STATE OF ALASKA
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
NEWS RELEASE
October 31, 1963
The Alaska Department of Highways is now
receiving a regular report on the condition
of the Canadian portion of the Haines Cut
off, State Maintenance Engineer Sam E.
Johnson said today. These reports are then
- passed on to the district Highway offices
throughout the state for use in answering
travelers’ inquiries.
The most recent report revealed that a new
foot of snow fell last night on the pass,
but the road is open and receiving contin
uing maintenance. Chains are advised how
ever, Johnson said, and travelers are
encouraged to check with the Mounted rolice
station at Haines Junction for current
road condition information.
Willis L. ..alker, Assistant otate Main
tenance Engineer, drove over the Canadian
portion of the highway yesterday and
reported the crews were sanding and perform
ing other work in preparation for the
first all-winter maintenance of this
highway. Walker said there was approx
imately three feet of snow on the summit.
The Taylor and Denali highways in Central
Alaska were closed today for the winter
season, Highways Commissioner D.A.
McKinnon has announced. Both highways are
usually closed earlier in the year, but
were kept open for a longer period this
year at the request of the Alaska
Department of Fish and Game. Drifting
snow and high winds forced the closure at
this time, McKinnon said.
NOVEMBER 1, 1963
.«ork started today on the farthest north
road project in the United States-nearly
four miles of road from the City of Barrow,
on the northern tip of Alaska, to a fresh
water lake and a sewage disposal outlet.
Highways Commissioner D,A, McKinnon said
the work is being performed under the
pioneer access road program with funds
allocated from the Deparyment of Natural
Resources. For this project, 3150,000 has
been appropriated to date.
The road will run south of the city to
Lmaiksqun Lake, the only domestic source
of drinking water for the 1,500 inhabitants
of Barrow, with a spur road to a ravine
at the head of Nunivak Lagoon where
sewage will be dumped.
Central Construction Co., Beattie, Lash.,
is performing the work on an equipment
rental basis. The firm has been in the
area this past year building an airfield
for the state.
F.A.A. NEWS Cecil U. Hinshaw
Oil news is good news, Mr. Edward "Pappy”
Devine paid- us a visit recently and divul
ged that uobiloil will spud in a new well
this month on the northwest quarter of
section 24, Township 6 North, range 6 west
in other words, somewhere in back of
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Trapper's Den. I
October 30, Mistress Gloria Blackburn
celebrated her 8th birthday for the first j
time. T..c party marking this notable event i
held on November 2 was well attended.
Ou October 31, Mr. Cecil . Hinshaw
celebrated his 39th birthday again.
The weather of note, or lack of, for the
month;
High, 0-eteber- 1, 35 degrees 1 B'.M’i.
Low, October 29, 2 degrees. 7 A*M#
First snow since June, Midnight October 8.
Lind, 32 knots, with gusts to 55 knots,
from the south, October 6, 10, and 11 A#M# ;
At the Gulkana Airport, of course, conditions
at downtown Glennallen, not known.
BASIN
CALENDAR
Nov. 9 Bake Sale "Go-Getters” 10am-5pm.
Santa's Cafe
11 Lions & Lioness Meeting 8 P.M
Tonsina Lodge
12 Game Night Legion Hall .730. P.M
13 Auxiliary Meeting 730. P.M
Legion Hall
15 Deadline for G.R.C. Ads 5. P.M
18 Deadline for G.R.C. News 5. P.M
& Calendar
19 Game Night Legion Hall 730. P.M
20 Post 27 Meeting 8. P.M
Legion Hall
25 Lions Meeting A.C.S. 8. P.M
Rec. Hall -- Program
26 Game Night Legion Hall 730. P.M
30 A.N.B. Sisterhood 5. P*M
Dinner Sale