Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-07-11

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any in existence. The proposed
route is, take it, from the careful
inquiry 1 have been able to maze,
not only feasible, but one of inn
menee interest to tourists and as
opening up q railroad point to
Jackson's Hole.
The population of jackson Hole
is at present about four hundred. |
The industries are stock raising
and placer mining. Farming ia
not q success on account of the
cold nights. Hay wild and tame
grows in abundance. Cattle thrive
upon the wild grasses in the sum-
mer and are fed from sixty to
ninety days during the winter.
Placer mining is at present pro-
crossing rapidly, from the Pacific
creeks to Snake river canyon, the
miners are at work and it is esti-
mated that one hundred and fifty
men are making good wages with
rockers and more modern appli-
ances along the Snake river and
it's tributaries. From fifteen to
twenty five thousand dollars is
yearly expended for provisions
and supplies, most of this money
goes to the merchants at Rexburg,
st. Anthony and Idaho Falls. If
therefore the citizens of Montpelier
can give the people of Jackson
Hole q more direct route than the
ones at these places, they will re-
ceive tie benefit of this trade.
The route is also one of scenic
beauty and granduer. From the
sources of John Days river to the
National PARK, the route is trav-
ersed with streams of purest
crystal water, filled and overflow
ing with the speckled trout, while
in the Immediate vicinity of the
proposed road, ranges game of
every description from the silver
tip bear to the smallest of chip
. munKs. No other route can com.
( pare with the beauties of noun
tain fastness. No day passes
but which brings somethi ng new
and interesting to the enrapture6
! beholder of natures works anc
: laws, for the nimrod, the Wal
: ton, the moslid and all may seek
among the pineladen hills ant
craggy peaks, from grass grown
! meadows to the heights of perpet
1 ual SHOWS and in solitude brea tn,
r the purest atmosphere in TIN
Is world.
The country surrounding Jack
: sons lake and the great body @
e water mentioned is of interest II
: any who accomplish trip thu
. far into the mountains. Here it j
$ that the government has built
: road from the Park. From the lax
& to the Snake river canyon there ar
!; good roads, the remaining portio
1t to be located ard built is fror
a Snake river and up Barley creek
y thence to North Fork Of job
Days river, thence down Mort
u Fork to Warm river, thence u
y Warm to John Days river to th
., bench lands running into Star va
= ley. I am informed by partie
N who claim to know the countr,
re that this route is practicable. 7
n. avoid any possibility of any mil
ID take the route should be viewet
g Whether or not the officials {
: Uinta county will lend any ASST
to lance towards the building of tn
IN road the writer cannot say, but
OF is the opinion they will no
Therefore it will devolve upo
a. the people of Montpelier and Jacl
70 sons Hole to keep pushing an
ly urging until the road az propose
l's is an accomp lished fact. I al
4. sure the people of Jackson's Ho
nd will do their part towards TIL
of roads completion for more reason
n than one, chief of which is to g,
to supplies and ship beef from
ns point on the railroad other tina
nd Idaho Falls and west.
ba Pure liquors for family medicil
nd al purposes in any quantity. Bo