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Show MAKING- SURVEYS OF NEW PARK ROUTE Surveys on the proposed road be-i tween Alpine, Wyo., and the mouth1 of the Hoback canyon in Jackson Hole' which will afford a straight water grade road to Jackson and the south entrance of the Yellowstone- national i park, have ben begun by engineers of' the l S. Bureau of public roads, according ac-cording to M. D. Williams, senior: highway engineer. i The distance from the Alpine bridge crossing of thu south fork of the' Snake river lo the mouth of the Hoback Ho-back canyon through the Snake river' I canyon Is about "b miles, while go-, ; Ing to the same point by way of Bine j Canyon and Teton l ass Is about Jjtii miles. Mr Williams said. The Snaku river canyon road will afford the people a scenic route to Yel-; lowstonc National park which would pass by Bear Lake, Montpeller. Aft-! t n, through Snake river canyon, tnc. . Jui kSon Hole. Icy Jenny, Siring. Leigh and Jackson lakes to the southwest ', entrance of Yellowstone National j park. |