Apaches

The Apache Nation spreads over two gigantic reservations -the San Carlos and the White Mountain, with a sprinkling of Mohave-Apaches at Fort McDowell and along the Colorado River.

In olden times these were the warriors and from Apache tribes came such figures as Cochise, Natchez, Geronimo, Vic-torio, and the Apache Kid. For nearly two decades the might and effort of the U. S. Army could not subdue them, and in the annals of the old west, the Apaches wrote a bitter chapter in blood.

Today the Apaches are among the most prosperous and progressive of all Indian tribes. They are superior cattle-men and from their two big reservations comes each year great wealth in cattle.

An Apache and his horse are inseparable, and it is the ambition of every Apache youth to ride well and own his own cattle.

Picturesque Garb. Apache girls still adhere to their picturesque garb, with their colorful and voluminous skirts. Apache women are in some instances expert basket-makers, and genuine Apache baskets are valuable. (Max Kegley.) Superior Cattlemen. In the cattletle business the San Carlos Apaches have no superiors among the Indian tribes. They readily adopt the most modern methods of cattle raising. Here a group of Apaches on a roundup are watering the remuda at a well. (Max Kegley.)

Along the Highways and Byways.... NOTES FOR THE TRAVELERS IN INDIANLAND:

You who travel the highways of our state, with your trusty camera unsheathed for whatever chance and scenic enchantment has in store for you, will find no difficulty as a rule in taking pictures of Indian subjects throughout our vast Indian country. Travel into the Indian country is becoming so great that Indians are becoming accustomed to the camera and many have attained professional proficiency in posing. Generally, your request for an Indian to pose for you will be met with a sly smile and a counter-request for a small sum of money. The sum varies, and the adroit photographer will wrangle for the best bargain.

The Hopis do not allow pictures to be taken at their dances. In fact, you should not even have your camera with you at the dances at the Hopi villages for the Indians become incensed at what they consider profanity of their religious ceremonies, and unpleasantness may arise.

You will find no more interesting or worthwhile community event in the United States than the Pow Wow at Flagstaff held during the Fourth of July holidays.

Over 15,000 Indians from every tribe and every reservation in Arizona will gather at Flagstaff for the event this year. If you have never seen a group of Indians in holiday attire you have missed one of the most colorful spectacles in all Traveldom.

Pow Wow officials have arranged an all-Indian rodeo, beauty contest, and an array of Indian dances. Events are staged both at day and at night during the four-day show, and the traveler will find the program stimulating, entertaining, educational and colorful. If you follow the trails westward this summer by all means schedule the Pow Wow as a big and impressive "MUST" on your calendar of events.

Flagstaff is a charming city, nestling in the cool pines at the foot of San Francisco Peaks, whose lofty crown wears a gay snow turban almost all the year. From all of our reservations come these thousands of Indians for their most important holiday, and their concourse and their frolics and their interpretation of the dances of their fathers is wonderful to behold.

ROADS THROUGH INDIANLAND:

With the advent of summer vacation travel, scores of tourists visiting Northern Arizona are beginning to traverse the Indian country, with visits to the homes of the Hopi and Navajo Indians, most colorful of southwestern tribes.

These two reservations are reached from U. S. highways 66 and 89 over all-weather, graveled roads leading to the centers of population such as the agency villages of Window Rock and Fort Defiance on the Navajo reservation, and Keams Canyon, administration center for the Hopis.

Roads into outlying areas and trading centers are a different matter. When leaving the main routes travelers should first understand they are adventuring over little used roads and trails where, barring accidents, wet weather or high winds may cause shifting sands to cover the roadbed in places. Slow driving is necessary at all times and a canteen of water should be carried, since most available water is unpleasant to drink.

Leaving U. S. 66 at Gallup, a few miles east of the Arizona border, we turn north thirty miles to Window Rock, Arizona capitol of the Navajo nation. Here the United States government has created a model administration city. Every building is new. Every building and residence for white employees is completely furnished, electric lighted and steam heated. Here dwells the agency superintendent and his administrative aids. Here, also, is located the huge council chamber of Navajo Indian leaders whose council, more than any other Indian tribe, has a direct bearing not only upon tribal affairs but upon administrative policy as well.

From Window Rock it is but seven miles to Fort Defiance, trading center for the largest single group of Navajos and a secondary administrative seat in itself. Here is centralized hospital facilities, schools, repair shops and other activities on behalf of the Navajo.

From Fort Defiance, St. Michael lies 8 miles to the south where a large parochial Indian school is located and it is here where the main trans-reservation road turns west ward toward Ganado, twenty-nine miles away. Here additional hospital and school facilities are available for the Navajos. From Ganado it is fifty-one miles to Keams Canyon, agency headquarters for the Hopi people who live within a reservation area of more than 3500 square miles, almost in the exact center of Navajo reservation.

Villages of Hopiland now come in quick succession. Twelve miles west of Keams is Polacca while Walpi, Hano, Mishongnovi, Toreva. Sichumovi, Shongonovi, Oraibi and Hotevilla are visited in the next thirty-four miles as the road winds its way to the high mesas overlooking the valley floor far below. It is upon these mesas and wind-swept promontories the Hopi villages have been built of rock and earth.

Most interesting of the Hopi villages is Oraibi, perched high upon the second of the three mesas of Hopiland. Oraibi is the oldest continuously inhabited village in the United States.

Looking down from the villages one sees fields of corn, patches of melons, and the peach orchards like tiny specks below. Efforts to lure the Hopis from the high mesas to live in the fertile areas below have failed.

Each August the Hopi alternate their huge snake dance between the villages of Hotevilla and Walpi where this most spectacular of all Indian rituals, a weird plea to their Gods for rain, attract ever increasing crowds of visitors. Continuing for nine days this barbaric ceremony climaxes with the casting to the four winds, innumerable live rattlesnakes with which they dance.

At Hotevilla we bid goodbye to the main Hopi villages of the Mesas and traverse the fifty-five miles on westward to Moenkopi, a Hopi village on the Navajo reservation, where for generations waters of Moenkopi Wash have created the largest of all Hopi agricultural areas.

From Moenkopi it is but a mile and a half to Tuba City and once again we arrive among the Navajos where schools hospital and supply facilities are available. From Tuba it is but thirteen and a half miles to U. S. 89, ten miles north of Cameron, and our journey of 219 miles across two tremendously interesting Indian reservations has been completed.

The Indian country trip may be shortened by leaving the main route at several points. Good, graveled roads lead from Oraibi, through Leupp, to U. S. 66, sixty-five miles; from Polacca to Winslow, 75.2 miles; from Keams Canyon to Holbrook, 51.5 miles, and from Ganado to Chambers, 34 miles.

Tourist Accommodations: With the ex-ception of Tuba City, no housing accommodations are available across the Navajo and Hopi Indian reservations unless white employees of the Indian Service or hospitable white traders open their homes voluntarily. Meals may be obtained at employees clubs wherever school, hospital or administrative activities are centered during regular meal hours only. Lunch and breakfast is usually fifty cents with supper seventyfive cents. At Tuba rooms are priced, single or double, from $1.50 to $2.50 with breakfast fifty cents, lunch and supper sixtyfive cents.

DOWN THE TRAIL TO SUPAILAND:

If you are well-traveled and travel-wise, you will know that the more inaccessible a scenic delight, the more enjoyable it is to you. By way of preliminary comment, we should say that the land of the Havasupais is quite inaccessible but it is one of the most beautiful and enchanting places you can find.

The best way to get to Supailand is from Grand Canyon village. A gravel road will lead you west 33 miles to Hilltop, where the road ends and your journey must continue by horseback down a pack trail for 15 miles.

Reservations for horses can be made by writing to or phoning C. F. Shaeffer, postmaster and Indian agent, Supai, Arizona, in advance. Horses will be sent to Hilltop for you. It costs about $5.00 for the use of horses for the round-trip and $1.50 rental in the canyon. Lodging is available at an average of $4.00 a day.

Road Projects Under Construction CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

Lee Moor Contracting Company, El Paso, Texas, has a contract for grading, draining and paving 2.6 miles on the Williams-Flagstaff Highway. The work begins about 9 miles east of Williams and extends east. The pavement will be Portland cement concrete 22' wide, with salvaged oil mix used for shoulders, 7' wide. Construction started September 27, 1939 and is to be completed by March 31, 1940. F. A. Project 89-E (4) (1940), A. F. E. 6609. C. S. Benson, resident engineer.

Lewis Brothers, Phoenix, Arizona, have a contract for constructing a bridge and 1.2 miles of approaches at Canyon Diablo on U.S. 66, 24 miles west of Winslow. Bridge is to be steel plate girder, with concrete floor, length 224' clear roadway width 26'. Approaches will have bituminous road mixed surfacing 22' wide with 7' shoulders, of salvaged oil mix. Construction started September 2, 1939, and is to be completed by June 15, 1940. Federal Aid Project 81-A (2) (1940), Α. F. E. 6610. F. A. Berg, resident engineer.

Tanner Construction Company, Phoenix, Arizona, has a contract for grading and draining the roadway over a new-located line. Placing an aggregate base course and plant mixed bituminous surface, using an (SC-6) road oil for the center 22' and a bituminous surface treatment on the two 7' shoulders. The construction of six 4 span 10'x4'x37.5' concrete box culverts; one 6 span 10'x5'x37.5' concrete box culvert; four 3 span 10'x4'x37.5' concrete box culverts; two 2 span 10'x4'x37.5' concrete box culverts; and other miscellaneous work incidental to the construction of approximately 7.5 miles of the Benson-Steins Pass Highway. Beginning at the town of Bowie and extending easterly. Construction started October 9, 1939 and is to be completed by June 15, 1940. Federal Aid Project 130-H (1) (1940). A.F.E. 8614. R. C. Bond, resident engineer.

Pearson and Dickerson Contractors, Inc., has a contract for grading and draining the roadway; furnishing and placing select material, aggregate base course, plant mixed bituminous surface (using SC-6 road oil), and emulsified asphaltic seal coat; and salvaging, mixing and relaying the oil mix. This contract includes, also, the widening of two concrete deck bridges and one timber bridge to 28 ft. clear roadway; the widening of six smaller size concrete box culverts; and other miscellaneous work incidental to the reconstruction of approximately 8.2 miles of the Prescott-Phoenix Highway, beginning about 16 miles southwest of Prescott near Wilhoit and extending southwesterly toward Congress Junction. Construction started October 23, 1939 and is to be completed by May 15, 1940. Federal Aid Project 72-A (4) (1939). A.F.E. 8908. J. A. Quigley, resident engineer.

Phoenix-Tempe Stone Company has a contract for grading and draining the roadway; furnishing and placing aggregate base course, plant mixed bituminous surface (using SC-6 road oil), and emulsified asphaltic seal coat. The construction of two multiple box culverts, a reinforced concrete bridge (four continuous spans, 25 ft. each), and other miscellaneous work on approximately 8.8 miles of the Benson-Douglas Highway, Beginning about five miles south of Tombstone and extending southerly toward Douglas. Construction started November 3, 1939 and is to be completed by April 30, 1940. Federal Aid Project 79-A (2) (1940), A. F. E. 8025; and Non-Federal Aid Project 79-C (1940), A. F. E. 8025. R. C. Bond, resident engineer.

Tiffany Construction Company has a contract for subgrading the roadway and re-finishing the slopes, furnishing and placing select material, a SC-6 road oil, plant mix, a type "B" Seal Coat and Bituminous treat-ing the shoulders on approximately 16.4 miles of the Globe-Showlow Highway beginning about 3 miles northeast of Globe and extending northeasterly toward Show-low, and is to be completed by July 31, 1940. Federal Aid project F. A. 99-B (2), A. F. E. 6002 and F. A. 99-C (2), A.F.E. 6003. C. B. Browning, resident engineer.

J. A. Casson Company has a contract for the grading and draining the roadway, furnishing and placing imported borrow, im-ported borrow base course and a plant mixed bituminous surface, using SC-6 road oil, and bituminous treating the shoulders with SC-2 road oil. The construction of 5 multiple 10 ft. span concrete box culverts; one 4 25' continuous span, reinforced con-crete slab bridge and 12 miscellaneous small-er size concrete box culverts and other mis-cellaneous work incidental to the construction of 9.2 miles of the Benson-Stein's Pass Highway, beginning 6.2 miles northeast of Willcox and extending northeasterly to Bowie Junction, and is to be completed by September 15, 1940. Federal Aid Project 130-1 (1) (1940), A. F. E. 8615. R. C. Bond, resident engineer.

Tanner Construction Company, Phoenix, Arizona, has a contract for grading and draining the roadway, placing an imported borrow base course and road mixed bituminous surface, using an (SC-3) road oil. The construction of 4,615 lin. ft. of ford walls and rock baskets, and such other items incidental to the construction of about 16 miles of the Hope-Parker Highway, beginning about 6.8 miles northwest of the town of Hope and extending northwesterly. Construction started January 2, 1940 and is to be completed by July 15, 1940. Federal Aid Secondary Project 112-E (1) (1940). A. F. E. 7214. Howard Shelp, resident en-gineer.

Tanner Construction Company, Phoenix, Arizona, has a contract for grading, and draining the roadway over a re-located line. Placing an aggregate base course and plant mixed bituminous surface, using an (SC-6) road oil. The construction of one 4 span 10'x7'x66' concrete box culvert and the widening of one 2 span 22' concrete box culvert. The construction of one 2 span 8'x4'x44.5' concrete box culvert and the widening of three smaller concrete box culverts; and such other miscellaneous work incidental of the construction of about 9.26 miles of the Ash Fork-Seligman Highway. Beginning at the Crookton Overpass and extending southeasterly, and is to be completed by October 31, 1940. Federal Aid Project 57 (2) (1940) A. F. E. 6619. R. E. Law-rence, resident enginer.

Lewis, Brother Contractors, Phoenix Arizona, has a contract for grading and draining the roadway, placing an aggregate base course and road mixed bituminous surface, using an (SC-2) road oil, and such other items incidental to the construction of about 15.22 miles of the Yuma-Dome Highway, beginning at Yuma and extending northeasterly. Construction started DecemberWith the advent of summer travel, U. S. 66, through northern Arizona, becomes one of the busiest highways in the west. In the distance are the San Francisco peaks, covered with misty clouds.

ber 15th, 1939 and is to be completed by May 31, 1940. Non-Federal Aid Project. A. F. E. 9502. C. C. Huskison, resident en-gineer.

J. A. Casson Company, has a contract for the grading and draining of 8.9 miles of the Douglas-Safford Highway, beginning about 10 miles north of Elfrida and extending northerly and westerly. Also the placing of Rayling surface treatment on 0.9 of a mile and a soil cement surface treatment on 1.5 miles of this section and is to be completed by June 15, 1940. Non-Federal Aid Project 114-G (1940). A. F. E. 8128. R. C. Bond, resident engineer.

Tanner Construction Co. has a contract for grading and draining the roadway, furn-ishing and placing select material, aggre-gate base course, and road mixed bituminous surface, using SC-4 road oil and a SC-4 road oil seal coat. The construction of three mul-tiple 10 foot span concrete box culverts, one six 25 foot continuous span concrete deck bridge on piles and five small concrete box culverts and other miscellaneous work in-cidental to the construction of 7.9 miles of the Duncan-Clifton Highway, beginning about 9.2 miles north of the town of Dun-can and extending northerly toward Clif-ton. The construction is to be completed by August 31, 1940. Non-Federal Aid Pro-ject 13, schedule 3, A. F. E. 7507. R. J. Hol-land, resident engineer.

Geo. W. Orr has a contract for grading and draining the roadway, furnishing and placing aggregate base course and a road mixed bituminous surface using SC-4 road oil, applying an SC-4 road oil seal coat and bituminous surface treating the shoulders with SC-2 road oil and other miscellaneous work incidental to the construction of 4% miles of the Safford-Bowie Junction High-way beginning about 11.7 miles south of Safford and extending southerly toward Bowie Junction and is to be completed by June 30, 1940. Federal Aid Secondary Pro-ject 115-D (1) (1940). M. Kisselburg, pro-ject engineer.

Phoenix Tempe Stone Co., has a contract for grading and draining the roadway, furnishing and placing imported borrow; imported borrow base course and a plant mixed bituminous surface using SC-6 road oil, furnishing and applying a type B seal coat and bituminous surface treating the should-ers with SC-2 and SC-6 road oil. The construction of one multiple 10x8 box culvert, a 5-25 foot continuous span, reinforced con-crete bridge and 4 small concrete box This is the international boundry separating Nogales, Arizona, from Nogales, Sonora. Through these customs stations this winter passed a record number of Americans bound for visits and sightseeing and fishing at Hermosillo and Guaymas.

culverts and other miscellaneous work incidental to the construction of 8.6 miles of the Benson-Steins Pass Highway beginning about 1 mile east of Benson and extending northeasterly. The construction is to be completed by September 30, 1940. Federal Aid Project 137-A (1) 1940. A. F. E. 8616. D. J. Lyons, resident engineer.

Wallace & Wallace Contractors have a contract for grading and draining the road-way, furnishing and placing imported borrow base course, aggregate base course, and a plant mixed bituminous surface, using SC-6 road oil. Salvaging and relaying the old oil mix on the shoulders; placing a type B seal coat over entire width of roadway. Widening four small concrete boxes and Two multiple span reinforced concrete girder bridges and the other miscellaneous work incidental to the construction of about 6% miles of the Globe-Safford Highway, be-ginning about 4 miles east of Globe and extending southeasterly toward Safford, and is to be completed by September 30, 1940. FL 13-A (1) (1940). A. F. E. 7023. R. D. Canfield, resident engineer.

Lewis Brothers, Contractors have a contract for grading the roadway, furnishing and placing Imported Borrow, Select Mater-ial, and a Plant Mixed Bituminous Surface using SC-6 Road Oil; salvaging and relaying the old oil mix on the shoulders; furnishing and applying a Type B seal coat over the full width of roadway, on approximately 5.8 miles of the Mesa-Superior Highway, begin-ning about 6.5 miles southeast of Apache Junction and extending toward Superior; also furnishing and applying a Class A Emulsified Asphalt Flush Coat over 4 miles of the same highway, extending from the southeast limit of the plant mix pavement above to Florence Junction. The project is to be completed by September 30, 1940. Non Federal Aid Project 7-A (1940) A. F. E. 8034. R. D. Canfield, resident engineer.

H. L. Royden has a contract for the con-struction of a 3 span concrete bridge at Salome, Arizona. The new structure is to replace a timber bridge which has been de-stroyed by fire. The project is to be complet-ed by July 31, 1940. Non Federal Aid Pro-ject 98-D, A. F. E. 15-10. Howard Shelp, resident engineer.

W. E. Orr, Contractor was low bidder for grading and draining the roadway; the con-struction of 8 concrete box culverts less than 20 feet. clear span, and other work in-cidental to the construction of 5 and 4 miles of the Flagstaff-Lake Mary Highway beginning at the junction of the Flagstaff-Lake Mary and the Flagstaff-Jerome High-way, and extending toward Lake Mary. Con-struction to be completed by September 15, 1940. F. A. S. Project 7-A (1) (1939). A. F. E. 645. C. S. Benson, resident Engineer.

CONSTRUCTION District No. 1

J. R. Van Horn, District Engineer State forces are changing alignment and constructing curve west of Buckeye on U. S. 80-WPA Participating. A. F. E. 8031. E. W. McIntire, resident engineer.

State forces are seal coating State Highway 666. Douglass McNeal. WPA participating. A. F. E. 3501. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

State forces are paving U. S. Highway 66, Flagstaff Streets. Road and sidewalks. WPA participating. A. F. E. No. 6613. E. W. McIntire, resident engineer.

State forces are grading, draining, surfacing and fencing State Route 82, NogalesPatagonia Highway, W. P. A. participating. A. F. E. 8221. S. R. Dysart, resident engineer.

State forces are engaged constructing fence. Maricopa-Yuma county line to Wick enburg, Highway U. S. 60-70, W. P. A. participating. A. F. E. 1501. Howard Shelp, resident engineer.

State forces are grading, draining and surfacing 13.5 miles of U. S. Highway 80, Florence-Tucson Highway, Oracle Junction north, W. P. A. participating. A. F. E. 8001. D. J. Lyons, resident engineer.

State forces are widening and back sloping 10 miles of State Highway 77, Gila River Bridge to Mammoth, W.P.A. participating, A. F. E. 33. D. J. Lyons, resident engineer.

State forces are widening and surfacing shoulders, and filling borrow pits on the Bisbee-Douglas Highway, U. S. Route 80, between Forest Ranch and Douglas. A. F. E. 3503. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

District No. 2

R. C. Perkins, District Engineer State forces are constructing the approaches to two bridges built by contract on U. S. 666, approximately eight miles north of the town of St. Johns. W. P. A. participating. A. F. E. 6661. E. W. Mc Intire, resident engineer.

State forces are constructing a line change on State Route 65, Winslow-Pine Highway, consisting of grading, draining, surfacing and fencing, beginning at Coconino National Forest Boundary, and extending north toward Winslow, W. P. A. participating. A. F. E. 2303. E. W. McIntire, resident engineer.

State forces are constructing a line change on U. S. 70, Globe-Miami Highway, consisting of grading, draining and surfacing, Claypool to Globe, W. P. A. participating. A. F. E. 7025. R. D. Canfield, resident engineer.

State forces are widening and improving State Route 88, Apache Trail from Davis Creek to Pinal Creek, W. P. A. participating. A. F. E. 2205. R. D. Canfield resident engineer.

State forces are widening with concrete U. S. 80, beginning at East Mesa City limits and running 4.21 miles on north side, W. P. A. participating. A. F. E. 8030. E. W. McIntire, resident engineer.

State forces are paving with concrete U. S. Highway 70, Superior streets. W. P. A. participating, A. F. E. 2207. E. W. McIntire, resident engineer.

State forces grading and draining State Route 77, Snowflake to Taylor. W. P. A. participating. A. F. E. 2307. E. W. McIntire, resident engineer.

State forces are lengthening structure, including resetting highway guard, U. S. 60.

JUNE, 1940 W. P. A. participating. A. F. E. 2502. C. B. Browning, resident engineer. State forces are widening and improving State Route 88 approximately 15 miles west of the junction of U. S. 60-70. W. P. A. participating. A. F. E. 2201. R. D. Canfield, resident engineer.

PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY

New Post Office Building Phoenix, Arizona May 1, 1940.

G. L. McLane, Senior Highway Engineer.

W. R. F. Wallace, Highway Engineer.

W. P. Wesch, Highway Bridge Engineer, Bridge Engineer.

W. J. Ward, Associate Highway Engineer, Locating Engineer.

R. Thirion, Associate Highway Engineer, Highway Planning Engineer.

J. H. Brannan, Associate Highway Engineer, Supervising Engineer.

E. F. Strickler, Associate Highway Engineer, Supervising Engineer.

C. R. Brashears, Associate Highway Engineer, Supervising Engineer.

R. M. Rutledge, Assistant Highway Engineer, Office Engineer.

E. V. Aldrich, Assistant Highway Engineer, Materials Engineer.

PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION PROJECTS IN ARIZONA PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION-

Route 17, Snowflake-Pinetop Highway, Sitgreaves National Forest George W. Orr, El Paso, Texas, has a contract for grading and draining a portion of Section B of Arizona Forest Highway Route 17, Snowflake-Pinetop. The project, 9.774 miles in length, begins one mile south east of Pinetop and extends northwesterly to Showlow. A 3.175 mile portion of the route in the vicinity of Lakeside constructed under a previous contract is an exception to the project. Work was started March 25 and is about 16% complete. C. H. Clark, resident engineer.

Route 33, Catalina Mountain Highway, Coronado National Forest Project consists of grading and draining of a highway with prison labor on the south side of the Catalina Mountains, between a point approximately 17 miles northeast of Tucson, Arizona, and Soldier Cam Ranger Station near the summit. Grading has been partially completed from the foot of the mountain to a point 9.6 miles towards the summit. W. J. Ward, resident engineer.

Jacob Lake-North Rim Approach to Grand Canyon National Park W. W. Clyde & Company, Springville, Utah, has the contract for placing base course and bituminous treated surfacing on the Jacob Lake-North Rim Approach Road to Grand Canyon National Park; a portion of Grand Canyon Route 3, the Bright Angel Point-Cape Royal Highway; a portion of Grand Canyon Route 4, the Bright Angel Spring-North Entrance Highway; and the North Rim Headquarters Service Roads. Project is 34.489 miles in length. Work was resumed after a winter shutdown on April 29, 1940. Project is about 14% complete. V. G. Watson, resident Engineer.

PROJECTS SUSPENDED FOR WINTER

Route 11, Payson-Colcord Mountain Highway, Tonto National Forest H. J. Hagen, Globe, Arizona, has a contract for grading and draining Section F of Arizona Forest Highway Route 11, PaysonColcord Mountain. Project begins 9½ miles east of Payson, Arizona and extends easterly 2.608 miles toward Indian Gardens. Work started August 30, 1939, and was 93% complete when work was suspended for the winter on January 6. F. H. Horton, Resident engineer.

Route 28, Fredonia-Houserock Valley Highway, Kaibab National Forest Oswald Brothers, Contractors, Los Angeles, California, have the contract for grading, draining and placing crusher run rock top course with a light bituminous surface treatment on portions of Section C and D of Arizona Forest Highway Route 28, Fredonia-Houserock Valley. Project begins at Jacob Lake and extends 11 miles northerly towards Fredonia. Work was suspended for the winter on September 29, 1939, when about 91% complete. V. G. Watson, resident engineer.

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