Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
S1,6OO,OOO FOR
FOREST ROADS
To Be Spent Within Nation
al Parks of Seven West
ern States.

ice, department VI ABrlCultuTe, IL
, the construction of highways With
or adjacent to the national forests. Q
seven states In the Far West: Idaho
Montana, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Ne
vada and New Mexico. The larges
state appropriation for this work !
S413,0OO for Idaho, Montana come
second with an allowance Of 1915, 0CC
Arizona receives $4,000 and Colo
RADIO $247,OOO.
In Idaho. six miles In the Lolo pas
section Of the Selway forest will b.
built at cost of 100000. For i'm
proving nearly seven miles Of highwa!
along the Northern Pacific road In the
Occur d'Alene forest $4,000 has beer
allotted, with $1,000 additional offered
by the state. This road is a link in
the Yellowstone trail. For the exten.
sion Of the Ketchum-ClaytOn road to
the town of Ketchum. a distance of
about seven miles, $4,000 has been
set aside.
One of the important projects in
wolves the construction of three and a
half miles along the Elk City high
way within the Nez Perez nationai
forest, for which $4,000 has been al
lotted. This road is expected to be
especially beneficial to the mining COM
munity around Elk City, as well as
highly desirable for the better protec-
ton of the Nez Perez forest.
The North Fork-Payette highway,
within the Payette national forest. Will
he extended from Gardena to Horse
shoe Bend. a distance Of about five
miles, at an estimated cost of S97 600.
In the Caribou national forest an ad-
dition of FIVE miles to the Freedom
Soda Springs road will be made at
cost of $4,000.
improvements in Montana.
In Montana about thirty-six miles of
road will be constructed or improved,
most of which is important from the
tourist and scenic standpoint One
project Is the building Of thirteen
miles of the Tarkio fiat section of the
Yellowstone trail, adjacent to the Lolo
forest, to cost 100000.
For continuing work on the Bolton
Java road and extending four miles
from it's present terminus to Garry,
100000 has been set aside. The road
serves the Flathead national forest. In
the Gallatin national forest grading
will be done on about six miles on
the southern end of the West Gala
in road leading to the boundary of
the Yellowstone national park.
Another project will be the improv-
ng Of over three miles Of the Yellow
stone Canyon highway leading through !
Absaroka national forest to the north |
srn entrance of the Yellowstone ma
ional park. The sum of $4,000 has
,een allotted. When completed it will
eliminate three bad hills and several
srade crossings.
The largest project In Arizona will
70 the construction of % miles be-
ween Flagstaff and the east boundary
4 the Coconinoe national forest. The
Dad forms an important link In the
tate highway system.
The sum of $4,000 has been allotted
o build eight miles along the Grand
'anyon highway within the Kaibab
ational forest, beginning at the town
( Fredonia. Another Item Is for $751;
% to complete eighteen miles of the
rescott-White Spar road in the Pres
OFT national forest. Another impor-
int work involves the completion of
5 miles In the Cifton-Springerville
,ction of the Apache national forest, :
Or which $4,000 has been allotted.
Highway Work In Colorado. 1
In Colorado, $3.50 has been allot- {
d for widening the Durango Silver I
N highway within the San Juan ma G
onal forest. 1t is part of the state
ghway system. The Improvements 1
Ill be made in the Molas Lake, Lime I
reek and Cascade sections. The most +
.pensive road werk on the Independ- +
ice Pass highway will be undertaken n
: the construction of about two miles r
road beginning at the east end of I,
e Weller grade section, in which
5000 has been allotted and an addi- u
,nal $1,000 is expected from state =
nds. :,
Within the Pike and Leadville for :,
is four miles of standard 1S-foot 6
ad will be built at an estimated cost
$4,000. For five miles Of 12-foot
adway in the Douglas forest area
e sum of $4,000 has been allotted.
For the Improvement OF SO miles of
rest roads In New Mexico 100000
8 been allotted. One project calls ~
: $4,000 to be spent In completing .,
; highway from Canoncito to Pecos. AZ
distance Of slightly over IL miles, q
Itch serves the Santa Fe national !"
est. In the Carson national forest M
miles of road will be placed In sat pe
actory shape to meet present traffic nc
nands at cost of 100000. en-
Between Culebra hill and Pajarito 70
lyon. a distance OF about seven 81
es. the road viii be rebuilt at a ~
t of $4,000. This road will make ~
Frljoles canyon. one of the prin- na
al features OF the Bandelier nation III
monument. accessible over the psw
dye at San Ildefonso. The new
tie Will eliminate Buchanan III and
ckman bridge. both Of which are I'm or,
4 condition. II Is within the Santa 90,