The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-20
WORK IS !
BEING DONE BY,
CCC NEAR here
Major Project at This Time
! is Herbert River Mon
tanab Creek Extension
tcontinued from Page ONE

F'ERA labor, the CCC will put on
the final touches including compile
ton of the bathhouse and commun-
ity shelter, several picnic shelters,
trails and enlargement of the park
ing areas. The fine log structures
have been built by the Forest Ser
vice at AUX Village beach are worth
any ones time to go out and see.
For any one who has not visited
one of these new CCC camps, they
are a revelation The Montana
Greek camp is fine example with
its neat, movable buildings, each
structure fitted to house four men
comfortably. Then there is a recrea-
ton building, equipped with a small
| library, iadio and games Every
tl1ing is clean and in order. A small
power plant generates electric power
flor the plant and each building has
its stove TO provide plenty of heat
in even the most severe weather. The
tcook house should not be overlooked.
How they do feed those boys! Moth
ing fancy, but plenty of meat, po-
tatoes, vegetables, milk, bread, but
ter, tea, coffee, milk and pie with
fruit. oranges, apples and the like,
on the side A''k ss@ is
/ its., 81 aJs1fa 53.oS tlfa 1Ic p
la 40 SIDE Requirements
In these camps in Alaska there is
no age maximum age limit, the min
imum being 49, They are required to
work five days a week, Saturday and
Sunday off, and in addition to a pay
rate of $50 month, get lodging.
board, clothing and medical SER
| vice. Y sse e ~2sass ses ec@1
+ Alaska is allowed a total of 325
men. These are allotted ON a popu-
lation basis giving 1856 to Southeast
Alaska and 40 to the Westward.
The Juneau area quota is 125 of
which rs may be married men. There
is tendency for enrolment to drop
during the summer season and rise
during the winter.
| AT the present. time there is a
shortage OF efirollees, particularly in
the line of cooks, blacksmiths and
stonemasons. Men must have been
in Alaska thirty days to qualify for
enrolment. -
Due to the small camps and scat
tered projects the men are handled
directly by the Forest Service rather
than by the Army as is done in the
States where each camp contains
approximately go men.
Projects Completed
Aside from the work now under
way several projects have been COM
pleted by the CCC for the Forest
Service. Among these are the Men
denhall Rifle Range. Located on
the Mendenhall Recreational Area
this range complies with specifica-
tons of. the National Rifle Associa-
ton. Target butts are placed at 100,
200. 800, 500. 500, and 1000 yards. A
unique feature is a secondary firing
line which is inside the building,
thus affording shelter from incle-
ment weather for the shooters IN
RIA rules require firing line be out
of doors for official scores) One
end Of the building is equipped as a
kitchen and the other as store
room. Telephones connect firing line
with target butts.
The range is owned by the Gov
eminent but is under Special Use
Permit to the Juneau Rifle and
Pistol Club. The range is for the
use Of Club members, Army, Navy
and Coast Guard. Any member ot
I the general public may use the range
by making arrangements with the
Juneau Rifle and Pistol Club.
Powder Magazines
A permanent magazine for the stor-
1 age of explosives has been con-
structed near the Montana Greek
!, CCC camp. 1t has capacity of a
little over ten tons of dynamite II
is OF fireproof, builetproof, and ro-
dentproof. reinforced concrete con-
structien. 1t viii service this dis
trict as storehouse for construc-
ton explosives for many years to
come.
Truck Trails
4 Mendenhall truck trail extends one
mile from the loop Road into the
Mendenhall Recreational Area. I,
affords access TO the Rifle Range
and several other recreat ional fea-
|, lures to be constructed or under con-
struction in the recreational area.
Il The Basin truck trail into Per-
severance Basin consisted OF recon-
stfucting the old road. including
eight small bridges and considerable
crib work. 1t is primarily recrea-
ton project
| The AUX Bay truck trail is shor,
| stub at Aux Bay to give access tc
the harbor. The land at the end Of
the road IS open for use under Spec
ial Use Permit To- anyone interested
In building a dock and float.
d Two woods roads were built al
!. Mile Z onsthe Glacier Highway One
serves an area on which cordwoot
may be purchased Tor personal OF
: commercial use The other gives &C.
A cess 10 an area where wood may bt
! CIT under Free Use Permit for per.
$ sonal use only. ~ se
a M Foot Trails