The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-08
Just - Little Railroad News.

OF being OF the greatest Importance
to the business Interests OF Beaver |
head county and to Dillon especially,
vas launched last week at meeting
OF the business meu and citizens OF
this valley. The purpose OF the
gathering was to meet ". A. Nc
Cutcheon. Of Pittsburg. Pcnnsyi-
vania, president Of the Gilmore Min
Ing company, Lembf county, Idaho,
and to hear him on a proposition OF
building railroad from Gilmore TO
Armstead, the new station on the
Short Line, Just north of Redrock.
There were quite number OF this
county's citizens present ut the meet
ing and the proposition met with
very great encouragement, aud every
aid will be lent MIR. McCutcheon from
this end In furtherance OF the propo-
sition.
Mr. McCntcheon came west With q
view of solving the transportation
problem OF hauling the ore from his
mines Mt Gilmore, Ida, TO the rail-
! road. He has now In operation trac'
: ton trains, but this method Is crude
/ when the immense amount OF ton
!. mage Is taken into consideration
4 The mines are located about 50 mile
d from shipping point and conse
r quently the expense Of this metho'
4 OF transpoi tation Is great. lie tool
!, up the matter OF railroad Into tn
/. district and alter thoroughly invest
" eating the situation issued som
j. startling figures In regard 10 TN
o tonnage OF the district which he say
3 was also most surprising TO himself
o The amount OF freight shipped Int
% tie Salmon rive, country from Eel
! lruary TO September this year, VI
IS Bedrock, amounted TO just trit
Of less than 20, 0oo, 600 lbs OF mostly hr'
1t class light, which meant abo'
m So, 900 In freight charges. III
to would all 40 over the new railroad
Junction, which Is just over u
to divide and down hill pull all u
On way to Salmon. This was from q
d. one district alone and all this au
II mented by the Gilmore district al
m Others the totals would be greatly
lie, creased
ed lie stated that the Gilmore COZ
10. pany viii guarantee to ship for I
he years over the road, ore from th'
am mines TO the amount OF siO,s
un freight, per month.
In The route OF the proposed ro
he trayerses bench land almost the
ifel tire distance and not cut OF MI
ais any consequence will be encounter
Iup The estimated cost OF construction
me 5000, 900. He proposes that co
OF pany he organized with si,ooo,ooo
, Is a capital stock and that bonds 1e
,ial sued for as much as the actual c
fin OF construction and equipment.
he stated that the Gilmore Mining &C
net papy would put up 100000 OF
avs money and named several other n'
viii rbat would put up eco, 600 each.
,ur. the capital is practically assur
All he asked was that the people y
led. show their good will by subscrib
In for a small amount OF stock. u
.sed white promptly volunteered to I
the 80, 900 OF the bonds and assured
,ur. McCutcheon that others here VIC
In help IL along.
the This road will ultimately he
Iail- tended from Armstead TO Dillon
TO possibly connect with the Nofth
nab. Pacific at Twin Bridges, and
are doubtedly should trunk iine
hat built from Butte TO Boise WI
now seems TO be a probability OF the
near future, this road would bee
ina. a connecting link and OF vast Inn
thel lance to Dillon and this count
ones Dillon Examiner