Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-05-04
ON TO THE RAILROAD.
What Outsiders sag Ab0W the
ProDosed Wagon Road.

When the people OF Northern
Idaho want anything they gener-
ally get it. just now they want
q road to connect the Grangeville
country with Spokane, and are rust
ling for it in way that makes
success seem certain. A few days
ago a delegation of Kendrick people
came to Spokane to tell the advan-
tages of building road from
Grangeville to their city. Now
C. f. Mcdonald and g. w, Morri-
son, of Juliaetta. are here urging
that their town be made the ter
minus.
1--WE agree with the Kendrick
people as TO the best route for
twenty miles out from Grange
Vile" said Mr.. Morrison, "but
from that point we think the road
should come our way. TO go to
Kendrick it must follow down Big
canyon, cross the Clearwater and
climb Bald mountain near Smells
mill, rise of 9, 800 feet. Then it
must go down again the other side.
Our route would keep to the west
along Cottonwood creek to the
Clearwater, follow that valley to
the mouth of the Potlatch and up
that valley to Juliaetta. 1t is at
least fourteen miles shorter than
the road to Kendrick and there
are no grades of any consequence
save a short rise ON leaving the
Clearwater.
The business men of Spokane
are taking a lively interest in the
proposition and strong effort will
be made to build the road as soon
as possible. The Bureau of Immi-
grafton will do what ever it can in
the matter but it has no authority
to spend any of the money which
has been subscribed for the purpose
of carrying on the work of the
bureau. The matter is now regarded
as of such great Importance to the
interests of Spokane that the job
bers especially will take the mat
ter up and no doubt will be able to
secure the desired road.
A. A. Kincaid. of Palouse, who
is well acquitted with the Camas
prairie section and the conditions
of affairs, has just returned from
a trip over that part of the country
and writes the following to Messrs.
Binkley & Taylor, of this city, re-
garding it:
"There is nothing, he says,
"that you people could do with so
small an outlay that would be OF
such great advantage as a wagon
road from Grangeville TO Kendrick
That country is simply wonderful
AS timothy country, Camas
prairie has no equal on this coast.
1t is also the best stock country
that we have to-day in the north
west. 1t is almost as large in area
rs Whitman county, and is thickly
settled. l was surprised to note the
advancement. The mines east OF
Camas prairie are developing Won
aerfully and in short time will
be the best in the state of Idaho
Who will get all the trade?
"There is, also, the reservation
which without doubt, will be open
ed shortly and this is the finest
body of land on the Pacific coast
The opening of this will cause a
great rush of immigration. All the
trade of this section can be handled
from Spokane as the road runs al
most through the center of this
reservation. All the Potlatch lies
east and adjoining the road. Fur.
Their back is the Weippe which
would be tributary to this route
Outside of the places above men
toned there are valleys large and
small that are being settled III
rapidly and on the Clearwater
there is a fine lot of the best timber
II could write you all the even
ing about the wonderful country
and there is no one who would be
as happy as the writer to see this
tdSU dulOtHt vi tistN6C tui hCN "
Spokane. The oldest settlers il
this country got in the habit, il
the early days, of trading witt
Portland by way of Lewiston. This
was on account of Lewiston being
the head of navigation, but | be
lieve if a wagon road should b,
made to connect With the North
ern Pacific at Kendrick it would
be great thing for Spokane as i
would make the route thirty miles
nearer, besides being better roads
] was informed some time ago tina
application has been made to thu
government for ferry across thu
Clearwater. l would like YER,
much to see Spokane take an in
terest in this matter for it woul'
be of great benefit to your city,
Spokane Chronicle, April III
The people of Kendrick ar
working hard to have a Wagon
road built from that point into tn
Camas Prairie country. They hav
guaranteed to build the road iron
Kendrick to the Clearwater indie
pendent of any help whatever an
will do considerable towards com
pleting the other end. Application
has been made for government