valley road, besides widening it all the way SO that two vehicles may drive abreast, the old road being narrow trail. work was done on the Wolf Hole-Moquiac grade, a new road be- ing built around a bad piece of road. ! A new. road was built from the Utah line into Short Creek that event. uallN become the main highway into the Presidents Forest and the Grand Canyon from the north. Another piece of road was built across the country into Fredonia.
 These roads will soon become the main highway into the scenic places of the northern part of Arizona and southern. Utah, and will be worth an enormous amount of money to the people.
 expenditures were made on the road from Blackberry to the Willows and froru'the Sandy road to Francis Creek. Money Was also appropriated for aid of the Fort Mohave-Topock road. The Commission built a road from the National Old Trails road at Louise to Stockton Hill and c. o. D. at a cost of $1S,s25.22, this road being one of the best in the county.
 A road was built from the Chloride
 
 highway, to within three-quarter's of } mile of Mineral Park, taking the roadway out of the main wash onto he hillside, where it has been thor 'ughiy protected. This road has been surveyed into Mineral Park and is to 'e later built into the town.
 Surveys have been made on the pro- posed road from Yucca to the Bill Williams Fork by way of McCracken, and this road is to be later built, the 5lll Williams to be bridged near the jactus Queen mines. When this road | in commission it will be the main lghway between the north and the south part of the state, being an all- he-year route.
 Survey has been made for the ex- enslon of the Chloride road to Boul- f er Canyon, this road to be built bv | le county and state. A number of Il ther surveys have been made under ho