The Nome nugget., 1927-10-01
SMITH WORRYING REPUBLICANS
DEATH LIST GROWING IN ST. LOUIS TORNADO
ROAD WORK MOVING RAPIDLY

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 the Alaska Road Commission has been rushing all work under it in this district with view to getting all possible work done before the freeze-up. Half mile of the bad sand road in the vicinity of the Cape Nome Roadhouse has been covered with d clay binder. which seems to be the only solution to making that sandy road firm.
 On the Dexter road the work of resurfacing with gravel is almost completed.
 At Solomon the bridge across the mouth of Shovel creek is completed the Solomon river ill the vicinity of Big Hurrah are 70 percent com ! pleted. Work is progressing rapidly on the grading of the old railroad bed at Big Hurrah It is the inten- tion of the Commission to follow the old railroad bed through to the Casadepaga Divide.
 Work has been suspended for the season in the Deering and Candle districts. but the crews engaged at | these places made an excellent showing during the summer.
 Work has also been suspended where small crews were working at Council. Dime creek corduroy and Teller. Excellent work was done in these sections.
 Miscellaneous small crews are still operating stalking and re-rout ing winter trails.
 Railroad Work i The crew on maintenance work on the Nome-Shelton tramway is now operating in the vicinity of Salmon Lake This crew is work ing toward Nome river. where the camp equipment will be laid up for the winter
 shelter Cabins
 The combination shelter cabin at Windy creek in the Kougarok has been completed by Road Com mission force The combination shelter cabin at Sinaru, near Point Barrow has been completed by the Cape Smythe Whaling and Trad ing Company. The work was done during August An A. R. C. crew is now constructing new combi- | nation shelter cabin at Chiukuk. | Contracts have been let for the construction of two new combina- tion shelter cabins in the vicinity of Point Hope. A contract was let for the construction of shelter cabin at Garfield creek. but owing to the lateness of the season the l material was not hauled to the site contract has been let for the construction of log shelter cabin at McCoy's old camp on the Dime-Candle mail trail This cabin is to be completed this year.
 Aviation Fields
 l Work is progressing rapidly on the construction of an airplane landing field at Kotzebue. An avi- ation field at Golovin has been completed for width of 200 feet and length, of 300 feet. It is the intention of the Commission tc lengthen the field next year. The ground work is now practical, completed on the Nome landine field. The Nome field is consider ed by airmen to be the best field in Alaska.
 Winter Trails
 A permanent winter trail has been staked from Haycock to Beal fcreek.
 Nome HarbOr
 The North 375 feet of revetmen was completed during the weel and the pile driver crew is now en gagged in deepening the channel O the river along the same. using clam-sheli bucket. The Nome Light craze and Commercial Company hal completed drag line dredging fo this year.
 Telephone Lines A Road Commission crew ha placed all the poles necessary for the construction of the new tele phone line Solomon Bluff, from Sol omon to Topkok Hill The crew f now placing tripods over Topkol Hill. All the wire and other ma