334 ANNUAL REPOKTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



steaders and miners living along- the Trinity River and its tributaries. 

 Eventually, it will be a link in a year-round highway connecting the 

 upper Sacramento Valley with the coast of Humboldt Bay. 



The survey of Mount Hood Eoad in Oregon was completed. This 

 road, about 24 miles in length, will permit a comprehensive develop- 

 ment of the Oregon National Forest, in addition to providing a south- 

 ern outlet for Columbia highway traffic. 



NATIONAL FOREST ROADS. 



No engineer from this office is stationed in district 1 of the Forest 

 Service, but advice in regard to road matters had been given by the 

 chief of the division of national park and forest roads. This district 

 includes Montana and parts of Washington, Idaho, South Dakota, 

 and North Dakota. 



In district 2, construction work was done on 8 projects — 5 in Colo- 

 rado, 1 in South Dakota, and 2 in Wyoming. Reconnaissance and 

 location surveys have been made as follows : In Colorado, 13 ; Minne- 

 sota 4 (two for bridge sites) ; South Dakota, 2; Wyoming, 1. Re- 

 ports were made on proposed routes from Denver to Mount Evans 

 and on the Pike's Peak Auto Highway in Colorado. Maintenance 

 work was done on 6 projects — 4 in Colorado, 1 in South Dakota, and 

 1 in Wyoming. 



In district 3, construction work was done on 2 projects in New 

 Mexico. Reconnaissance and location surveys were made on 9 proj- 

 ects — 4 in Arizona and 5 in New Mexico. Some work also was done 

 on the plans for a fifth project in Arizona. Maintenance work was 

 done on 2 projects in Arizona. 



In district 4, construction work was done on 9 projects — 6 in Utah, 

 1 in Arizona, 1 in Idaho, and 1 in Nevada. Advice was given in 

 regard to the Yellowstone Park Road in Idaho. Reconnaissance and 

 location surveys were made on 8 projects — 5 in Utah, 2 in Idaho, and 

 1 in Nevada. An examination also was made of a road in the Fish 

 Lake Forest, Utah, which had been destroyed by failure of the reser- 

 voir. Maintenance work was done on 14 projects — 8 in Utah, 1 in 

 Arizona, 3 in Idaho, and 2 in Nevada. 



In district 5, construction was done on 4 roads in California. 

 Reconnaissance and location surveys were made on 6 projects, 1 a 

 bridge site. 



In district 6, construction was done on 7 projects — 6 in Oregon 

 and 1 in Washington. A small amount of work was under way in 

 Alaska. Reconnaissance and location surveys were made on 3 proj- 

 ects in Oregon and 5 in Washington. Maintenance work was done 

 on 5 projects in Oregon and 3 in Washington. 



NATIONAL PARK ROADS. 



Very little work has been done in the national parks. The survey 

 of the Lake McDonald-East Shore Line Road in Glacier Park was 

 completed, and a small amount of work done on surveys and plans 

 for the Lake McDonald-West Shore Line Road and the Fish Creek- 

 McGees Meadow Road, in Glacier Park. Plans were completed for 

 the El Portal-Yosemite Road in Yosemite National Park. 



The chief of the division made an inspection trip through the 

 Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado and advised with the 

 superintendent of the park regarding the improvement of the roads, 



