REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.

cost was $1,059.50, all of which was paid from local road taxes. The total cost of maintenance of the road previously constructed was $1,140.67, of which the board supplied $309.50 and the local road tax $831.17.

Fox-Dome road (No. 7B).-This road connects Fox Station with Dome city and creek, a distance of 11 miles. It serves to supply traffic between Fox and Ridgetop Station, on the Tanana Valley railroad, and Dome city and creek.

About 1,000 tons of freight were hauled over this road during the past year. Work this season was done by hired labor under the charge of Mr. J. E. Hendrickson. The length of new construction completed was 4 miles. It consists of an extension of the road from Dome City to the mouth of Dome Creek. The total cost was $7,792.95, of which the board supplied $4,922.57 and the local road tax $2,870.38. About two-thirds of the road was corduroy. The remainder was graded and ditched only. The total cost of maintenance was $461, included in the above total.

Summit-Fairbanks Creek road (No. 7C).-This road connects the summit of the divide between Pedro and Cleary creeks with Fairbanks Creek, a distance of 10 miles. It is designed for a line of communication for the mines situated along Fairbanks Creek. It is estimated that 800 tons of freight were hauled over this road during the past season.

Construction was under the charge of Mr. H. M. Henning. Threefourths mile of new road was completed this year, being an extension of the road already constructed. This road is of corduroy covered with soil over the top and is well supplied with culverts. The ditches are revetted with moss and brush, and small dams are provided to prevent scouring and undermining of the road. The total cost was $3,199.13, of which the board supplied $881.75 and the local road tax $2,317.38. The cost of maintenance of that part of the road already constructed was approximately $1,650, included in the above figures.

Fairbanks-Ester Creek road (No. 7D).-This road connects Fairbanks with Ester Creek and includes a branch road from Chena to Ester Creek. Its length is 13 miles. It affords communication for Ester Creek with the towns of Fairbanks and Chena and with the railroad station at Ester Siding. It also forms a connection with the winter trail to Hot Springs and Fort Gibbon. of freight were hauled over the road during the past season. Work About 2,000 tons was under the immediate charge of Mr. H. M. Henning. Seven miles of new construction were completed this year. was $8,015.65, of which the board paid $4,209.13 and the local road The total cost tax, $3,806.52. The total cost of maintenance was $1,079.39, of which the board paid $357.25 and the local road tax $722.14, included in the above total.

Vault Creek road (No. 7E).-This road connects Ridgetop Station on the Tanana Valley Railroad with Vault City and Creek a distance of 2 miles. Approximately 550 tons of freight were hauled over the road during the past season. under the charge of Mr. Abe McKinnon. The length of new conThe work was done by hired labor struction completed this year was 1 mile. The greater part of the road was corduroyed and covered with dirt or gravel. The total cost