Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1877-03-09
ROAD TO ATLANTA.
The Proposed Route via Banner.

luis county, and should be built. |
The route of the road, as laid out
from Boise City, is to follow up Mid
die Boise. Thirty or forty miles Of
the road would be difficult to build.
and the route could not be opened for
less than 100000. About forty miles
OF the road would be in Boise county.
and IN time our citizens may be COM
PEELED to pay taxes to keep it in re-
pair, without receiving any benefit or
aid whatever in return. Boise CITY.
at our expense, would be reap
| ing handsome harvest. The Banner
route is what the people of this coun-
ty want, and it would be of no dam
age to Ada county. The distance
from this place to Atlanta, by the
trail, is about sixty-fve or seventy
miles, over much better country for
a road than the route from Boise, thir-
ty miles Of which is already complet-
ed, which leaves only thirty-two or
thirty-three miles to build. The esti-
mated cost of this portion is placed at
$4,000, and Boise county alone,
should Ada county refuse to assist,
could build the road, and the money
spent would be returned to her people
in a short time by the numerous and
great advantages it would bring to
them. In the first place, the travel tc
L Alturas county, which will, as soon as
. the mines there are opened, be consid
cradle, would be through this place
and in a year or two line of stages
e would be run through from here to AT
e lanta, and the taxes alone on such ;
d line would soon replace all the outlay
e In addition to this we would be II
daily communication with Atlanta an
Banner, and a postofice would be eS
= tablished at the latter place. Tn
= road would be through the very hear
: of the most extensive quartz belt
!, Idaho; a good deal of prospectin
would be done as soon as travt
We opened; lodges of untold wealth tina
n are now hidden would be opened an
rs worked; thousands of acres of place
n ground could be worked to advantage
re The only way to open up this know
belt Of forty miles is to create trav'
m through it, when it will attract atte
zee ton be located, and capital will see
es investment in it.
ad The farmers of the Upper Payet
ng and Horseshoe Bend could we'll affol
TO render some assistance to such g
enterprise. Hay would readily Sc
~ for $3.50 per ton now in Atlanta. VI
farmers would be glad to have such
> market for their hay. During Il
summer months they could easily su
- ply the Basin with their produce, al
= the addition of Alturas county won
be great help.
hiS Another advantage to the Bias
ng would be the early completion OF
~ telegraph line from Atlanta via ba
Lel' ner to this place and Boise. A co
len pany has been formed in Alturas COT
lln ty with a capital stock of $l5,Ol
MS We had conversation with the :
yes perintendent of the intended line lf
III" fall. and at that time he spoke tavo
'no bly of this route, and wanted the II
to come this way, but he will be co
J OF nelled to keep near the road, as MOI
ties tain lines are constantly getting
in Of order in the winter, and must
ink where repairers can easily get
all. them. A road from Banner to All
.rri. +, will insure us telegraphic conn
ing pication in few months.
al We would like to see the Coul