The Nome nugget., 1929-02-16
4. R. c. SUPERINTENDENT
 GOES ON LONG MUSH

.He SecOuQ DlViSiOu, lett NOIle Ou the morning of Feb. 11th, upon one of the most extended os his many trips and will penetrate ter ritory that but a short while ago was terra incog to all but the prospector and hunter. in the in terest of the Road Commission for the building of new roads. stalking trails. building shelter cabins and also for the Improvement and supervision of the old ones.
 From Nome he goes to Shakto- lik. to inspect the tripoding and improvement of the trail between Bonanza and the Foot Hill road house. also the trail that connects Shaktolik with the mail trail
 From Bonanza across Norton Bay and on to the Kobuk by the way of Haycock. Candle and etc. inspecting trails. and shelter cab ins on the way and where neces- sary building and stalking.
 Work is now progressing on the trail between Kotzebue and Shungnak. After inspection more work will be laid out for it's bet terment.
 The new mail route between Cape Prince of Wales and Shish- maref. seventy five miles in length will be inspected and work for it's immediate improvement laid out. Three shelter cabins are already in place and those shelter cabins are entitled to paragraph by themselves.
 They are called combination cabins. so called because dog barns and cabin proper are under one roof. being divided by four foot alley arranged for the hanging of harness. and etc.. and big enough to accomodate couple, of sledges.
 The cabins have a shed roof and are 2Sx14 feet and are nine feet high at the rear and seven in front Double ship lap is used in their construction and they are covered with malthoid. There are doors from the alley to both the | dog house and cabin proper and also door from the dog house to the outside. A traveller once entering has no need of leaving the house to attend to his dogs. but is snugly enscounced until ready to leave.
 Shelter cabins have either been built or acquired by purchase from Kotlik at the mouth of the Yukon to the South, to Cape Corwin to the North viz. Kotlik, Golovin. Dime, Tissue. Lopp's Lagoon. Sim rezet. Cape Lisburne. Agiapuk. Icy Cape. also between Teller and Mary's Igloo or the new Igloo.
 The above list does not include the many shelter cabins inter spersed. such as Shaktolik or the cabins between Dime and Candle and etc., only those recently con- structed or acquired.
 A new bridge between Bonanza and Shaktolik was completed and the material for suspension bridge at five mile creek between oul
 The present road to Osborne creek is not satisfactory. nor does it tap any new placer ground. The crossing of Nome river on the old trail in the Fall and Spring is dangerous from running ice and high swift water. The expense of constructing a bridge that would withstand the ice and running de- bris, is we'll nigh prohibitive.
 A preliminary survey has been made for a road to Osborne creek starting from about Fort Davis and in direct line, thus making use of the present Nome river bridge at Fort Davis. The con- templated road if built would ob- viate the necessity of bridge and would be shorter. besides cut ting six creeks in a mineralized section, one of which Lorado. has demonstrated pay. and there is hardly a question but that pay may be found on the other five. viz. Moss Gulch, Stevens. Irene. Washington and Sweepstakes.
 Transnortation costs would he