The Nome nugget., 1923-10-27

The Nugget is greatfully indebt ed to R J Sommers, Road and Harbor Superintendent of the Alas ka Road Commission for the follow ing activities of the Road Commits sion in the Second Division during the past season. Writing on this subject the Nugget wishes to record it's unqualified commendation of the meritorious work accomplished during the past summer. Realizing as all good citizens of Alaska do that the measure of our industrial progress is largely guaged and to great extent depends upon road building and their proper mainten- ance when constructed
 Shelter Cabins.
 These harbors of refuge to the weary worn or benighted musher which have proved the salvation of many lives received the special at tention of the Commission and the following work was done: A shel- ter cabin was constructed at Cape Romanoff twenty five miles north of the Yukon on the Bering Sea. shelter cabin at Quartz creek be- tween Dime and Candle which was destroyed bv fire was rebuilt. A shelter cabin about 10 miles from Kaltag on the tanlakleet-kaitag mail trail. A shelter cabin and dog barn was constructed at Cape Lis burn on the Kotzebue Point Barrow trail and at Cape Wooley and Cape Douglas dog barns have been built in connection with the Shelter cabin already established. and at Agiapuk the shelter cabin received necessary needed repairs.
 Mail Trails
 This work consisted of perman- ently staked trail from Cape Wooley to Teller and from Teller to Gold Run and from the head of Grantley Harbor to the Agiapuk. Also gen eral repairs to permanent staked trails on the Nome-Unalakleet man trail and the same on the trail from Jrnala kleet to Kaltag. In addition to the work of stalking on the unala- kleet-Kaltag trail. repairs to cui- yerts were attended to. and addl- ii nal bridges hitherto unprovided for was erected over dangerous creeks hnd ravines. General re- pairs was also done to the perman- ent staked trail from Unalakleet to St. Michael and from St. Mlchaei to Pitmatilik. Also from Old Hamil- ton to Pilot Station. In addition to this much needed work the usual and necessary Tagging and staking of trails will be carried on during early winter.
 Road Building and Repairing.
 Nome.Solomon and Council Road.
 This Highway of communication between Nome and Council received a good deal of repair work in addi- tion to considerable new work made necessary by washouts. etc Ihe Corduroy road from Council to Fox River a distance of five and one half miles was placed in first class condition. about half a dozen new bridges was built and new cui- verts put in and old ones repaired and the entire Corduroy road put in such condition that it Will serve effectively for many years. On FOX River some repair work was done and also on the Skookum Road East Fork with FOX River On this road the necessary repairs to bridges and culverts was made in addition to other requireu ,york At the head of East Fork the road which was washed out III places was rebuilt, a new bridge and necessary worh done on other bridges and road ped- On Solomon River about one thous- and feet of road was constructeu over tailng piles thru wnlch the Oglesby dredge had worked. Anu about half mile from Cape Nome one half mile of road was graded thus placing the Nome-Solomoh- Council Highway in fair travehng In addition damages done by the big storm in September was promptly attended to, and tra- vel restored as quickly as possible.
 Nome Locals.
 The seasonal maintenance to the road and general re- pairs to the Anvil-Snake River road W hith consisted of grading the Glac- fer Creek Hill road and surfacing a long the entire route to Snake ;,,n1rIt,o ire nf bridges