Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-04-19
BOISE AND ATLANTA.


Atlanta in Gilmore county is stu
ated an the Middle Boise river 20
miles by way OF the river 10 the
eastward Of this city. This is one
of the oldest districts in the State
and in former years was heavy
producer in gold and silver bullion.
The famous Atlanta Hill is in this
district and several rich mines Of
worldwide reuown like the Monarch,
Buffalo, Tahoma, and others are To-
Gated ON it. The district, by present
means Of communication, is almost
completely isolated during several
months Of each year, owing to high
mountain ranges where the snow
fall is always heavy. None of these
mines have been more than parti
ally worked, though they are all
known TO be very rich in ore de-
posits. The sale Of rich and ex-
tensive property on the great At
lanta lode is now so nearly consum-
atcd that there is no doubt that il
will soon pass into the hands of a
wealthy syndicate when mining and
milling operations will be inaugu-
rated on large scale. Several Of
the other mines on the same lode
and in the immediate neighborhood
are already fairly developed and
provided with mills. Nothing il
more certain than that Atlanta will
come 10 the front this year and
again take the rank to which it il
entitled Of being one of the richest
and most productive districts in tn,
State. Nothing, but the fact of it,
isolation snd the lack of proper
means of communication with tn,
outside world has kept the district
from its proper place in the mining
world.
In former years, the subject of I
wagon road up the river from Bots,
to Atlanta was frequently discussed
by citizens and business men O
both localities and the necessity o
its construction strongly urged from
time TO time in the columns of tn
Statesman. The same necessity 70
some means of communication be
tween the two points exist to-da,
that did then. There are eveI
stronger reasons Mt this time thar
formerly, as the intervening countr,
is being rapidly settled up and new
discoveries of mines being mad
and ranches located. The route VI
the river is comparatively free from
snow in the winter and easy com
munication can be maintaine,
throughout the year.
Atlanta district and the broa,
mountain belt on each side Of tn
river is naturally tributary to Boise
the trade Of which would never hav
been directed from Boise but for tn
lack of proper degree Of enterprise
Whether at this time, the schem
for a wagon road, which is feasibl
one, should be revived, or step
taken for a construction of nal
row gauge railroad, is an open ques
ton, but one thing is clear, the ir
terests of both Atlanta and Bots
demand that something should b
! done.
A single year of uninterrupte
aud easy communication betwee
the two points would bring a ne,
era of prosperity TO Atlanta, an
would, of itself, add several thou
sands 70 the population of Boise.
Leaving aside all the advantage
of trade that would accrue to Bots,
the opening of this avenue of trave
! would give access to one of the mos
beautiful and healthful mountai
resorts in the Northwest. A roa'
of whatever character once con
structed it would be thronged wit
tourists and health-seekers durin
the greater part of the year. TIL
town of Atlanta is a perfect littl
mountain gem set in a framework
! of grand and picturesque scenery
; the whole making picture whicI
} has excited the admiration of al
who have seen it.
. This short seventy miles Of roa'
on light grades and through a re
mantle mountain region woul
make Atlanta and its charmin
environs a suburb of Boise, sufl
Client Of itself to attract thousand
of visitors from every quarter.
r OF course, the wealth that woul
; flow into Boise from the trade grow
: ing out of the working Of the mine
and the easy access to a goo
{ market that the road would furnis
the farmers and fruit-growers of tn
: valley are main incentives to til
) enterprise; but the other considers
I tons are by no means to be slighteC
This question of a means of con
| munication with Atlanta is on
e which should be no longer mel
: lectcd.-Statesman.
.
NO use" exclaimed an imp'
cunious debtor to an impOrtunat