Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-07-21

east are beginning to realizs
what splendid opportunities are
waiting in central Idaho tor
live and energetic men to take
hold of. This turning Of mems
attention here and to this re.
gion is largely owing to the
certainty of railroad building
which will soon put this part
of Idaho in direct touch with
the markets and business cen.
tiers of the east and west. In
Chicago and Boston the Clear.
water country, with it's i'm
mense areas of valuable tim
Der and rich gold fields has at.
tracted the attention of capital
as never before.
, at is curious how little is
: known, even in Montana, OF
the superb winter climate you
> have in and about Lewiston.
went today across the Snake
+ over the superb steel wagon
: bridge you have just built, and
visited Vineland. was amazed
|. at the progress and growth
i there of two years. That Vine.
land area will in a few years be
IS veritable fruit garden OF
9 Eden-a paradise of trees and
% flowers. You see this whole
r country has been cut off from
the big centers of our country;
ID now things are different. !
:, want to see this region have
:. direct railway communication
at from the east via the Clear.
IS water river through some pass
OF in the Bitter Root range.
n "Look at the map and see
Id the railroad now built and run,
e. ming from Butte to Anaconda,
he Mont. Well, you can 60 west
IN from Anaconda over low di.
$, st vide easy for a railway to
.e, cross, and you are then on the
IA East fork-or Ross fork-of
nd the Bitter Root river; then it
Oh Oh is plain sailing to Nez Perez
" pass, or a pass even better than
ill that not marked on maps, but
known as Crowfoot pass, near
am by. Through one of these
I'VE passes a railway can and will
9TH be built, and it can get down
J. too, onto the headwaters of tho
the Clearwater and will come
md down that stream to Lewis
w. ton.
ing ain August shall take my
be- exploring expedition in east o
ng. the Hump along the old Ne;
'or- Perez trail to the Nez Perez
pass. 1t will be reconnais
az. sance in the interest of railwa,
sea union between central ldah
was and Montana.
was y. II shall try to explore tn
,ire Crowfoot pass and the Ne
Perez pass also, and shall b
ing, glad to assist in the great wor
rife. Of uniting the splendid mimi
.n me and agricultural centers
smr Idaho and Montana-I feel il
an spired to assist in such worl
ting In old times, when Lloy
zen Magruder ran his pack trai
'ah in the 6o's-from Lewisto
tRer to Alder gulch via the Ne
care Perez pass and trail, the hard
boy pioneers of the placer mines I
. de- Bannock and Alder guile
, led looked for aid and help frol
their brethren in the placers
,ros- central Idaho. The graves I
low Magruder's men may still |
man seen on the old Nez Perez ira
s'' near Mt. Magruder. Past the
my or near them the rumble
osed iron wheels will be heard
seen the not distant future, whs
On Montana and Idaho are aga
w. in close and direct commune
,ed's cation with each other ar
She helping each other to build !
. D. the grandest and best mou
ioo. tain communities ever seen I
deed earth. We must call the q
,tain tention of the whole country
lifted the magnificent resources al
g OF opportunities to be found he
~, deea in central Idaho and caste
n. Washington.
With AT 1~..,,v ~ ~ 1~o<k ov -, al ~