Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-08-09
IMPORTANT MOVE.
The Gold Belt and Western Raj
way Company.


AhhNfNS - Hie's HtiANAVfi h"tN
been filed with the Secretary Of
State at Boise City for the Gold
Belt and Western Railway Com
pany. The purpose for which the
company is formed is to construct,
operate and maintain railway, tel
ephonc and express line in the State
of Idaho.
Commencing at the town of Hal
ley, Alturas county, and running
thence by way Of Croy's gulch, and
what is known as the Gold Belt,
down Camp creek to Camas pra-
irie; thence via Willow creek can
yon or Soldier creek canyon or any
other preferable route to the Little
Smoky canyon; thence down said
stream to its confluence with Big
Smoky river: thence by the most
available route to the South Boise
river and to Junction Bar, dis
lance of eighty miles, more or less.
To acquire real estate and right
Of way; to carry passengers and
property and receive tolls and com
pensation therefor; to build depots,
fixtures and machinery for their ac-
eommodation and to do and trans
act all business usually done by a
railroad, telegraphic and express
line.
The principal place Of doing bust
ness is the town of Haley, Alturas
county, and the corporation is to
exist for the term of fifty years.
The board of directors for the
first year are as follows: G. v.
Bryan, Texas Angel, w. T. Riley,
G. J. Johnston, Haley, Idaho; W.
Ii. Greenhow, Ketchum, Idaho;
John Mcclellan, Chicago, Ill; G. S,
Carrie, Omaha, Neb; Sam. Friend
Smoky, Idaho; John Doniphan, St.
Joseph. Mo. The amount OF the
capital stock is FL, 100000.
The above news is of vast i'm
portance to the people of this great
mineral belt as well as those inhab-
iting the vallies of the South
Boise river. To say nothing of the
rich mineral lands and immense
timber groves the proposed road
would cut on the HALEY end Of the
line, we will speak Of the resources
and advantages to be reaped by
such road only from a point com
mcncing near the mouth Of the
Little Smoky river, which is a den
sely timbered country and one
whose mineral wealth, both placer
and quartz, is undoubtedly very
great.
Vienna, an old and well known
mining camp, is only II miles from
the aforementioned point and is
easily accessible for wagons, besides
all the intervening country is a
promising field for the prospector
i The Ross valley mines are also
about the same distance from the
mouth of the Little Smoky, and
with a railroad in close proximity
the immense bodies of low grade
gold rock there in sight could be
v orked at profit that would jus
tify the erection Of large reduction
plants and the consequent employ
ment of hundreds of laborers.
/ Passing down the Big Smoky to
its junction with the South Boise,
thence down said river to the vi
cinity of Bascom ranch there il
almost a natural road-bed, and the
whole distance lined with splendid
timber and good mineral lodges,
Atlanta, Queens river, Yuba and
several other mining camps would
here find very convenient outlet
From Bascom ranch excellent acri-
cultural land with an abundance OF
water for irrigation and other pur.
poses would be continuous along
the line of the contemplated road tc
Boise City.
The Shake creek mines, recently
purchased by a Boston company
are situated about two miles below
Rascom ranch, and when properly
developed can be relied upon a,
becoming a dividend paying prop
erty. In this immediate region arr
also found numerous large ledge,
of low-grade ore that are only await
ing the capital and impetus thai
the coming of a railroad woule
surely bring.
The mouth of Feather river, o.
Junction Bar. about Is miles below
the Little Smoky, would be tn,