Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-06-11

cipal roads and confer with the new
settlers, with q view to getting roads
properly located before the county il
fenced, and I am told the County Sur
vayor Is thoroughly acquainted With
this route, aud he certainly knows how
to get up II road petition in proper
form. The Importance of this road Is
paramount above all Others for many
reasons. First: 1T would be the prin-
ctpal road to all that por: ion Of the
Reservation north Of Clearwater and u
large portion on the Reservation south
of Clearwater, lying near the stream,
and It would be q road that large
number Of the Indians on that portion
Of the Reservation would willingly AS
sist In building a. II is their only rea.
sonable way Of getting from that
portion of the country to I.apwai
and Lewiston. Third:-It would be a
direct connecting link between the
great numbering and mining regions of
the North Fork Of Clearwater, and also
all the farming region on the north of
Clearwater, As far east as Weippe, aud
the entire mining region In and about
Pierce City. 1t Is not TO be supposed
for moment that settlers living along
Clearwater on either side when they
have to come to the County seat want
to pull their wagons or carriages-as
the case may be--Over n hill 1900 feet
In elevation from Clearwater, and
down again to the Potlatch, a distance
of II miles, and over that portion Of u
road along Potlatch, that never will be
q good road without great exMnse,
when, II the road was built along the
north side Of Clearwater, a. It was Pc
titioned for. they could get to the
mouth Of Potlat1h In six miles aud
over road that would he always dry
and warm. FOurth:-Over this, a.
over the route 10y way Of I.apwai.
Cold Springs, Nezpcrce, there
should lie daily mail established to
all points east upon the Reservation
Weippe and the Pierce City country
Fifth:-lt Ia the route over which there
must soon be wagon-road connection
between the Clearwater and Missoula
valleys. As every one knows that Is
cOnversant with the country. there Is
practically no work tO make Il goo,!
road to the foot of Bald Mountain, and
nom there to a connection with the
Wagon road on the Montana side,
there Ii no part of It that will be very
expensive. The road on the Montana
side Is now within Is miles of the sum
nit or Idaho line, there being Il large
summer resort ut Warm Springs on
the Lo Lao, aud have no doubt that
the proprietor OF that resort would
willingly complete 1t to the crossing Of
the l4ok'sa, or North Fork of the South
Fork Of Clearwater, II distance of about
~ miles, that portion being exceed
ingly inexpensive. The portion OF
this road over the Ritter Root noun.
tains proper, must soon he built by
State appropriation, and our represen-
tatives to the next legislature should
not fail to zee to II that this matter If
properly attended to. But, by far Of
most Importance Of all, the Board OF
Trade of Lewiston should take this
matter in hand and never rest unit
this road Is completed, from the mouth
OF Potlatch To the Forks of Clearwater
aud every business man In the City OF
Lewiston should contribute literally
for that purpose. Let us wake up and
show that we are not the niggard,
that we are NJ often accused Of being
let US reach out and grasp the trad,
that IL now within easy reach and i
riKhtfully ours, and not ait idly by TN
Ill other enterprising towns have made
1t no easy matter to divert the trad
from their doors, for it Is we'll known
fact in business that when man onc
gets to dealing with firm, that the,
often do not like to quit them. II for u,
other reasons than friendly ones. bu
II more often Is the case that they ar
more or less under business obligation
to them and often are indebted to then
In such away that they cannot chang
their place OF dealing for IL time u
, least. Now II the time and the Ac
cepted time to avoid all these Difficult
ties aud at once bring all the trad,
that IL righttully ours. to on cit!
through proper channels and by prope
means, and those means are practi
cally nothing more than good road
into the city from all points, aud tn
SPEEDY Opeuing Of Clearwater to nav
igatiOn.
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