The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-04-09
\ known as the State wagon Road

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Whereupon the board proceeded to
consider said matter, and it appearing TO.
the board that since the last regNlnr
meeting OF this board it was necessary
to have SAID bridge examined by an ex-
pert in order that this board might act
intelligently at this meeting, one W. Fl.
Dillingham;, bfiiss expert was en-
ployed to examine said bridge, and since
said regular meeting did examine it, and
having made report showing the con-
dltion OF the same, and from said report
it appearing that it would require large
amount Of money TO repair said bridge,
which amount would be greatly in ex-
cess OF the amount allowed by law to be
expended by this board, probably
amounting to ~ 900; and further show
ing thai for small amount said bridge
could be preserved until the question OF
its repair could be submitted to vote OF
the people OF the county; that he, the
said w. H. Dillingham;, having been
heretofore instructed to make such tenn
porary repairs for the preservation of
said bridge, until the people might have
an opportunity 10 vote on the question.
And it is the sense of this board that
after having taken Steps for the preser
walton OF said bridge, as above set out,
until the matter can be submitted to a
vote Of the people, the question of in
curing indebtedness for repair OF said
bridge be submitted to the electors of
Idaho County at the next general
election.
This has an official ring that ought
to be somewhat convincing when
it is considered that the travel from
The north must either pass over this
bridge or come,by way Of Little Sal
mon and intersect the Weiser road
at Meadows-and this is really the
best route possible, Of any business
capacity. But as a sad sequel to
the bridge dilemma comes this an
nouncement from the same reliable
source;
The expected collapse of the stale
pass Monday of this week. No partlc-
ulars are at hand. 1t has been expected
for some time, and George D. Smith has
to apply for ferry franchise at or near
the site of the bridge, the material for
which is now on the way there.
So the bridge matter is settled,
possibly for all time, and the ferry
in so remote q section us even a re-
lmoter possibility We have no de-
sire to use the confessed misfortune
OF Others as stepping stones to our
success, but. ina case like the pres
ent the public is entitled to absolute
" correct Information. Again from
the same authentic journal we read
The southern routes into Thunder
Mountain are involving suckers who fol-
low them in untold hardships. Horace
Lewis, one OF the promoters OF the
Ketchum route. got his outfit of pack
animals as far as Cape Horn, on the
Sawtooth range, and the last storm
blocked the Trail behind and ahead oil
him so that he can neither advance MOI
retreat, and his animals are in danger OF
starvation.
The comforts and advantages Of
the Weiser, Council & Warren route
are pleasant features compared te
these detailed statements of Difficult
ties. Parties are now arriving from
all points aud departing daily, many
with their own outfits, wagons OF
pack trains, and many more ovel
the P. & |. N. railway, that covers
onethird of the distance in two
hours run. Thenup the valley from
Council TO Meadows is an easy mat
ter and takes in two of the liveies
little towns in the county. ANY
number of other papers contain prac
tically the same information as given
but we have selected the Free Pres.
as being thoroughly conservative
aud reliable source of information
From other points announcements
are made that parties are waiting To-
something to be done and then, they
are going IN. No trouble of thil
kind here, the road is open all The
time and go when you get ready.