The Nome nugget., 1933-11-18
l. R. C. ACTIVITIES SECOND DIvISION--19

This district embraces that DOT on of Alaska lying west of the 5Sth Meridian (near Nulato) and orth of the Yukon River
 The most important projects are le system of local roads serving le extensive mining activities bout Nome, the Nome-Shelton ram and the connecting trail ex snding on through Dahl to Deer lg and Candle, the road from
 ome to Council and CasadePaga, nd the system of winter trails ktending throughout the entire istrict as far as Point Barrow.
 esides these there are roads at eller, Deering, Candle, Dime Ok, nd Marshall.
 Shelter Cabins, Aviation fields nd the Unalakleet-Kaltag tele- hone l.ne are supported exclu- ively by the Territory. The Sew I'd Peninsula Tram exclusively by 1e Alaska Road Commission. All ther projects in this district are upported jointly by the Territory nd the Alaska Road Commission.
 On the Nome-Council road the olloWing work was performed: ixtensive repairs to the Nome tiver Suspension bridge consisting renewing all lateral rods, hang az rods, floor beams, decking and a.lings besides repairs to north ulkhead; repaired road by spread ng gravel over numerous weak pots between Nome and Cape !ome roadhouse (mile 13 E ;con- tlucted four new passing turn uts around Cape -Nome-h ll;-peF- ormed maintenance from Solomon o Casa de Paga, consisting of re airing small bridges and culverts nd spreading over 300 yards of ;ravel where most needed: operat- d grader over route to Casa de 'aga divide, being B miles from Nome. (The one only dredge op- orating in this section was com Iletely destroyed by fire this sea- on From Council up the Neuk- uk River to the mou h of Ophir Creek and on up Ophir Creek maintenance was performed. One luarter mile new road was con itructed to avoid deep crossing ,n Ophir Creek.
 Under the Public Works Pro- gram extensive improvements were made from the Cape Nome Road louse to Mile 16 to provide a fast er road to the pontoon landing place on Safety Lagoon.
 This road serves numerous small placer miners along the route, the Big Hurrah Quartz properties and other prom sing quartz prospects, lydraulic operators on Solomon River, Big Hurrah and Shovel Creeks. hydraulic miners and two iredges on Ophir Creek, and the new, prospecting and drilling oper- itions on Nome River.
 The main system of local roads branch n four directions from the NomeBessie Road near tae fam ous Bessie Mine about 3 miles from Nome: The Osborne road which formerly served two dredges now serves one dredge on Dry Ok, and one hydraulic plant on Osborn Creek. besides other small opera tors along the route. The Dexter road serves the small operators on Dry Creek, Dexter Divide and trib- utaries to Nome River The Snake River road serves the miners along the Anvil Creek Benches, Glacier Creek, Rock Creek. Prospect Ok, and other tributaries of Snake River to the promising quartz prospects near Mt. Distin, The Sunset road serving the two big electric dredges along the ancient Beach line, the operations on Mon- ument Creek and near Sunset Ok. where dredge is now being in- stalled.
 All these roads were maintained and kept in good repair the entire season. The greatest improve ment was made on the Snake Riv- CT road on which route a solid