The Nome nugget., 1926-11-06
SEASONS OPERATIONS OF
 AI.A2kA ROAD COMMISSION
 ON SEWARD. PENINSULA

The following Is a resume of the Alaska Road Commission activities in the Second Division during the past year under the supervision of Superintendent Ross Kinney and his able assistant, E. F. Bauer:
 Construction of the 400 feet of lrevetment on the North side of Snake river was completed. A drag line scraper was operated from July sth to Sept. 2nd, moving ap- iproximately 5000 cubic yards of material from between the jetties. The average depth of boat channel. reference tide guage zero, is six feet
 The railroad crew started work June 18th and finished October 27. the work consisted of general main tenance from Nome to Shelton with heavy maintenance and road changes. between miles 65 and 80. At shelton an outfit car equipped with four hunks. mattresses and stove was left for the convenience of winter travellers. The railroad Is now in fair condition for speed of 15 miles per hour and a four ton axle load.
 All roads in the vicinity of Nome were maintained with usual filling in Of low spots and grader opera tion. Heavy maintenance with ! gravel spread and crowning was given as follows: Two miles be- tween mile posts 10 and 13 on the Cape Nome road: four miles he tween Steadman Avenue and Little Creek on the Bessie road and two miles between miles and eight lon the Dexter Road. On the Os- borne Road near the summit. one gravel and small rock The wire less road was completely graveled A crew was located at Solomon during the month of July, and the work accomplished was three quar- ters of a mile of heavy gravel sur- facing, one mile north of solomon and general maintenance from Solo mon to East Fork
 | Snake and Nome river bridges were pain'ed and Peluk bridge re placed.
 1 General maintenance Of road be tween Davidson Landing and Fay Tor Creek. Permanent stalking of trail from shelton to KOugarok on new route and bridge replaced across Coffee Creek
 General maintenance. graveling and new stringers placed on Jump Greek bridge on the Candle Candle Creek ropte Construction of three bridges and permanent stalking of trail from Candle to Keewalik.
 The ing-Inmachuk route was maintained with usual filling in of 1 low spots, one mile of new road was constrpcted and new bridge constructed across smith creek near Deering.
 Permanent stalking from Kotze- bue to Nimiuk Point and Cape krusenstern Portage was cOmplet- ed Stalking at Cape Thompson Portage was practically completed and the stalking on the Aukalurik Portage to Corwin Coal Mine is aDout 75R completed.
 A new shelter cabin with dog
 barn attached was completed at Choris Peninsula and a new dog barn was completed at OkolikshOok. Helwesh Unalakleet and Kaltag eight small bridges were construct ed as well as a 100 foot suspension bridge at l2 mile crossing of the Kaltag river; 250 foot suspen- sion bridge at Old Woman and a 200 foot suspension bridge across the Chirosky River.
 At Dime Creek. light bridge and road repairs were made.
 A new l4x32 foot ferry was plac- sd at Safety and usual ferry opera tion was maintained at Sinrock. Safety. Solomon and Council.
 The Nome aviation fisld was practically completed as well as Emergency fields at Solomon. Moses. Unalakleet and Keewalik.
 Practically all trails were person- ally inspected by Superintendent Ross J, Kinney. during the season.