Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-09-01
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Tho Statesman, commenting on .
letter Of its Idaho City correspond
ent, "Cyclops, lin regard to the urgent
necessity of wagon road from Ban
ner 10 Deadwood and the sheep |
Mountain sec ion, says:
9 'Cyclops - seems to favor the
construction Of wagon road from
Banner to some point near Cape
Horn, where the road might diverge,
one branch going to Deadwood and
the other to Sheep Mountain and Sea-
foam. This would be good work
and one that should enlist the active
sympathies and interests Of the peo-
pie of Boise City, As there is already
fair wagon road from this city to
Banner by the way Of Idaho City in
Boise county.
A much shorter and more easily
constructed road would he one con-
Meeting Garden valley directly with
Deadwood Basin. This road would
not be more than thirty miles in
length over the mountain portion and
it would make that rich mining dis
trict directly tributary to BOISE City
by either Of two routes; one by the
present travelled road across the Ba-
sin, and the other by the proposed
new road down the Payette river from
Garden Valley to Horseshoe Bend,
intended to connect the Garden val
ley country with the State wagon
road leading from Boise City north
ward to Long Valley and beyond"
The Statesman has been misin-
formed in regard to the route from
Garden valley to Deadwood being
much shorter and more easily con-
structed than via Banner. There is
but little difference in distance.
Those who have been over both
routes fail to agree as to which is
the shorter; but it is generally con-
ceded that the route via Banner would
cost less and be better road. But
liz makes but little difference which
way the road goes, if it is ever put
through, as far as the people of this
place are concerned. But if the roac
goes in from Garden valley and Il
constructed on that route with view
of running connecting road from
Garden valley down the South Forl
of Pavette to the State road, in orde
: to divert all the trade and travel from
the Basin, and to have all the benefit
flow in an uninterrupted stream t.
the capital, it will be an enterprise il
which Boise alone will have to fur
pisb the wherewith." There nee,
be no fears, however, of road dow
the South Fork giving the Basin tn
go-by, for the simple reason that
: road will not be constructed dow
there. 1t would cost more than Bols
could raise. But it being the plan C
Boise City to hog e> everything, let he
90 ahead without other help. Eve
since Boise has been a town she ha
II opposed or been lukewarm in regar
: to the construction of any road ths
would in the least benefit any othe
town on the route. The first conslc
Grafton has always been, "Over wh'
route can the road be constructed s
as to draw everything to Boise!
is Boise City's motto has always bee
q whole hog or none," and this polio
'e has not only kept back the State, b.
the capital as we'll. To get roa
- into Central Idaho and run it so as
~ draw everything to Boise is selti
policy that can never be accomplishe
and the sooner the people down the
are brought to a full realization
W that fact the better it will be for thel
of A road into Deadwood and 9th
a Central Idaho districts would bene
IN Boise immeasurahly-far more th
any other town OF section. But tn
!, is not enough. She must hog a
!, There is another fact that the capt.
:, cannot comprehend, and that Is til
:. the Basin is tributary to that pla'
:. and what benefits the Basin oenet
Boise. The wealth of the Basin bu
up Boise, and has continued to &C
IS tribute to her growth by Dump
a wealth into her Golfers. So by &C
he irving to get all roads to inter
lu Idaho so constructed as to give
m the go-by, will be- no wise policy
on the part of Boise, for building up
nr- towns along the route-towns natur
he ly tributary to the capital-builds
nd the capital both directly and indire
sys ly; directly by securing the great
90. part of the trade of the distri
lde tapped by roads, and in an
or direct way by increased trade