Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-28
State soA6 COMMISSIONERS.
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The surveying party which is to
survey the proposed State wagon
roao commencing At Banner, passed
through town last evening OF its way
% the held. The party consists Of
the three Commissioners, : surveyor
and four men-eight ia ALL and six.
teen animals. The Commissioners
were very lucky in securing the out
1T. Mr.. Perkins, the geological sur
veyor who was employed to do the
work, telsgraphed to the department
At Washington stating that the road
would be great benefit to the peo-
pie OF the State and asked for the
loan OF the outfit for two months.
which request was promptly granted.
Had the Commissioners been Obliged
to purchase or rent an outfit, animals,
&C., the work could never have been
done without gong beyond the small
appropriation of $1,000. They will
commence at Banner, in this county.
and go via Deadwood, Bear Valley,
Alton and Warrens, to Warm Springs
in Idaho county, with branch there
OF from such point in the vicinity of
Deadwood, in BOISE county, as the
surveyors herein provided for shall
deem most practicable, to the head
Of North Fork Of Salmon river at the
line between Idaho and Montana, by
the way of the mouth of the Yankee
Fork and Salmon river, aud commen-
cling, also, at Clearwater, in Idaho
county, and extending northward to
the forks of St. Mary's river, in
Kootenal county, with a branch ex-
tending also from Clearwater to Elk
city, in Idaho county. The work of
surveying from Banner to South Fork
of Payette will commence tomorrow
and continue without interruption un-
til the work is completed.
In connection with the survey the
attitudes will be given and topo-
graphical map of the whole country
will be made. 1t is not generally
known that Bear valley contains 900
square miles of splendid hay land and
that there are fine agricultural dis
tricts all along South Salmon. A de-
scription of the mines that will be
reached by the road will also be CIV
en-. The more one studies the re-
sources of the vast region known as
Central Idaho the more enthusiastic
he will become iu favor of the enter
prise and the palmer he will see that
it is one of the greatest enterprises
ever lnaugurated for the develop
ment of a country that will make
markets for everything that can be
raised and manufactured in the State.
Home markets are the best markets,
and that argues stronger than words
in favor of the proposed road and its
branches. The people of the north.
ern portion of our rising State are
strongly in favor oft, and Ada, Owy,
hee and other southern counties now
realize the Importance of the enter
prise. There is no doubt but that
the next Legislature will appropriate
the necessary funds for its immediate
construction. Besides the direct bene'
fits from the wagon road it will show
the necessity and Importance OF
railroad, which will follow. The
routes are so laid out that the roao
will connect with the systems OF al
county roads, making it possible fol
commercial intercourse direct be
tween any two counties in the State
The last Legislature should have
made the appropriation and saved
DELAY OF at least two years, which
would have been of very much i'm
oortance, as many mines at Dead
wood, Sheep Mountain, Seafoam, AL
ton, Johnson, Deep Creek and Rapit
river, would before this have beef
operated by strong companies an'
machinery would now be going in.
Money could not be spent by tn
State in a more beneficial way thai
the construction of the proposed roa'
and it is earnestly hoped by all enter
prising and go ahead people that tn
next Legislature will make the neces
sarv appropriation to construct
with ali possible speed.
The Statesman says: DR.. Zipf, o
Idaho City, has let contract to Hlok
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