The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-09-06


camps.
That is the way 4. W. johnson
speaks OF the activity OF Milwaukee
engineers In the mountains between
Montana and Wallace. He was 10
Butte on business and determined to
come home 10y way Of the Couer
d'Alene mining town. Coming over
the Northern Pacific, he saw camps
strung out and supposed they were
camps OF graders. 1t was raining
and men were laying of. large crowds
being about. When he asked about
them, he was informed they were
Milwaukee engineers seeking a route
over the mountains.
They were trying to find route to
the headwaters of the st. Joe river
Mr.. johnson was informed the COM
pany had great many crews OF en-
gincers scattered all through that
country working on til" problem OF
| finding suitable pass.
/ 1t Is known that the Milwaukee
men have been at work on every pos
sible pass during the summer. They
have worked everywhere and explora-
tim parties have been on the divide
looking for depressions through
which line might be found. 1t Is
evident the company wishes-to get
/ the best.
/ According TO another story 1t is
even looking to the Salmon as an
avenue which 1t may follow across
the state. This is shown by the fol-
lowing clipped from the Grangeyille
/ Standard:
/ "A party of surveyors passed
through this city last Sunday ell
route to the Salmon river country to
camp in the vicinity of the town oil
higgins. They did not care to regis
ter their names at the hotel and gavs
out the impression that they were
government surveyors. 1t was learned
later they were In the employ Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee s. ST. Paul rail
road. The town OF higgins is theil
first camp I'm an effort to secure q
route ue the main Salmon from thi'
point, where connections will be
made with the p. s. l. N, which II
building down the Little Salmon.
Should this prove to be the plans In
the matter, there is more feasibilit,
in such route than has been made
down the Clearwater country, inso
much that the distance from tho
Snake river to the Montana line
down the Salmon as much shorter
and giving the road moderate watel
route for the entire distance.
"This route will tap a far richel
country than any survey previously
made, giving means OF tIanspoita
tion to the Thunder Mountain. Bis
Warren, Big creek, Marsbali lake ant
Salmon river mining districts, as wei
as giving an outlet to the sea for tb'
producers Of Joseph plains and al
the country tributary To the Salmo,
and lower Snake rivers.
There Is no doubt as to the mali
Salmon affording the best cutoff 70
transcoutinental line, because o
the extremely low pass east OF Sal
mon City In Lemhi county. and tn
gradual grade and easy construction
that this route all IDS. This ha
long been planned as the permanen
survey that would he made for a cut
, on ard was never given over for sn
! other. The surveys recently mad
, were only to ascertain IL such a ia
rnrable route could be found, Whit
has proven to be impossible. as n
better or more advantageous rout
I can be secured by building throug
anv other pass In the main range G
the Rockies. Other parties OF Mi
ysukee engineers are now workin
on the east slope of the mountain
{ and will establish survey on Oh
Noutai side 10 connect with tn
Z Salmon river route at a point north
|; west Of the town OF Dillon, Mont.
|; Statesman.