The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-19

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daily by the stage company without
difficulty. The climate is excellent,
there are no snowslides and few drifts,
and the roads follow streams nearly
al the way. The route follows the
course of the streams down i'm "a grad
uai decline over these roads the
finest four and siX-horse Concord
coaches in the country dash back and
forth daily.
Salmon City a Lively Place.
Along the route there is an album
dance of pine timber suitable for all
purposes. and it is the finest kind Of
winter range for pack animals. The
fare from Salt Lake 10 salmon City is
SIS 40 including stage fare and 100
pounds OF baggage There al neces-
sary supplies can be secured al low
rates, due 10 sharp competition. The
mercantile establishments carry eV-
erything from needle TO an on yoke.
The people al Salmon City are hos
pitable and pleasant folks to meet.
They are not entirely wrapped up in
business. The city has a population
of 1000. One can get an idea of what
kind of hustlers we have up there
when they learn that we have six big
brick business blocks. two brick no.
tells, an 600 school house. a new
opera house that is without a peer in
the northwest, electric lights. an eX-
celent system of public Waterworks,
over two miles of sidewalks and d
sewerage system going in as soon as
the frost leaves the ground.
AS a result OF our getting out early
and completing our roads before rivals
started theirs. the opening of the
! Thunder mountain country viii be the
making of Salmon City. 1t will be one
of the greatest Outhtting centers in
the country. We have now everything
from picks to pack trains ready for
the man who wants them. Weiser
Boise. Ketcham, HALEY and other
points are seeking a way to divert
travel, but we have them all skinned
to death with an all-year route, open
and in use. Only last Friday I met 4
party of four going in with teams. and
such parties are common every week" "
.Ir. Walsen Is manager of the Idaho
Recorder. The paper is now being
changed from a weekly publication to
a semi-weekly. and d model plant is
being installed with ne ultimate view
Of making Il a daily uaper-
Endorsed by Capt Singiser.
The roseate picture he draws of
Salmon City's future. the distance of
that route and its practicability sum-
mer and winter are endorsed by Cap
tain I. F. Singiser, the veteran Idaho
mining man now temporarily making
his home in this city. other men IA
miliar with the country say that
Salmon City is bound to become the
metropolis of the district due to it's
geographical advantages and the pros
pective popularity of that route. As a
consequence it is regarded as the city
of promise in Idaho.
At the present time an important
conference of railroad officials is be-
ing held in Chicago. at which the
question OF diverting the travel Of the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
railroads 10 that route is being dis
cussed.
These results were not attained with
out hard work and the expenditure Of
large sums of money. Aside from hav-
ing to. build los miles of wagon road,
the citizens committee had to OBJ
viate two fords dangerous in high
water. One was on the middle fork Of
the Salmon river, and the other at
Loon creek The money was raised and
contracts have been let for the cree
ton of bridges at both points the
specifications providing for the COM
pletion of the bridges by March To-
Work is now progressing, and the in
dicationS are thai the bridges viii be
+ completed inside the contract limit. In
the interim parties are pushing their
way through, using the fords, which
are not difficult Of passage at this sea-
son.
Climate is Remarkable.
There is one advantage that salmon
/ city enjoys that is difficult To explain. 9"
said Captain Singiser. when asked
about the subject last evening The
climate is remarkable for a city in
that northern latitude. 1t is mild. so
mild, in fact. that winter range is af-
forded on the route TO Thunder noun
tain. ] have walked over an that coun-
/ try, and it abounds with fish and game
Salmon City is certain 10 experience a
BOOM The spirit Of hustle pervades
the place. and tho people deserve 10
realize substantial returns from .heir
enterprise"
According TO the statements OF a rail-
road official the indications Point t. a
q and rush. for Thunder mountain
next month. reaching its climax a5ouJ
April 1. The boom promises To be one
! of the most sensational in the history
of western mining camps He. too.
+ looks for the greater part of the travel
Z &C so via Salmon city Colorado is ex-
I pected 10 contribute the largest mum
Der of argOnauts. according to his
view. Utah. however. is expected TO be
/ we'll represented. and efforts have been
made to stimulate local interest in the
pioneer route open to travel the rOa q
/ via Salmon City. Last week F. w
Noglsr. the manager of the stage line,
was a salt Lake TisitOr. and other
/ emissaries have been on the groHnu
/ before Mr.. Walsen's arrival The lat
| Ter is now booking parties.