The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-10-03
PRFDI(T NEW
(OFUR DAL[N[! /!
Railroad from Armstead TO Sal
mon city win Open Rkh
Mineral lands--Many Prop
efties Wait Building Of Road.


Surveys have heen completed Tor
the new railroad which Ii To connect
Salmon City with the Oregon Short
Line NJ Armstead, aud the work or
grading viii be commenced Just M
soou as the Utah Construction COM
pany OF Salt Lake can get It's oatdts
on the ground. The road will be
about ninety miles In length, and the
grade will be about one per cent all
the way. The new road viii open up
entirely new cnantry, especially rich
In mineral resources.
Only the absence OF transportation
facilities has prevented the develop
tnent of that section OF the country,
but the little development work that
has been done has proved that the
mineral wealth will he enormous AZ
soon as the shipping Of ore can he
commenced under more favorable
circumstances. For years one OF the
companies operating near Salmon
City. and hauling It's ore nearly 100
miles, has made handsome proiifa.
IL In the faith of some who have ex.
amined properties that with the de-
selopment OF the country . second
Occur d'Alene win be shown to the
world. The possibility Ii not far
distant, for the new rnad. II Is un-
derstood, will be In operation some
time next year.
Cine OF the companies that viii be
greatly benefited by better transpnrs
tation facilities In the Bntfe and
ldabo Gold and Copper company.
which owns group Of claims about
fourteen miles from Salmon city, but
which viii be reached within two os
three miles by the rev road 10 Arm.
stead. The claims are located on ths
side Of the mountain and Ia the
gnlch through ~hich.iaws Carmen
creek. The company owns the water
right. and by the use OF the water Ii
generating more than SUFFICIENT
power 10 operate sawmilI, also 10
cated on the eompany's ground and
owned by u, which Is turning out
hundreds OF thousands Of feet OF ium-
ber every year, bringing handsome
returns 10 the company.
Wallace Corbett, one Of the best :
known mining engineers IN the west
aud president OF the company. is cn.
thusiastic Of the future Of the enter.
prise, aud In speaking oi the proper
ty yesterday said that be considered
1t one OF the very best prospects he
had ever seen. He said thai with
the ore bodies which have thus far
been opened up, the company should
be on disldend-pa basis just as
soon as a maa ms ~ shipping the ore
In large quantity - provided.
An ASSAY received by DT. w. II.
liayiland Yesterday shows returns az
$50 IN gold, one ounce of silver and
i.i0 per cent copper. The ore from
which this assay was made was taken
from across two and one-half foot
ledge encountered by tile lower tun.
mel on the Gilbert q. claim, when In
Ia 81 feet. Andrew iober, who is
In charge Of the "a ining operations.
writes that he has something better
to tell. aud vbich he will make
known In fes days. lie also writes
that he has number OF pieces of ore
taken from drift on the Jennie
Ryan claim, adjoining the Gilbert
o.. which contain 80 much free gold
that be cannot sand them by express
for fear that the I'd viii fall from
the quartz. All essbt claims
OF tie company Hrnseloped
In some mannrr nsneu
show that pay y u
with proper ID VA
The company -
organization. aud all o. =
are butte men, as folIoW4E< " y
Hansen. waliae Corbett. L. al s
er. X. l.. Desoardy. A. NJ. I.arimsfs
Dr. ". II. IIavilaBd aud Andres
IIober, Salmon. The offers are Wal.
lace Corbett, president, Il. l.. nes.
outdy president: pr. W. II.
navliand, secretary and treasurer;
r. NJ. Emery. assistant secretary and
treasurer Andrew nlober is super.
iniendent.
The company is pushing the devei-
oprnent work quite rapidly and ore
tsdies are being blocked ont. While
the ore that Is now Ia sight coald be
shipped With considerable prpat, Il
Is the Intention of the company 10
erect a mill and concentrator as soon
as the railroad is completed, AR jast
as soon as the materials can be
placed on the ground The same
power that is nos used TO operate
the sswnilli can he used for the mill
aud eonrntrator. The water fail Is
far greater than IS needed at the
present time Butte Nicer.
The members Cf the Relief Corps