REPORT OF WORK DONE BY
ALASKA ROAD COMMISSION
FROM JULY 1 TO OCTOBER 31
. ((Continued from page 2)
15 cents per foot. The ditch was in
frozen ground and had to he gone over
The ditch along the entire length of
the road was cleaned. The yardage
cost for surfacing and willow cordu
royiing was about $2.90.
A rood lending to a crossing over
the Kewalik river, on the trail to Bear
creek. was also repaired and regraded,
a grade 1,000 feet long being made, and
the approaches la tad OB 0f the Ke
waiik riven- were repaired. A total
expenditure at Candle was $5,175.01.
Deeriug-Inmaehuk, Frank Knapp,
foreman—On account of the mail not
yet having come from Peering, Sup*.
Jones is unable t.o give only the ex
penditures for July and August at
Deering. The work done in Septem
ber is not yet reported.
During July and August the road
was surfaced in patches between Peer
ing and the seven tnile post w*ith wil
low corduroy for a total distance of
6,803 feet. Severn! fords wore cut out
by brushing the points and the con
struction of the corduro* Total cost
which the labor cost was $35.
The bridge at Deering, dnnriged l»y
high water was repaired at a c> st for
labor of $708.
The total cost for the work done in
this district were divided as follows:
Surfacing, $3,591; culverts (labor)
$35.; bridge, (labor) $7»s.. materials,
etc., 406.06; total $4,794.06.
Nome River Ferry, Chris N'eibhur,
foreman—A ferry was establish 'd at
Nome River where the Kongorok rn '
road crosses. The commission had tin:
boat and for tabor and materia! the
Marshal Corduroy, Joe I Mein. for*
man—The corduroy road from Marsh
al to Willow Creek was repaired and
some more added to it. An average
crew of one foreman and three men
■were employed. As no teams were
available, the work was all done by
hand lal*or. The whole of the road
was gone over and ditches cleaned.The
M to $137.00; repairs to old ditches,
cleaning, etc to $602.50.
Dime Creek Corduroy, Carl Kylan
der, foreman—The poles purchased 11
Tflhne last winter were laid and a num
ber of others were also purchased and
laid. The average crew was one fore
man and twelve men. <>no mile of new
corduroy was laid: also 600 feet of
brush corduroy, and 2,000 feet of old
corduroy was repaired at a cost of
about $1,000. Six thousand feet of old
corduroy was surfaced at a cost of
$1,000. Tho cost of laying the new and
brushed ccrduro'- was $3,820. The
ITtirm* creek bridge was aho repaired
The expenditures were divided is
follows:
Retiring old corduroy $1,000; sur
facing $1,000; building new corduroy
$3,822; purchasing poles $072.01; re
pnlrs bridge $271: overhead and sup
plies $1,799.84; total $8,861.85.
Davidsons Landing-Taylor—Thd
work on thds mul wjis done under con
tract bo F. J. Mathews, he having
teams and camiw built along the road
for the use of Ms teams in hauling to
his dredge on the Kougarok river near
Taylor. The road follows Mary’s river
from Bavidwons landing to its head,
n disbi nee of 34 miles, and the work
consisted of repairing culverts, clean
ing ditches .and general up-keep: also
'brushing out new roadwnys across
points whore the river had changed its
course, and regrading all the approach
es in and out of Mary’s river. On
Coco Roll at the head of Mary’s river,
nothing was done but one grade of
600 feet was made to gel the road out
of the creek bed nt a bad place oni
Iiineoin creek. The ferries across the
Kusatrin Ftiver nt SJielton. were re.
paired and some blocks purchased.
The foot 'bridge nt Coarse Gold w.s
repaired and the ferry across tho
Kougurok liver at the crossing of the
Fnimachuk Trail was repaired. The
ohairges fror sill this are included in the
expenditure of $2,530.95.
Kaltag-Solomon—'Tlie winter trail
was covered from Fnalakleet to Bluff,
as every bridge on the trail was either
washed out or damaged by high water
in the Fall of 1919. One bridge was r -
bum at a point about five miles from
Unnlakleet and another close to the
Egowik river. The crossing of the
Egowjik was regraded, due to the
banks having cut away in the break
up. A bridge was repaired at Steam
boat Creek. At Four l*ikes between
Foothills and the Shaktolik river,
markers w- -e set up and the bank.?
graded. At Okitkon creek, about two
miles from Bonanza, the banks were
graded and a lwiilge was built, tie*
timbers for whffeh were hauled la«t
spring at Bonanza. A1J trail stakes
which had fallen between I’nalakle t
and Bonanza were set up and all nulss
Caches near Moses to Moses, the
istsikes were reset and repaired. From
Moses to Iron Creek tlie beach was
cleaned of the worst of the driftwood,
and from Iron Creek to Walla Walla,
thru the tl^nilier. all i*f the fallen tim
ber was cleaned from the trail and
obstructions hindering travel remov
ed. At El tin (’reek the bridge was re
paired: also bridges at Ko-u-talik.
Peterson and Haystack creeks, all of
which had been lmdly damaged in tlie
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fall of 1919.
From Walla Walla to Fhinik, tral
stakes were straightened and missing
ones replaced. From Ohinik to Bluff
the trail stakes were gone over and
ono bridge rebuilt at Chnruk creek.
Frofii C'he-e-ekouk to one mile west
of 9 mile creek, the driftwood was
| cleaned from the beach. The tobil
[expenditure was $811.50.
Unelaklci-t- St Michael—This trail
was hadly damaged bv the st <'m in
'the fall of 1919. A crew of four men
under Oscar Hall, worked during the
I month of September repairing same.
| The trail Was covered for its entire
length: the Cable trolleys at Golsovia
and Kl/ichatarik were repaired: four
bridges over unnamed creeks were re
paired: the niggerhends were grubbed
out for about eight miles, and four
miles of new trail was made to avoid
deep cults made by the etonn. The
approaches to all creeks were graded
and all shakes straightened and miiss
I ing ones replaced. Total cost, $812.
Dahl creek-Candle—-Three men
were employed between the Kougarok
river straightening stakes and replac
ing missing ones. From Shelton to
| 1>ihl the trail was practically restaked.
Total cost $168. .
Winter Trails—I'nder this head all
I expenditures for wintpr work, not un
der a designated route number, are
grouped. The expenditure includes the
purchase of material for making flags:
labor costs for some: the cost of
| straightening up stakes and replacing
missing ones on the permanently stak
ed winter trails around Nome: trans
;*ortation costs of shipping flags to
outlying s and the payment f"r
permanent Kinking' done .it Kotzebue
«lom- this summer, the purchase of fu I
for winter use is also included. Total
eX}*en«Htijtcs for tills purjKme were
$1,659.50.
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whiich covers 1,307 acres of coal land
in the. Cook Inlet field, was entered
into recently between John Barton
Payne, .secretary or the interior, and
•■tlttard T. McNally of Anchorage. Al
aska, under the act of Octolier 20. 1s»!4.
This lease calls for the expenditure
l»y ‘he IcsLsing comixtny of $140,000 in
turning operations almost at once, the
intent being that mines shall result
or the letise terminate.
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NEW GAME REGULATIONS
Under new departmental regulation
effective July 1, 1920, the period »*»
which martin may he killed is extend
ed to November 15. 1925. Under tha
old regulations, killing of martin wan
prohibited from March 15 ID’ti to No
vember 15,1921. hence the new ruling
adds four years to the closed period
originally designated. The new regu
lations are promulgated hv the Bureau
of Biological Survey of the Depart
ment of Agriculture under an act of
Congress approved May 31. 1920 which
confers upon the Secretary of Agricul
ture the powers and duties heretofore
conferred upon the Secretary of Com
merce with respect to protection of
Alaska fur beariner animate.
Pursuant to this authority, the Sec
retary of Agriculture, because of wide
variations In the climatic and physio
graphic, and in order to serve the con
venience of trappers and the cause of
conservation with justice, has deemed
it advisable to divide the Territory in
to three districts, in each of which
the conditions relating to fur are com
paratively uniform. The first of these
or District No. 1. as described by the'
Department, includes the Aleutian Is
lands, Alaska Peninsula and neighbor
ing islands, and Southeastern Alaska,
mainland and islands, from Yakutat ■
Bay to Dixon Entrance.
District No. 2 includes the main
land and islands from Yakutat Bay,
Gulf of Alaska. Tlliamna Lake and
Bristol Bay. northward to the head
waters of the streams flowing into the
Arctic Ocean north of the 68th pa raid
of North latitude.
District No. 3 embraces the region
drained by the streams entering the
Arctic Ocean north of the 68th paralel
of North latitude.
The regulations applying to the var
ious districts are as follows:
Unprime Pelts—No land fur bearing
animal shall be killed when its pelt
Is unprime.
Closed Periods—Beaver—The kill
ing of Beaver is prohibited in all the
districts throughout the Territory un
til November 15, 1923.
Martin—The killing of martin Is
prohibited in all districts throughout
the Territory until November 15, 1925.
. . Open Season—Black, glacier, and
cinnamon bear, wolverine, squirrtl.
marmot, rabbit and Arctic hare may
be killed at any time.
The following land fur bearing an
imals may be killed in the specified
J districts during the following open
seasons.
District 1;—Muskrat, Dec. 16 ;o
March 31, both dates inclusive. Ot
ter. mink, weasel (ermine). Dec. 16
to March 15, inclusive. Lynx and fox
Dec. 1 to Jan. 31 Inclusive.
District 2:—Muskrat Dec . 16 ta
May 31, inclusive. Otter mink and
weasel (ermine). Nov. 16 ia March
31. Inclusive. Lynx, and fox. Nov.
16 to Feby. 28, inclusive.
District S::—Muskrat, Dec. 1 to
May 31, inclusive. Otter, mir.k and
weasel (a.mine), Nov. 1 to March 31.
inclusive. Lynx and fox. Nov. ’6 to
| April 15. inclusive.
Traps:—Killing of land fur hearing
animals at anytime by means of the
trap or dlvtce known as the "klips'*.
or by means or any steel bear trap or
any other trap with jaws having a
spread exceeding 8 Inches is prohibit
Dogs:—I'se of dogs for pursuing
and killing land fur bearing animals
for which closed seasons exist is pro
hibited .
Poison:—Killing of any land fur
bearing animal by means of strychnine
'or other poison is prohibited at ail
NOTH —The Criminal Code of Al
aska (Title 1. chap. 12. sec. 18«) pro
vides that all persons concerned ii
the commission of a crime, whether
they directly commit the act consti
tuting the crime or aid and abet its
commission, tho not present, are prin
cipals and to be tried and punished as
such. Tty this section any person
knowingly selling poison for the pur
pose of killing fur hearing land animals
is a participator in the crime and like
wise punishable.
Seizure of Skins:—All skins of fur
bearing land animals killed in viola
tion of regulations found in the pos
session of any person in Alaska sha'I
bo seized by wardens and other offi
cers designated by the Secretary o*
Agriculture and such officers shall holt?
said skins for such disposition as shall
be ordered by the court having juris
diction of a suit for condemnation and
forfeiture thereof. Shipments of fur
from Alaska, whether shipped as per
sonal baggage or otherwise, will b->
subject to examination by prope ■ au
thorities and may ho detained If ship
ment was made in violation of the
regulations.
Section 242 or the Act of March t.
11)09. 3!> Stat. 1137-1138 provides as fol
Tt shall he unlawful for any person
to deliver to any common carrier for
transportation, or for any common car
rier to transport from any slate, terri
tory. or district of the United States,
to any state, territory, or district here
of, any foreign animals or bird-:, h'
importation of which is prohibited, or
the dead bodies or parts thereof of any
wild animals or birds, where such ani
mals or birds have been killed or ship
ped in violation of the law of the st>• \
territory or district in which the vame
were killed, or from which thev were
shipped. Provided, That nothing here
in shall prevent transportation of any
dead birds or animals killed during the
season when the same may he lawfully
captured and the export of which is
not prohibited by law in the state, ter
ritory or district in which the same
are captured or killed. Provided Ftir
;tli«r, That nothing herein shV pre
vent the importation, transportation
rr sale of birds or bird plumage nrar j
factured from the feathers of barnyard
Shipment of furs consigned t>
points outside of Alaska which may be
made at any time, should be reported
to the Bureau of Biological Survey.
Dept, of Agriculture, on appropriate
blanks which will be supplied for that
purpose.
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