The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-07-12
International
 HighwayNow
 Being Studied
Aerial Reconnaissance Is Underway to North-
 ern Sections

An aerial reconnaissance is nov underway to determine possiblc routes for the International High way through Northern British Co., lumbia and the Yukon Territory tt connect with the Alaska Highway from Fairbanks, proposed to Daw- son. Two routes are being studied.
 The Tacoma Times of July prints the following story regarding the flights now in progress writ, ten by c. R. Maybin:
 Back in 1911, when the motor cal was coming into general popular ity, a Seattle dealer, for publicity purposes, headed an expedition which blazed highway trai through north central Washing ton, and south central British Go. lumbia to town then almost un- known, called Hazelton.
 The Seattle man and his party met no ends of natural difficulties wlsich were surmounted in time by arrival of the little car at it's north ern destination
 HaZelton now is not only tho terminus of splendid modern high ways connecting it with all the developed sections of lower British Columbia. It may well be the point of beginning for the proposed anc much discussed Pacific Interna tional highway to Alaska to which both the Dominion and U. S. gov ernments are now giving attention
 Start From Hazelton
 AS was announced in press re- ports the other day from Wash ington, D. C., members of the Canadian and U. s. commissions are to participate in a joint aeria reconnaissance of some of the ter. ritory which the proposed highway is intended to penetrate, and that reconnaissance is to start July { at Hazelton.
 On the American commission appointed by President Roosevelt are two Seattle men, Rep. Warrer G. Magnusson and James w. Carey a consulting engineer who is wei known in Tacoma and frequent visitor here. Since Magnusson i. tied up with the closing days o1 the Congress at Washington, Carey will be the member of the U. s commission to join the Canadian party at Hazelton in the near fu- ture.
 There isn't much definite infor- nation to go on, thus far, Carey admits. There is a confusion o1 ideas, chiefly across the line, as tc which general route such a high way should follow. But Americans and Canadians alike are out to fine the truth and so far as they may be able, to recommend to theii respective governments the mos, feasible typographical lines to fol- low.
 Alaska Committee Aids
 Much of the preliminary infor- nation Carey has been able to obtain has been gotten from the files of the Alaska committee of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce Chairman C. c. Garland has opened his store of maps and other data and with Carey has traced the route which the flight party will take later this month
 Rather good Canadian govern ment maps have been published to show the greater part of the un- opened region which the proposed highway might span between the U. s. boundary and Alaska. But the best were prepared for use of prospectors.
 Upon such maps are shown the innumerable lakes and water courses and mountain ranges which cut the British Columbia land- scape. They reveal country rich in natural resources but almost in- accessible except by trails more or less dimly defined. To really sec the country, one must fly over it.
 Accordingly big Fairchild plane with a cabin accommodating about six passengers will be standing by at Hazelton next Saturday Excep, for Carey, the party will be com posed almost entirely of Canadians headed by J. M. Wardle, member Of the Canadian commission anc official of the department of mine. and resources of the Dominion gov. ernment, who will come iron Ottawa.
 Correspondence between Carey and Chairman Charles Stewart o the Canadian commission indicate! an engineer and possibly the secre