The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-08-07
ROAD DOWN SNAKE.
FROM HUNTINGTON DOWN TO
LEWISTON, IDAHO.
Proposed Line Will Give an Outlet
to a Rich Mineral Country
In Oregon and Idaho.

Articles Of incorporation of the Lew
istou & Owyhee Railroad company were
sent to Spokane to be filed for record,
by M. o. Reed, prominent attorney of
Colfax, who is president Of the new road
which is to be built from Huntington,
Oregon, down Snake river to Charleston,
Wash, or Lewiston, Idaho, the final
destination not having been definitely
settled. Charleston is just across the
river from Lewiston.
The capital stock of the company is
$3,0OO,000, divided into 10000 shares
Of the par value Of 800 each.
The route of the proposed road is set
fsrth as follows: "This railroad is con-
nscted with the Oregon Short Line rail
read OF Huntington, Or, which point is
also the terminus of the Oregon Railroad
& Navigation company's line Of road;
and extending thence down to the Snake
Eiysr, on the Oregon side, through Ba-
ksr, Union and Wallowa counties in the
state OF Oregon, and perhaps into Lew
istsn, through Nez Perce county, Ida
bo, distance Of some 200 miles; extend
ing along the well-known mining dis
trict known as the Seven Devils district,
IN Idaho and the Iron Dyke, Cornucopia
and Imnaha districts in the state OF
Oregon
The company has just completed the
purchase Of the right of way OF the
Northwest Railroad company, which be-
gan building line down the Snake river
from Huntington several years ago, and
had graded about 80 miles when work
was suspended. The right of way ex-
tends from Huntington, distance Of 90
miles. M. o. Reed, who was elected
president, returned few days ago from
Erie, Pa, and New York, where he pur-
chased this right of way and grade and
succeeded in interesting New York cap
italists, who agreed to take 100000 OF
the bonds at 5 per cent, for 30 years.
Work is to begin on the road as soon az
possible and it is the intention to have
the first 60 miles completed by May l,
1904.
The completion OF the first GO miles OF
the road will give an outlet to some On
the rich mining districts Of Idaho and
Oregon. 1t will tap the mineral belt Of
which Mineral City, with its 1OO-ton
smelter, is the center, and this district
alone promises 100 tons of freight daily
1t will also tap Eagle Valley, rich agri
cultural district, and give an outlet fol
the products OF the valley. At dis
tmce OF SO miles from Huntington the
road passes through the property OF the
Iron Dyke mine, which promises l25, ,O0t
tons of ore for shipment as soon as the
road is built. A large amount of rict
one is also waiting shipment in the Sew
en- Devils district, and the building o.
this road will put new life into all the
Mining districts along the river.
One OF the great advantages of the
new road will be the closer Relationship
II will create between the north ane
soEth of Idaho. 1t will bring the "Pan
handle" 200 miles nearer Boise, thu
sapHal Of the state, and it is thought th'
agitation for a division of the state
whieh has been made by the north hal
hscause Of the difficulty Of reaching thu
capital, win be abolished by the building
ui this rosd, 1t will open rich distric
where livestock, mining and farm pro
duets are abundant, and will give nev
outlet to the East to the fruitgrowers 0
the upper Snake river, whose fruit t.
@ach the eastern market must go vii
either Spokane or Pendleton.