The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 31, 1940, Page 42

ALASKA ROAD COMMISSION Dentist of North Hits Long Trail THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1940. DRIVE OVER JUNEAUCARS | New Section Near Juneau | 'DEVELOPMENT ROADS BUILT PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT EDITION - Federal Agencies Maintain Roads in Alaska the most permanent good from the money available. 990 Miles of Trails There are now 990 miles of con- structed trails on the National For- ests of Alaska; about 260 miles are on the Chugach Forest and 730 miles the latter HIGHWAYS NEEDED | |on the Tongass Forest, HASS Rl Pulling teeth is the easiest part pRA MILEAGE ‘ombracmu most of Southeastern Al- e e of making a living for Dr. O. A | {ON F aska. They range all dor the rq‘ —_— Bl raafls roving Alaska dentist | | |from foot paths around recreatior Sy :flm ‘r‘:“‘j“x:,"”uMn.ml g Fairbarits = | | sty fio long, isolated ,0;‘;32 lxl::; GOVER"MENT Ho“ |after a many-mile trip along the . el } T |take the prospector on In 35 Years Agency Has! i and warercouses of the m- Public Roads Administra- he heart of the rugged high moun-| 10 BE PLACED IN where dental floss is worth its Forest Service Specializes tains that line the south coast of The forest roads g e A b bl g on Low Grade Type o [Srbie it e NEWBOATHASOR - § 1ghwa adt floats, flies and slides | will be constructed as soon as funds SR Bt 11es 0 [ y i)lnil,.nL H“ g “JI 0 ravg 'g ways | Serve Semers become available. stxic(t}edwir:":;‘; ;:;zab.l‘lsmlea:esfnau ka Road Commission, an Two hundred and fifty miles of Public Roads Administration photo aevelopment boat harbor for use of vessels of he Department of the In- in gold and a toothache .is road have been built in Southeast Imen Creek cutoff, on the Glacier Highway north- In addition to the high grade agfi‘regalt‘v 54 miles, most 0.1 which | the Forest Service, Public Roads ‘ aintains in Alaska 2,113 mestic catastrop! _(‘1 and Westward Alaska since west of Juneau, was npcne(l last fall by the Public roads which are built on the Na- hi‘o been bllult 1‘1‘10:1;3 Las:l rrnnwhv:.m;). Aqmnnstratiofl and Bureau of Fish- ‘ and tram road which With 10 dogs and a disassembled y,y -~ yne Bureau of Public Road Roads Administration. tional Forests of Alaska from the T‘]" G aOgioth DAL e N L futee BgentitEs bulli: 1 it has built in its 35 years of ser- sled, Dr. Braaflad 1in Fair- whoce name was changed during 77T — forest highway fund by the Public Miles add S i 5; ing the float cooperatively and | Territory banks in the pla lot Morgan yhe past year to the Public Roads b i Roads Administration, the Forest construction. is is the kind of | sharing its cost, ) , Davies, Star Airlines flier, alr way, on which expenditures have o i ails on T0ad of which the whole Territory i 4 the Road Commission Javies, Swar Al Administration. mounted to: $364000 % TRED S anr Service builds roads and trails on I : the simple nd | , Blds for furnishing and driving performed in Interior Alaska hs from the date he launch-) 1 6 19 years the Administration L" 'm“‘,‘ 500 TANSREREN oost its own account. These are called 5 in greatest v"e";i‘_ ;::'r‘;l;ler‘;‘d four hemlock piling and driving 22 h where the av cost of construct- polng boat with an ya¢ spent for road construction § milis weré pradid) A ah oo development roads and trails and ‘]““‘““‘_‘{ 1‘“9"[11)9“‘ ‘i(e)neer o get g | CreOsoted piling for the float have : a mile of gravel surfaced road Outboard motor downstream on the y,ia) of $8080,700 of which $7,716.- at ' cast. of $108/000KRANIRS Miles DEPO' RISI"G ON their purpose is indicated by me"“"] l’,‘d”“ “l g 3’ Rt gm“E been called by the Admiralty Dis- ¥ e of gontinuous traffic in any Chena 400 was furnished by the Federal L. “°0 o BURTS SO L s name. They are less costly than ’}"’I e aeticular Tocality. ‘They are | tFict Of the Forest Service. tt ) 3 r cavity-ridder ouths rigorial s 2 o 'ay “ | ent width to enable cars to pass . Bound wm‘ ity ‘11 s »m: MhS ritorial sources. West Coast Highway {plement the forest highway system.| ==~ rapid extension of this de-| Alaska is today the greatest game at any point is $8,000 % i s long line of misbehaving mo- | - All :of HHB EHNE £oads are built Grading and surfacing of 3 miles e They form the advance arteries of velopment road system is expected |field on the North American con- ‘ addition to its road mileage, lars, the traveling tooth specialist on. or immediately adjacent to the obigr P B 4 ommunication that are pushed out i o s ti t and att i 0 ‘ he ARC has constructed 1,588 miles made his way down the Tanana o Jarge Tongass and Chugach Nation- °f highway at Craig, including the { 5 com: i to help the pros-|{fom this time into the future. | me;‘e and attracts many big game the as const 5 a 4 Wi ogug arge gas gach Na - sonstructed or r 1as into the wilderness to Wi hunters, nature lovers, tourists. winter sled road, 7,80 miles of the Yukon, accompanied only by 13 al Forests I‘,"‘:lsfl";‘l’;:):;“‘“ or under way. has New Public Roads Admin- " et miner anAdestrin) - | Datur and sts, trail and 304 miles of flagged trail. dogs. The band of huskies hauled Maintenance over the period from ™% - > i . . 1 Bivst ateps whithiaes| i bas 2 b o g i i " \ 1 e Seward and Kenai Peninsula to take those first step Fur-farming has grown to such| The first productive gold mining Ilotigréiann Kiish vey i$he boat overland actoss an 18- July 1, 1620, to December 31, 1839 One hundred and five miles of IS'rahon Plant '0 Be sult in “developing” a civilized an extent in Alaska that it is nowim the Territory was carried on in 1's main road, Lh_p Richard- mile portage near Kalskag to the has cost $1,454,500. Last year alone highway at Beward. st i Benai Read Jul 1 | community from new country. an established industry, represent- | Silver Bow Basin near Juneau, ¢ way from Fairbanks to| Kuskokwim maintenance amounted to $105.000. o la have cost a total of $2,- y y The Territorial Highway Com- ing an ivestment of several millions | where placer operations were start Valdez, is maintained by the Alaska| There the first tentative fingers| Glacier and Douglas Highways 091,000, " Tri, 1980 expendlhees were b LA missioner cooperates very extensive-lof dollars, led in 1880, Road Commission. The first auto-|of winter reached out and gave the Roads out of Juneau are PRA _ ‘00“ for 11ninlr‘n"ln(‘c Lo “25 400 Iy in the selection of these develop- ¢ R i mobile went over this famous route, | dentist an icy brush with death roads. The Glacier and Douglas 1ot Fen 'x‘~tx~u:‘uuny il lacem’vnt‘ The red steel skeleton of what will ment projects and in the financing O known to Alaskans simply as “The| Three times the early October Highways, with a total mileage of 'O 00 : P |be a $100.000 equipment depot for i e ¢ | SN i of bridges. | ) depot for | o eir construction. The fund Trail,” in 19 For eight years prior | freceze sent heavy floes bashing g4 have cost a total of $1.709,000 4 | the Public Roads Admiaistration used by the Forest Service are made Cordova Highwa, e Federal appropriation. to that time the trail had been|against the sides of his boat to boost to date. Last year $25570 was |stands at the Juneau city limits The Cordova Highway’s 10.5 miles | available by ALASKA-PACIFIC - CONSOLIDATED MINING 0. mair \m}rd as a pack trail :mfj Wa.lgfi‘]frsétg‘::)ifl; o!{ tv‘iw(N:’\’1‘:".”11‘:]“::“: spent for maint;:nflnce (:lmd $3‘B 000 have cost a total of $376,000 to build | " the Glacier Highway. {000 Bitiey Odiih %tdrrs uits c 'r the entire 35 year | y by sheer goc ortune d p r reconstruc replace- : £ * are deriv v . Svelae SRR dal b tehed by the for reconstruction and replace- . ,.iheain - Maintenance costs| Under contract to the R. J. Som- are derived from taxation within the, period the cost of building and ) bcat escape being crushed by the ment of bridges on these highways. o g e o0 : o tea Gompany. Thie/dis | Tepritory i this route has uw,-.!.&\\lrtly eongealing waters after Dr. Other highways built and main- ‘1 ¥ o mers Construction Company, maintaining A d $19.767 per mile Skagway, Pt. On a total of siz and Afognak | pot will be of concrete and steel 5 miles of highway | construction and completely fire- | Braafladt awoke one morning and tained by the Public Roads Admin- Integrated Program - | found he had to chop his way free. e Steese Highway, from Fa. istration in Alaska are as follows ¥ The forest development road banks to (:ncl(-.g has cost $12Anl{ Goodbye Boat | Tongass Highway in lIlr‘{(hr.w localities of Skagw ;pr(‘ol‘ Work wnll_be resumed as S00L land trail projects are not selected | per mile for original construction! When the totally frozen river sur-| This highway at Ketchikan cx- Pl Agassiz and Afognak the Ad-las weather permits pouring of con- iy o ouurdly or built as the result and matntenance since it began as| face forced him to abandon water |tends for 2325 miles. Total cx- MITISwation hos speat SBALAW. | crete. lof local pressure from interested a sled road in 1906 | travel below Akiak, the dentist un-!penditures on it have been $1383500. | Mointenance costs in 1939 were $1-| 0000 oo oo oo build- | parties, on short notice. The whole| ; & The Elliot Highway branches from | loaded his sled, hitched up his dogs, | Last year $14,358.62 was spent for i o the Steese Highway at Mile 11 near and mushed through new snow to'maintenance and $5,000 for recon- Administration costs of the Public 2 extends ; Bethel Aok Roads Administration in the calen- Fox and extends to Livengood, a 2 | struction ar 1939 > $30.000 distance of 71 miles. Beginning as| For several months he plied his Mitkoff Highway b s bl L a summer wagon road from Fox to, trade in and near Bethel. When it, At Petersburg the Mitkoff High- DR 2 Olnes in 1906, the section from Ol-| ¢ame time to move again, he whis- |way has a total mileage of 105,) The gr future forest mdustry nes to Livengood was put into ser-| tled for his dogs—now reduced by | which has cost a total of $423,000. of Alaska is the manufacture of vice as a sled road in 1915. In 1931 the rigors of his courses to 10— | Expenditures last year were $6,100 pulp and paper, especially newsprint | National Forest area is kept under | study as to the needs and desira- | bility of development facilitie: ing will contain a shop of 2973 square feet floor space, a garage of 3,696 square feet, a warehouse of 2534 square feet, a paint shop of 852 square feet, a blacksmith shop of 495 square feet and office and parts rooms of 1,796 square feet. The plant will be equipped with in! each of the many different ]rx‘ah-; ties, and a road and trail system is laid out which is kept years ahead | of the possible construction work.| Each year the system is subject to Miné and Operating Office WASILLA, ALASKA work began on compieting the High- | and set out for Holy Cross. Balked'for maintenance. paper. Both Sitka spruce and west-y o8 PERL WO B0 T R | modification, with some new pro-| way as an automobile road. The to-, by deepening snows through which Hyder Division lern hemlock are excellent pulping | “8¢™ " SR TH0 B Jedts balng . added.- others - being & tal cost has been $9,116 per mile, 1O trails had been beaten, he board-| The 2375 miles of highway at Woods g e drbeput; aod otlll, others heing 88 Miles To Park | ed Pilot Davis’ plane at Holy Cross|Hyder were built and maintained - 3 The depot stands on grounds shifted in position on the list as| Started in 1 he McKinley for the flight which brought him at a total cost to date of $914.000. John Muir, the great naturalist | measuring two acres. It will be steam | changing conditions affect the order SEATTLE OFFICE Naticnal Park road has been opened !0 the starting point of his tooth- | Maintenance in 1939 totaled $10,000. and explorer, accompanied by Rev.!}eated lof their importan This is all! as far as the north boundary, a to- tending tour. | Sitka Highway S. Hall Young, explored parts of Anticipated date of completion'done for the purpose of bringing| tal of 83 miles which have cost B o o | Total expenditures to date on the Southeast Alaska in 1879. They dis- ! g occupancy will be July 1. Up'about an orderly development of the| $15,860 per mile to date ! The Territory of Alaska maintains Sitka Highway of 8.75 miles have covered Muir Glacier and Glncim‘: to December 31 a total of $29,000 had For the current year the Alaska a historical library and museum with | been $300,000. Last ) s main- Bay ! been spent on the building. Road Commission has available an quarters situated on the second floor | tenance cost was $3.500 | appropriation of $560,000 from the of the Federal and Territorial build-j Wrangell Highway | In 1866, the first river steamboat Department of the Interior, $140,000 ing in Juneau Wrangell has 9.75 miles of high- ascended the Yukon. | from a portion of the Alaska Fund, —— $50,700 from the National Park Ser- : ! More than ever young men are dressing up to vice for work within Park boundar- look their verybestfor S " IRI N G 5 e -~ ' 211 Maritime Bldg. , Territory and an expenditure of road and trail funds that will result inj D e o o . ] T ] ] )’ ) " - -, i JUNEAU e CAPITAL OF ALASKA CENTER of Industry: (Mining-Fishing-Fur Farm: ). O s < ies, and $240,000 turned over by the Territorial Road Commissioner and contributed by individuals and cor- ions. The total road expendit- ures in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1640, will be approximately $990,700. Total expenditures by the Alaska Road Commission in 35 years have been $26,960,727.09, of which $13,- 310, 86 was for new construction and $12,917,5562.12 was for mainten- ance and improvement of roads. ARMY FIELD | and here is what the smart boys wearin . . . . , FURNISHINGS (Continued from Page One) longed periods of extreme weather hindered operations greatly. | Fairbanks is scratching its head thinking of ways and means of housing and feeding the workers in connection with this project and others, while public organizations are repeatedly issuing the warning that there is little prospect of the projects needing more men than are || obtainable locally, and that there || is no justification for an influx of workers. Federal and Territerial Government. Modern Homes: (Largest City in Alaska). Territorial Museum. e P USSR S U ——————— GABARDINE SLACKS in new solid tones of color. Also new Worsteds, Tweeds, Coverts and Cheviots. Outdoor Recreation. Fishing — Game — Boating ZIP-FRONT SWEATER COAT in a RECORD HiGH | o IN S(Hools Ing prices. Increase Over Same Time' Last Year 45-Pupils Are Punctual F An all-time record high enroll- ment of 931 is reported by Juneau Schools for the end of the fourth six-week period of the term | Total increase over the same time, last year is 45, of which number 35 are in the High School. Com-| parative enrollment figures forthe past three years are as follows: | 1939-40 1938-39 1937-38 High School 293 258 226 Grade School 638 628 600 Total 931 886 826 * The High School, in the week | period had 105 cases of tardiness and 280 days of absence. The Grade School had 110 cases of tardiness, and 1,061 days of absence. Perce | tage of punctuality in the Hig. School is 99.26 and in the Grade School 99.62. Very low priced and latest of styles. You must see them! Glaciers and Fjords. . Mountain Climbing. Winter Speorts. Scenie Trails. JUNE AU Chamber of Commerce the' SUITING FABRIC smart and peppy colo Also CHECKS, PLAIDS, DIAGONALS, STRIPES and all new shades. 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