Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-11-08


NJ. Washburn, of Minneapolis, rep
rcsenting a syndicate OF Eastern
capitalists, and Mr.. Worswick, COM
missary general Of the party Ga
number Of whom remained at juno
ton BARI arrived in Rocky Bar
Monday evening to consult with our
people regarding the proposed rail-
road from Junction Bar TO HALEY
and from thence on to Salt Lake
City. They came over the survey
line made by Major Wilkes q few
weeks ago, and Mr.. Washburn is
fully as enthusiastic over the great
mineral and timber wealth along
the line of this road and the
easy grade to be secured as was
Major Wilkes and his party Of sur
veyors ON the completion of their
first survey.
These gentlemen by request, met
eight or ten Of our business men at
Major Cavanah's Office that evening,
and Major Wilkes gave an interest
ing description of the route of the
proposed railroad FROM junction
Bar to Salt Lake City, picturing in
eloquent words the beautiful seen
cry along the route, the wonders of
the Shoshone and Twin falls of
Snake river, the great lumber in
terests of this section, and last
though not least the immense adj
vantages this road would be toward
the development Of our mines, by
reason Of cheaper transportation of
concentrates and much less freight
rates than we are now paying the
Oregon Short Line for machinery
and goods laid on the platform at
Mountain Home-causing a saving
on freight laid down at Junction
Bar of fully $500 on every hundred
pounds.
As an evidence of Rocky Bars
interest in this great enterprise, the
few gentlemen present subscribed
several thousand dollars in aid OF
the road, and it was decided that a
public meeting Of our citizens be
held at the court house Saturday
evening, Nov. s, at s o'clock, to
give further favorable expression to-
ward a project that, when COM
pleted, will with magic hand sever
our present isolation from the bust
ness centers of the Pacific Coast.
The business men of Haley and
Salt Lake are putting their should
ers to this wheel of enterprise with
will that can not permit failure.
Let Rocky Bar do her duty and aid
the good work to the utmost point.
Major Wilkes informs us that one
evening in Salt Lake, in the short
space of few hours, subscriptions
for the Salt Lake end of the line
reached 100000 and that was
merely starter.
Once completed to Junction Bar,
this road would doubtless be ex-
tended up Feather river and Bear
creek, passing through Rocky Bar
and crossing the Middle Boise river
at Big Bar. Is miles below Atlanta,
thence on TO Banner, and the Sal
mon river and Seven Devils country.
Several gentlemen have been go
iicited to get up statistics of the
past freight traffic of this section,
the mine outputs of ore, etc, and
also to give as correct q description
as possible of the country along the
proposed line leading from Rocky
Bar north, for the information Of
the promoters of the scheme, and
doubtless they will exert themselves
in doing SO.
Mine owners and mine managers
are earnestly requested to call al
tAit DbLAEtIN OulCc. VI ctuu ny lct'
ter TO the editor all desired informa-
ton regarding their mines--givine
name Of mine, amount of ore pro-
duced To date and its value, num-
Der Of feet Of shafts, tunnels, slopes,
etc.-and by so doing it will greatly
facilitate the completion of an in.
teresting and valuable report.
Mr.. Washburn and Major Wilkes
departed Tuesday on their return
trip to HALEY. They expressed
themselves as highly pleased at the
result of their visit, and feel conf
dent that Rocky Bar will have rail,
road connection with Haley within
less than one year from this date.
The BULLETIN hopes to see largs
number of all classes of our people
at the meeting this evening. Lei
the engine come at the earliest pos
sible moment.