Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-21

The state Road Commissioner Or
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Statesman,

Statesman.
! The State Road Commissioners
held their first meeting last Saturday
night in Gov. Willey's office. There
we're present Commissioners Sergeant
and Jones, Mr.. Day having not yet
arrived in the city.
After the administration OF the
oath OF Office by the Governor, the
meeting was adjourned, and will be
adjourned from day to day until the
other Commissioner arrives.
1t is the intention of the Commits
sioners to engage competent sur
veyor and then make personal in
spection of all the proposed routes.
They will be in the field oil summer.
Bert Jones, one OF the Commission
ers, is we'll posted in regard to the
Typographical appearance Of Boise,
Custer and Lemhi counties, through
which the road will pass. In CONVEX
sation with Statesman reporter yes
terday he said that as soon as ar.
engagements could be made work Of
surveying the road will commence at
Banner. From there to Deadwood
there are two routes that will be ex-
amined. One is from Banner to the
South Fork of Payette river, up the
river eighteen miles, thence up Warm
Spring creek fifteen miles to Dead.
mans canyon, and from there north
to Cape Horn. This route is not the
one likely to be selected, as Dead
man canyon, which is three miles long
and very steep, each year fills to the
depth Of $50 to 200 feet with snow
slides, and there are some rough
places on Warm Springs creek. Be-
sides this, the road would be c,rcu-
itous one to Deadwood. BY going
down the Payette river to point six
miles below Jordan bridge and twelve
miles from Banner there is almost
straight route up Clear creek to
Bear valley and Deadwood Basin.
IN the latter named route the grades
Will be very easy But little blast
ing will be necessary and most of the
grading can be done with plows.
This road is one of the greatest en-
terprises for the State that has been
naugurated," said Mr.. Jones. "Wock
would hardly commence before pros
peotors would rush in and develop.
ment be pushed on many mines
known to be extremely rich. Stock
companies would take hold of mining
properties and as soon as the road
reached Deadwood and Sheep Noun
tain machinery would be shipped in
and towns of Importance would rap
IDLY spring up in the snow-capped
mountains of Salmon river. The in
crease of the taxable property would
IN very short time re-imb urse the
State for the outlay. What we want
is home market for every article
that is manufactured and the produce
OF our agricultural districts. With
markets for everything the State must
prosper business of every kind will
flourish and the demand for meohan-
les and laoorers be much greater.
No country has ever fourished that
was not thoroughly opened up by be-
ing made accessible to the outside
world. The time will surely come.
and not at distant day, when cen. ,
trail Idaho will be reached by wagon
roads that will bring to the front
some OF the greatest mining districts
n the Northwest. Thousands of mi. ,
ners will be employed in the now is. q
dated and wild portions of Boise,
Custer, Idaho and Shoshone counties.
Such road will also make travel
over the State much more conven.
ent."
Mr. Jones further stated that from
Banner TO Deadwood the road can be
under contract for 81, 900,
Between these points the road will
'pen up very rich mining district. ,