The Nome nugget., 1929-04-06


 Washington Creek, all of which in the earlier days produced consider able money with the crude hand methods then in use. We know from persona! knowledge, tha. some of these creeks have a yard age of about one dollar per yard. and we feel sure that if the road was run along the ridge at the head of these creeks considerable prospecting would again be renew eA.
 That 1t would eliminate the ex- pense of building another bridge across Nome River. as your bridge now at the mouth of Nome River would answer thc purpose.
 That a road across this ridge, which we recommend. would open up at least 30 days earlier in the spring and wc"ld be passable at elast 30 da;,s or more later in the fall of the year. on account of the present Osborne route being in low sag and catching all the snow. and also being very accessible to ice in the fall of the year.
 There is no doubt in our minds that this road will eventually be extended farther into the interior to open up the Flambeau, Eldorado and Bonanza River Sections, which are still unprospected. and in time will connect with your Solomon River-Casadepaga road, and thence to Council via Niukluk River, in which section, We have learned on good authority, there still remains thousands of acres of low grade dredgeable ground.
 That an additional wagon road of at least 20 miles be added onto the Nome-Gfacier wagon road. to extend it farther up into the Snake River and Stewart River regions, as there are thousands of acres of dredging ground awaiting trans portation. A lot of this ground was worked by hand methods in the early days. and paid handsome ly, but 1t cannot now be worked prohtably excepting by the dredg- ing process. The price of freight to this section Is prohibitive at the present time. consequently no dredges will be transported there unless a road Is built and freight rates reduced.
 That road he extended to par allel the Third Beach Line, starting from Discovery on Anvil Greek and running to Penny River; thence over the Stone House Divide from Penny River into the head of Arc tic Creek: thence over the head of Arctic Creek to Oregon and Hun gry Greeks. On good authority there are considerable mining op- erations about to be started in this section.
 We recommend that the road from Cape Nome to the Bonanza Ferry be abandoned, and that this road be built north of the Lagoon from Cape Nome to Bonanza and Solomon. The writer has passed over this ground mentioned. just north of the Lagoon, and believes that a road can be very cheaply constructed on the North side of the Lagoon. This will eliminate the expense of maintaining two ferries, as bridges will have to be built across both Bonanza and Solomon Rivers up where there is no danger from surf or back-water from the sea. Our opinion is that this road will pay for itself in very few years by eliminating the expense of maintaining the ferries just mentioned; besides it will be in safe condition for travel at ali times of the year. The cost of maintaining the present road on the beach between, Cape Nome and Bonanza is almost prohibitive. con- sequently we recommend the change.
 That your good work of rehabili- tating the old Solomon River Rail- road into a wagon road be contin- ued., and also after you get over uuh,. IY1N that %ha -o0 0ou rna