The Nome nugget., 1933-11-18

tO uidht uSU VI thO AS" OuteoS' bridge over Snake River. MT. A: c. Stewart and associates assisted -in construction of this road.
 Grader operations were perform ed and light surfacing on the Cen ter Creek road connecting with the Hammon Consolidated Gold Fields private road, connecting the.r min- ing and dredging operations on Center Creek with their main camp and shops maintained at Lit tie Creek. (Although this road was butt and is maintained by the Hammon Company, they permit the public to use it. which is much appreciated because of the fact that this road opens much earlier in the spring.l
 Under the Public Works Pro gram extensive Improvements were made on the Snake River road from Balto Creek to Mt. Distin, a distance of nearly 10 miles. The road was graded, ditched, culverts installed and several. small bridges built. About miles is now prac- tieally ready for gravel surfacing. As result of this work one was able to drive an auto over new ly constructed road a distance of 10 miles further than was possible last year. Early freeze-up pre- vented completion of grading over Gold Bottom Hill where the old road to Nome River is intersected. Considerable prospecting for both quartz and placer was done along upper Snake River this season. Two Asmall outfits are@doing- win ter work, some promising pros poets were uncovered, and sever al new locations made. Mir. c. F. Jensen S developing his quartz mine where 3 stamp mill is all ready installed on his property. II is anticipated new placer opera tions will be. in progress next sea- son in this section, with good chances of the drilling of Gold Bottom Creek to determine values for dredging.
 Under the Public Works Pro- gram the Sunset road was also ex- tended for one and one half miles along the ancient beach line from Sunset Creek toward Penny and Cripple Rivers. where one dredge was operated last season and an o her is now being installed. be- sides other promising properties are being developed. IT.
 Seward Peninsula Tram
 During the early part of the sen son the usual portable mainten- ance crew opened up the entire road, after which the greater part of the work consisted of culvert and bridge repairs. levellingy and ballasting the track and the re- placement of about five thousand ties.
 Late in the season under the Public Works Program extensive improvements were begun. the first objective of which was to prov de a more suitable crossing of the Kuzitrin River. for the road leading to the vast mineral areas in the Kougarok country.
 At shelton, the old, crossing, the river splits in three channels. Of late years the first channel has been annually br.dged after the spring breakup. This bridge being built in sections and re- moved at the freezeup. Across the other two channels ferries for pedestrians are maintained, but it has always been very diff ficult to transport heavy equip ment except at low stages of water, when it was possible to ford with teams or caterpillars. Tn early days the Seward Penin- sula R. R. Co. constructed bling bridges across the channels but found 1t impossible to maintain them on account of the run of ice at the spring breakup.
 A new crossing has been select ed upstream about five miles. u,hown tA. ,,,a. q. nouAuad ,.,;tbt,,