An Alaskan Glacier by automobile! Few persons realize that such a trip is possible; and yet one can hire a car in Juneau at any garage, and by a drive of only 11 miles, over a good road, visit Mendenhall. Glacier. This di says John D. Guthrie, of the U. Forest "service, writing in "American Forestry" (Washington), is over a part of what is to be known as the Glacier Highway, which, when completed, will extend from Juneau, the capital of the territory, some 60 miles. north to Berner's Bay. It will be entirely within the Tongass National Forest, except the small portion within the city limits of Juneau. This highway is being constructed under arrangement by the Forest Service, the Bureau of Public Roads, the Alaska Road Commission (composed of Army Engineers), and the Territorial Road Commission. When completed it will be one of the show places of all Alaska. Mr. Guthrie—continues:—"The road starts at Juneau, follows north along Gastineau past canneries and sawmills, then by farms and dai ranches, with several silos in sight, for a distance of some 11 leircling it, offers charming vistas which will some day delight the tourist. Along the shores of Auke Inlet are ai summer home or two, and several canneries, almost hidden from the highway by the fringe of forest between. Although only some 15 miles of the proposed 60 have been built to date the Bureau of Public Roads is now at work on the construction of the ito Bishop Peter T. Rowe, Eniscopal portion along Auke Inlet, and {will extend the preliminary survey work to Eagle River. In the vicinity of Eagle River there are extensive agricultural lands, some of which are even now being made productive by the eight or 10 homesteaders who have—settled there.
"Qne rancher is said to have cleared $200 from one-half acre of strawberries in 1919. Fine strawberries and raspberries, and such vegetables as cabbage, cauliflower, rhubarb, potatoes. carrots, turnips and celery are now grown, as well as a bewildering array of flowers. The extensive meadow lands produce a fine quality of native hay, and here are seen sleck cattle and horses in nature and chickens around the door-yards.
"The Glacier Highway will open up the markets of Juneau, Tread-well and Thane for the produce of these farming lands. Even now one rancher is planning on buying a Henry, ahead of the completion of the road to his ranch.
"The Glacier Highway will be a miles, where a branch road turns wonder-way for the tourist a few off to Mendenhall Glacier. Autos years hence.
Tt will afford al-may. approach within a few|ternate views of glaciers, ice hundred yards of the glacier, and capped peaks, sea meadows, rivers, visitors, by a short walk past the rugged mountains, forested islands power plant, may go out on the and inlets, farms, and canneries, glacier. There is a camping site and will the practically at sea nearby which is used by Juneau Jevel for the 60 miles of its length. people who drive' out, bringing Four large and wonderful glaciers, tents and camping outfits, and each covering thousands of acres, spend a night under the shadow ]are visible from it—Mendenhaill, of this interesting age-old ice-herbert. Lemon and Eagle—whore mass. these intensely interesting—ice-A Movine Ice-Rrver. masses may be visited by the "On the steep, rock slopes of tourist and pleasure-scker_ or more the surrounding mountains may leisurely studied by the scientist. be scon the carvings of this slow-'When completed undoubtedly moving ice-river as it has relent-the steamship companies will lessly moved downward for cen-arrange their boat schedules to turies. A roaring stream issues;*hle tourists to leave the boats from beneath' the mass, tearing ®¢ Juneau. take the trin over the at. the edges of the immense|@lacier Hiehway throuch this ridges of rock and gravel ever being shoved ahead by the enormous bulk of ice behind. The forest, through centuries, has been straggling to cover the smooth rock sides of the valley, and has begun to creep up on the terminal moraines, aspen first, flaunting its quivering banners—-now green, now yellow—with spruces following slowly behind. Here " couniry in the making can be seen. "Leaving Mendenhall Glacier the highway swings along the west side of Auke Lake where there are fish, boats and bathing. From the highway here magnificent views are to be had. on one side, of Mendenhall and Herbert Glaciers, with high above them rugged, snow-capped peaks, and on the other, glimpses of Favourite Channel and Lynn Canal through the heavy stands of spruce tim-her. Auke Trlet. with noints of timber running out almost en-wonderland of tha Tonrass Nation-el Forest. to Berner's Ray. and catch the steamer again on its route to Skagway."
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