The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-11-20
MUCH new WORK
PERFORMED THIS
YEAR BY BOARD
Many Miles Of New Road and
Trail Constructed by
Federal Board.

season the Alaska ROdu toHlillSSio
constructed 30 miles of new roac
100 miles of sled roads, $50 miles o
trail. and built five bridges over 10
foot span, according to summar
issued today by Col. J c. Gotwals
Engineer OFFICER of the Commission
The scene of the Commission activ
ities extended to every judicial divi
sion in the Territory.
Season Is Gratifying
THE road and trail work per
formed in the vast expanse of the
Territory in which the projects Of
this Board are located during the
open season just passed has altogeth
er given a most gratifying season,
said Colonel Gotwals This was in
spite of a season that was not espe-
cially favorable and is largely ac
counted for by the change in the law
covering our appropriation in that
Obligations are permitted to be as
sumed ,bv us after March l and prior
TO the passing of the appropriation
bill. This permits organizing and
taking advantage of a full working
season. In addition to this the ample
and well selected plant secured dur
ing the last two years has given a
vast return in the performance of
rapid and economical work. Super
yising personnel has also been
strengthened during the same period
and better results was also due to
increased and better trained superin-
tendence.
at is very difficult to summarize
the work performed in widely scat
tered sections so as to convey any
correct impression Of the effort made
in performing the work and the re
lief given to some remote mining
district. However, neglecting vast
amount of general maintenance OF
roads and trails and miscellaneous
structures all over the Territory the
following main figures appear from
the reports covering the close OF
our seasons work:
Thirty miles of new road built
100 miles sled road built, $50 miles
trail built, five bridges over 100 feet
span constructed.
Project by Districts
"A brief resume of the work per
formed by districts will bring out
the main items of THE work and leave
an abbreviated record of our seasons
effort.
Oh A 10 OH bn Walls
Pleasant Camp road was extended
five miles from Wells and the Haines
Mud Bay road put in shape for auto
traffic to the cannery
SIN the great area tributary to the
Government Railroad and the Rich
ardson road effort was continued to
get traffic from the railroad to con-
tiguOous mining claims. The Willow
Greek system OF roads was extended
10 that with THE addition of about
mine in the district will be served
by summer road The Cache Creek
road has reached Kroto River and is
over the worst OF the ground in the
hanks of the Susitna River. The
work next season will complete the
road ITO Peters Creek. At Anchorage
"a tributary road has been built from
Anchorage TO Otter Lake and reaches
a number OF producing farms and
will be continued next season into a
road nearly encircling the city.
"North OF Broad Pass the sled
road to Valdez Greek has been com
pleted and the pack trail from Nc.
KiAley Park Staaion to the Kantish-
ma with tents for shelter has been
completed and rendered a great deal
OF use through the last season The
Roosevelt Eureka Creek road has
been continued in that the corduroy
over the sottest places at the Roose-
welt end has been completed and
the softest part of the road is now
made passable. Work is in progress
this winter in improving the Kobi.
Kanmshna trail TO sled road standard
and in cutting trail from Diamond
past Lake Minchumina to McGrath.
Local Roads Improved
AZ r dIIuduhs tHe lUDdI TOduS nave
all been kept up and improved under
the superintendence OF Territorial
Road Commissioner Abe Mackinnon
and considered improvements have
been made in these roads especially
In the Farmers Birch Hill road and
the Gilmore Summit road. The very
Important Chatanika-Circle road has
been pushed aggressively through the
eeason and extended to the crossing
Of the Chatanika River The bridge
TO carry the road across this stream
with be put up this winter
"On the Fairbanks-Valdez road
notable Improvements were made dur
ing the past season. The graveling
was extended from Fairbanks TO the
18mile house; the road near Birch
Lake was rebuilt and made into the
best stretch Of road in the interior:
the Piledriver bridge was rebuilt:
substantial Improvements were made
all the way to Chitina; the Tazhna
bridge. an obsolete structure. will be
rebuilt this winter; on the Valdez
end tho two-year struggle Of the Com
mission with the glacial streams has
finally resulted in victory for the
board: two miles Of new road has