TRAIL CONDITIONS
FROM NENANA TO
IDITAROD IS GOOD
A. R. C. SUPT. DESCRIBES ACTIVI
TIES INTERIOR—MUCH ROAD
WORK CARRIED ON
PLENTY OF SNOW ON THE TRAIL
Rope Stretched Across River To Ce
ment Slush Ice—Kinney
Transferred to Nome.
The winter trail from Nenana to
the Iditarod is in fine shape, con
sidering this period of the winter
season, stated Ross Kinney, supt. of
the Alaska Road Commission activi
ties in the McGrath and Iditarod re
gions. Mr. Kinney arrived in Sew
ard last week and departed yester
day for the Juneau office of the com
mission where he anticipated he
would remain one week before con
tinuing on to the states where he
will spend the winter. Mr. Kinney
has been transferred to the Nome
district and may return to Seward in
the early spring, en route to the
northern camp. He may await the
sailing, out of Seattle, of the first
steamer North and proceed direct
to his new field.
Little trouble has been met with
on the snow trail thus far, he said,
in the mail carriers getting thru,
with the exception of a few of the
rivers still being lightly covered
over with ice. The season in gen
eral has been very late and some riv
ers were still open when he came
out to steel. Little cold weather had
visited thelower river and practically
no zero weather whatever. At the
mouth of the Tocotna river the N. C.
company stretched a rope across the
river to stop the slush ice, in an at
tempt to make a solid river cross
ing suitable for light loads of freight.
The depth of snow on the trail var
ies from twelve to sixteen inches,
he reported, with less snow on the
Ner^na end of the trail. Mr. Kinney
“mushed” out from McGrath to Ne
nana, arriving in Seward thirteen
days later. He left McGrath No
vember 13 and arrived in Seward
Nov. 25.
Regarding the past season’s road
work in that district he said con
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siderable work has been accomplish
ed on the Tocotna-Ophir road, a dis
tance of approximately 22*4 miles.
This consisted of surfacing with the
aid of the new “Best” tractor and
grader which was sent into the dis
trict last year. From Tocotna, all
the way to Yankee creek, Mile 13,
the road was regraded, continuing on
to Mile 18^. One stretch between
Candle and Gaines creek, for a dis
tance of three-quarters of a mile, a
bad piece of road was encountered.
This was all glacial muck and froz
en tundra and held the work back
a great deal. The difficulty, four
miles from Ophir, was overcome in
good time however. Gaines creek
flat was corduroyed for a distance
of three-quarters of a mile across.
The country in that particular spot
is extremely soft and was formerly
considered very hard to travel over,
especially with a heavy load. The
road is now open to Mile 17% where
the new dredge operated the past
season. Supplies were brought in
over the road as soon as construc
tion was completed.
The Flume Dredge Company, some
years ago, put in their own road of
eight miles connecting up with the
Tacotna-Ophir road. The road com
mission the past season went over
this eight miles of road, regrading
and surfacing the weak spots. From
Yankee creek to Gaines creek, six
miles away, was also gone over
and two and one-half miles Off new
road constructed. Autos are now
able to run over the Tocotna road
to the Innoka dredging ground. Con
siderable trail work was also done,
especially from Ophir, across coun
try to Ruby, on the Yukon river, via
Cripple Creek and Poorman, a total
distance of about 125 miles.
A crew of 25 men were employed
on the Tacotna-Ophir road; 15 on the
Flume dredge road to Gaines creek,
and three or four men worked thru
out the season on trail work. In
the Iditarod and Flat regions, sur
facing was the principal work done.
On the smaller roads in these lat
ter districts, including Otter, Chicken
and Willow creeks, additional road
work was engaged in.
Referring back to trail conditions
Mr. Kinney said the longest dis
tance between roadhouses on the
trail, at the time he came out, was
about 38 miles between Diamon’s and
Knight’s. Last year there were two
roadhouses in operation between
these two named but thus far they
are both closed down. However, it
is believed the 19-Mile roadhotfse
will be opened soon as he heard
some party was en route there. On
other portions of the trail roadhouses
are found at intervals of from eigh
teen to twenty-five miles. At Mile
19, the A. R. C. has a good cabin
which all travelers are now using,
to either stop in overnight or to
cook a meal in.
W. G. Wetzler, postal inspector
from the Interior, departed from Se
ward yesterday morning for Nenana,
his headquarters. Mr. Wetzler is
temporarily taking care of this dis
trict owing to the absence of Alvah
Eames, who left Seward last week
for the States to undergo special
treatment.
The steamship Starr is expected to
reach port about the middle of the
week.
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Jewelry!
Brings the Yuletide Smile
There are few things in life
more highly desired at Christ
mas time than quality Jewel
ry. And here is a Store that
features nothing but the high
est standard of Merchandise,
marked so reasonably low that
every gift-seeker will respond
to this announcement.
ORLANDER’S
Indoor Baseball Tonite;
Warm Game Is Expected
The first game of the Inter-city In
door baseball league will take place
at 8:00 o’clock tonight when the Sig
nal Corps and the Bankers cross bats,
The tentative line-ups of the four
teams were published in last Monday’s
Gateway and the Athletic committee
requests that any club member whose
name was omitted from the teams to
appear at the hall and they will be
placed on one of the teams.
The line-up follows:
Signal Corps—Tinkler, McLaughlin,
Robison, Snyder, Bowley, McNally,
Guest, Rust, Protzman.
Bankers—Barnett, Hannon, Hick
man, Bolam, Roberts, Lander, Blue,
Leslie, Lechner.
Miss Emma Reese Returns
from Long Visit Portland
Miss Emma Reese, a former em
ploye of the local Brown & Hawkins’
store, who has been in Portland for
the last year and a half, returned to
Seward on the steamer Victoria and
has taken over her former position.
Judge E. E. Ritchie and other court
officials will arrive in Seward on the
Admiral Watson, it is reported, en
route to Anchorage where a brief
term of court will be held.
The Admiral Watson left Ketchikan
yesterday morning according to the
local cable office and should arrive in
port sometime Thursday.
S. O. Casler, chief deputy U. S.
marshal of this division, was a re
turning passenger to Valdez on the
Victoria. Mr. Casler accompanied
Mr. Casler on the trip to Seattle
and return.
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Alaska Interior Silver
Black Foxes, a limited
number of 1925 pups will1
be sold this season. If you
wish good foxes to start
your ranch with. Let me
furnish you your breeders
Price $500 per Pair f. o. b.
Kasilof, Alaska
Kasilof Silver Fox Ranch
Louis Nissen, Propr.
Kasilof, Alaska
LAUNDRY DONE ON SHORT
NOTICE
Special Care Taken of Silks and of all
woolens
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Next Door to the Belmont Hotel.
PHONE MADISON 126.
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