Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-03
WAGON ROADS.
Benefits Resulting Therefron

he p!aVel OVcT LILO IOusc AIOu 1oiSC
City to Silver District last fall was
immense, and this place still feels
the beneficial effects of it. Last
winter was the liveliest in the history
of this town during the past fifteen
years. The travel through here
brought thousands of dollars to orr
town, which took on great deal Of
its old-time business activity. The
freighting into that district this yesr
will far exceed that Of last. The
road was not completed until late
last summer, and although all the
teams that could be procured from
here to the extreme southern and
southeastern portions of Idaho, were
put on the road, and kept on until
snow fell, great deal of the Silver
District companys freight could not
be got in. As soon as the road is
open, the freight left back will he
hauled in, as well as supplies for the
summer and next winter, and an i'm
mense amount it will be. The road
will again be literally lined with
freight teams from the opening OF
the road until its close next fall when
the snow begins to fall on the high
mountains. This year will be far
better one for business in this town
than was last year. There are a
number of other quartz districts to
the north of US, and that will ere
long be connected with the Basin by
wagon roads, and when they are we
will all be raised good many more
degrees in the scale of business ac-
.ivity and general prosperity. The
most important of these districts are
Deadwood and Sheep Mountain, the
latter being surrounded by several
other districts. The cost of road
from the Silver District road to Sheep
Mountain would be comparatively
small. We have heard it estimated
by men acquainted with the route, at
only a few thousands. The Dead
wood road would be about the same
length as the Silver District road
and would cost no more. The con
tract for the Silver road was let fol
$4,000, but was put through for
few thousand less than the contrac'
price. Fifty locations have beer
made in Deadwood Basin, the vein:
carrying both gold and silver, and the
locations, with scarcely an exception,
show good pay ore, and great dea
of it fabulously rich. The prospects
are very favorable for road to tina
district this year. With a road int'
Deadwood, its development would b'
pushed with greatly increased vigor
reduction works would soon go in
and Deadwood would be one of thu
liviliest quartz camps of Idaho, an'
tributary to the Basin. The tapping
of wealthy quartz districts by wagol
roads builds up sections to which tn
districts are tributary at rapid rate
Ada county is becoming intereste
in the proposed Deadwood Basl
road and if the people down ther
will take into consideration the fac
that they will be benefited eve
more than Boise county, and cor
: tribute accordingly, there will be n
. difficulty about putting the roa
through. Deadwood Basin, we hav
been told, will contribute iberall,
This road ought to be pushed throue
L this summer by all means. If a
y sections to be benefited will pull t.
> gether, there will be road in
u Deadwood Basin before many mo
q months roll around. 1t is none tt
Il early now to start the ball rolling.
THE Bunch boys say they pass
# over snow forty and fifty feet de-
- between Silver District and Rocl
+ Bar. This, of course, was where
$ had drifted. They passed over