The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-05
WHAT'S DOING OUT THE HIGHWAY?
 LET'S TAKE A RIDE

Whats doing out the road these days? What have these Civilian Conservation Corps we have heard so much about been doing during the winter and what they doing now?
 These are natural questions as spring bloom appears along the roadside and traces of winter gradually begin to disappear, let's take ride with the Forest Service and see what we find out Let's start out about o'clock of overcast April morning that clears up roll along the Glacier Highway giving way to bright sun which floods the green-clad hills and reflects the calm waters of Lynn Canal
 Most of us going out for drive just stay along the main highway but let's climb in for this trip with W. J. McDonald of the Forest Service who has charge of CCC activity in the Glacier Highway area and then we won't miss anything. President Charles w. Carter of the Chamber of Commerce and President c. D Beale of the Rotary Club curious, too so they get aboard with us
 We are raising the Signal Corps tuning station on the port bow so to speak when Guide Mcdonald swings the big, green to the right and are off on side road leading to the thirty odd acres the city of Juneau has obtained for cemetery It is the first closeup get of what public funds have been spent for along the Highway Here about four of timber and brush have been cleared on a sloping hillside which makes an ideal spot for a cemetery It could be put in tomorrow but 1t will need further drainage to prevent if left lying
 
 Back down this spur road a little distance, but before get back to the main highway and we stop to see what's in the green building on the right It proves to be the station the Biological Survey and Alaska Game Commission have established to prepare scent which is sent around the Territory to trappers and hunters as bait for taking wolves and coyotes supply of this scentbait valued at several thousand dollars already has been dispatched from this little station in the against the predators
 Before swinging back into the main highway we find that portion of this spur road to the cemetery site passes private property. Running the spur straight to the main highway, a matter of couple of hundred feet would solve this problem It is a suggestion for projects to be considered if relief work funds are made available.
 % We are hardly back on the highway when turn off to the right again for a few minutes into the Forest Service wood lot The CCC has built pass able road into this timber and made it possible to haul the wood out easily. Get permit cut it your self and haul it away. and charge is the policy We were told that a good many persons took tage of the opportunity to supply themselves with free fuel this past winter.
 Next stop Lena Point We up the Lena beach road way, see some very attractive country places, circle back and roll around to the Lena Cove on the far side of the Point. Ultimately the going to circle the Point opening up another large waterfront section for summer homes and homesites Considerable work already has been done on it and a Native CCC is at work on it now At Lena Cove is the picnic grounds and beautiful spot it is Incidentally, the beach is coming in handy during road construction work natural gravel pit. The trucks haul the gravel and the tide washes supply back It saves a long haul from the gravel bunker over Mendenhan Rifle range.
 brief stop at the Shrine of St. Terese where the local Catholic Church is working the buildings and the CCC is constructing road for public from Glacier Highway to the Retreat House The church has constructed caseway from the Retreat House to the Shrine itself We head again out the Highway not stopping until we turn off the road leading to Herbert River We are able only to go about half mile when we reach the river where the bridge went cut last winter in the floods Here we find eco at work putting in bridge This is the road that leads up toward Windtal Lake and perhaps some day it may go all the way around and come out on the Montana Greek road. but it isn't planned immediately
 Now back and out to Eagle River terminal which is the end of the road and actually Herbert River Elan now is to. change the present foot trail into horse trail around to where the suspension bridge used to be before it. too washed out last winter horse trail bridge will replace the old suspension spar this summer, if plans carry through. Herbert River ur to its usual capers has moved again It doesn't pusf in against the bank there where you used to stor your any more Last winter it changed it course and now winds out the valley although ther, is little water in the old bed Glacier streams says guide, notorious for doing this sort o thing Like the weather you can't depend on them That is one of the the Forest Service always is finding it must change something Put bridge ever glacier stream this spring and spring one may find bridge, or no river. all depending or what happens when the water comes up.
 The old eco camp at the end of the road has been torn down and the material salyaged for other camps and activity. A recreation ground is being