Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-31
ON TO MOOSE PASS

The Gateway urges every person in Seward who pos sb get away make the Moose Pass trip next week. to do so and those who go that they Will have nothing to regret.
 The Moose s-Sunrise road is probably of the greatest scenic highways in Alaska, and possibly on the Pacific coast As it winds along canyons skirts placid akes and in places to dizzy heights above the yon floor below cannot help but impress the traveller and leave lasting impression on his mind.
 Several placer camps, operated along the route give one but meager idea of the possibilities of the country vet they cannot fail give rise to the hope that tensve operations will be encouraged by the develop ment of transportation facilities.
 The road is constructed and maintained by the Bu- of Public Roads of the Department of Agriculture and is in charge of Mr. M. D. Williams with headquar ters at Juneau The engineer in charge of the Bureaus activities Kenai Peninsula is Mr. C. H. Kei and assist ing him Messrs. R. Van Loon and w. E. 0. Criger
 It is doubtful whether anyone in Seward really real izes the amount of work carried in the vicinity of Seward on Kena Peninsula by the Bureau.
 A statement by Mr. M. S. Williams, in charge of the Bureaus activity in Alaska, shows that Sections and of the Moose Pass road up to Mile 2O complete and that this seasons program includes surfacng of Section B. distance of 86 miles, at estimated cost of S18OOO reconstruction of Section f. distance of 885 miles, an estimated cost of s3O0OOOO and the construction of Section the SunrseHope road distance of eight and onehalf miles, at estimated cost of OOOOO There is also completed in that vicinity the HopePalmer Creek road distance of 1241 miles, The mileage from Moose Pass at Mile 29 the Alaska Railroad to Palmer Creek will be just about 58 miles,
 On this system the of S100OO00 is also available
 
 son.
 No construction is under way this season the Seward-Kenai Lake road The funds available for main of this road during 192627 amounted to S00000 One foreman will be employed for the entire year. who will be charged with the duty of keeping the road in good shape and will have authority to employ the necessary labor to do so
 The other project of the Bureau in the immediate vicinity of Seward the Grdwood Crow Creek road erng distance of about six and onehaf miles, and to which the of $1 900 is allotted for maintenance.
 The total amount of money available for the work of the Bureau in the entire Territory during the 192627 is according to Mr. Williams figures $5O0O0O and this amount is apportioned foows Juneau section, 40 miles of road $50,O00; Ketchikan secton 12 miles, $140OO0 Hyder section II onehaf miles, S120OO0; Sew ard secton 80 miles, S17500000 various small projects $15,0O0O0.
 So that all in all, Kena Peninsula is faring very well at the hands of the Bureau
 The ultimate objective of the people of Seward in the matter of roads, of course is the connecting of the entire system of Kenai Peninsula roads with the Seward Kena Lake road, afordng the people of the peninsula tide water terminal And it is with this very idea in mind that the Gateway urges every person in Seward make the Moose Pass trip next week. feeling confident that every of the excursionss will return ardent booster for the Kenai Loop road system