Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-09
BOISE COUNTY BOARD or
TRADE.

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upon) and in an incredibly short time
the Board of Trade was assembled to
hear the report of the standing COM
mittee on Dangers Ahead. The
President elected at the last meeting
through an oversight, he having been
dead some years. not being able to
preside, the Corresponding Secretary
took the chair, and the
COMMITTEE REPORTED AS FoLLows:
"To the officers and members of
the Board of Trade of Boise County:
Your committee to whom were re-
ferred certain weighty matters, beg
leave to report that they set about
their arduous duties at once, and by
daylight next morning were on the
banks Of the roaring Cottonwood,
about I of mile from the
SMALL VILLAGE OF BOISE.
We found the valley here to be near
a mile wide, and to extend up Boise
River some two miles, mostly cover
ed with willows and scrubby cotton
wood, with some small patches capa-
BILE of producing garden truck by the
free use of fertilizers. On the oppo-
site side of Boise River, and some
mile away from the village Of Boise,
your committee found wide scope
of country, stretching away to Snake
River, and extending to the new
towns of Nampa and Caldwell, and
capable of vast production.
We examined the Cottonwood
thoroughly, aided by a skillful civil
engineer, and found that the amount
of sand carried into Boise River had
indeed formed
| FORMIDABLE BAR
therein, estimated by the engineer to
contain about
TEN WHEELBARROWS FULL.
| The deliberate conclusion of your
committee was that for the present
season there is no special reason to
fear the backing of the waters OF
Boise River into More's Creek so as
to seriously endanger our mining in
terests, and we would recommend this
Board of Trade to so advise the mi
ners along the creek. We at once
telegraphed, however, to Washington.
But there is another and more seri-
Gus consideration connected with this
Cottonwood Creek. We found upon
careful examination that the work.
for carrying off the sand and surplus
water of the creek are not construct
ed upon the most approved princi-
ciples of such structures, and that
there is constant liability of their
giving way and imperiling the vii
lags of Boise. We would therefore
advise this Board to at once call the
attention of the proper authorities in
Washington to the imminent danger
there is that
! THE ASSAY OFFICE AMI STATE pRISoS
are liable at any moment to be
BURIED IN SAND,
and to advise their removal to Lasi
Chance, near Idaho City. The Ter
ritorial Capitol Building could be re-
moved to the same place, or to Bos-
ton, in this county. As to the Coun.
ty Court House it could be removed
to safe and central place-say Nam.
pa-and we would suggest that thi:
Board of Trade take steps to bring
the matter before the next
LEGISLATURE.
We examined the dams in Cotton
wood, and find there is the danger
suggested, to-wit: That there is LA
BILE to be such an
ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS
as to completely destroy the roac
over which all our commerce ha.
hitherto passed. We have telegraph
ed to Washington. But we have
some good news to report to tbs
Board of Trade. We conferred witt
certain r. R. magnates while at Cot
tonwood, and learned that the
IDAHO CENTRAL R. R.
will soon be extended, passing th'
village of Boise some distance up tn,
river, and that large and commodi
Gus depot will be built at the
MOUTH OF MoRE's CREEK
for the present accommodation of tn,
heavy trade of Boise county. Thi
will give US a good level road, al
ready built, direct to rail, and it vii
hardly matter what becomes of tn
old road over mountains and through
canyons. As to the
) MILITARY RESERVATION