. General Information Regarding the National Monuments . tory near Sitka; created March 23, 1910. Estimate in amount $1,000 was submitted by the governor ofAlaska (as part of estimates for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917,for administration of that Territory) for protection and preserva-tion of the Sitka National Monument, including repair of the ancienttotems and other historic relics, but failed to receive favorable consid-eration. However, considerable work has been done in the monumentby the Alaska Road Commission, so that the roads in the tract arein very good condition for both wagon
. General Information Regarding the National Monuments . tory near Sitka; created March 23, 1910. Estimate in amount $1,000 was submitted by the governor ofAlaska (as part of estimates for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917,for administration of that Territory) for protection and preserva-tion of the Sitka National Monument, including repair of the ancienttotems and other historic relics, but failed to receive favorable consid-eration. However, considerable work has been done in the monumentby the Alaska Road Commission, so that the roads in the tract arein very good condition for both wagon and pedestrian travel. Thecommission has constructed also a footbridge across Indian Riverat an outlay of $2,500. 47 Much work remains to be done in the way of repairs to totems andclearing of foot trails. Practically all the totems need repairingto some extent and all are in need, of painting. SHOSHONE CAVERN NATIONAL MONUMENT. The Shoshone Cavern National Monument embraces 210 acres ofrough mountainous land lying about 3 miles east of the great Sho-. u /74r- wv>
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