Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-04-30
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with general favor in the East. o.
l.. Miller. the rustler, now In Chi
cago, writes that he In meeting with
good success and encouragement az
10 this enterprise. Boise citizens
are taking hold OF the matter with
their usual energy and will doubt
less push ii TO a successful issue.
Speaking Of the numerous rich
mining districts through which this
road will pass, the Statesman says:
Eighteen miles distant from Boise
is Neal district, which is new but
which shows that it 10 a region Of
great wealth. This district, like so
many others in this vicinity, has
the advantage Of being a gold coun-
Try. Its lodges are large and nu-
nleroas, and IL is only question of
time until it will employ large num-
bers of men and give large volume
Of business to Boise city.
In the northern part Of Gilmore
county there are great number of
rich mining camps, including such
places as Atlanta, Rocky Bar and
Pine Grove. all Of which will be-
come prosperous when they shall
be reached by rail.
Going on eastward we come TO
Custer and then to i.emhi county.
These are both absolutely isolated
They, too, are covered with luxur-
liant timber; they embrace vast
areas Of the most fertile agricultural
land. and they are perhaps the rich
est mineral counties in the State.
Their resources are truly wonderful
They ara so remarkable that the
two counties have made n phenoun-
email record of mineral production
Notwithstanding q condition of re
moteness which makes them terra
incognita to all but a very few Of
the inhabitants even of this State.
To illustrate the measure of in
terest taken in the matter, the fol-
lowing letter il given. This letter
was prepared and sent 10 Mr.. Miller
for the purpose of aiding him in his
work. 1t was signed by three hum
dred of the leading business men OF
Boise city, headed by the Governor
and the other State officers, many
Of the federal, county and city
officials also being represented in
the list of signers:
BOISE. Idaho. April, Is, 1892.
Mr.. D. l.. Miller, New York City
Dear Sir: Being residents Of Boise
City. and having the intereris OF the
city and the State OF Idaho generally
at heart, and .iesirous of aiding YOU in
your Efforts TO interest capital in the
construction Of a standard guage rail
road running northeast and southwest
through This State, the northeast oh
ject point Butte, Montana, and south.
west 10 the Pacific coast, we win say:
That we have been residents ol
I h1Aatb hAhE tNh ~ NENBN Us
past. That we are familiar with il
resources. aud know that a line %
road as proposed win open up larg,
section ~ country r,ch i'm mineral de
posits of all kinds, millions of feet o
pine and Fir lumber, thousands O
acres of grazing and agricultural land
now wholly isulated from railroad nc
combinations. There are. numerous
mines on the proposed line of thi
r,ad. partially opened mp, that shos
good paying nre hut can nut be pn'fit
ably operateti without shipping ,.iacil;
ties. This IL alao true OF the agricul
tural and timber interests Of the State
In our judgement, based npon elns,
study al the possibilities Of this l,oi ,inr
Of the State. we feel secure in the state
unrnt that line of road as proposes
will show handsome dividends from
the date 81 lie completion and that re
turns will show larger each year Of 10,
operation.
This letter IL brief statement 81
facts, and again trusting that il will
anl won in your work. we hold our
selves in readiness To assist when pos
silsle.
In connection with this subject il
would be n capital idea for the board
oftrade TO cali 4 meeting and APP,
point a committee of two or more
leading men 10 go 10 New York and
directly assist Mr.. Miller. The mat.
ter is Of the very. highest impor.
tance. and il can not be followed up
tao yiuorouNly. $50