The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-15
THE GOLDEN GATE
ROUTE COMING

(OWlng to the tranSpOsltlon OF seS-
eral lines last Saturday, the interview
with Mr.. Rounseville was mutiliatei
beyond recognition. That part of the
article relating to the building of the
fGolden Gate Route is of such I'M
portance to the people of Humboldt
county that it is herewith republishec.
l-ED)
j. f. Rounseville, of the Trout Creek
ranch, just over the state line in Har-
ney county, Oregon, near DEMO, was III
town Thursday, having just returned
from two weeks visit to Boise Basin,
Idaho. Mr.. Rounseville was resident
of that locality for several years, hav
ing been owner of the Boise Statesman
from 1889 to 1898.
''The Boise Basin is one of the great
est countries in the world,'' said Mr..
Rounseville to Silver State News rep-
resentative. cit is settling up very
rapidly, and the population is doubling
about every five years. Real estate
values are also keeping pace with the
population. In 1890 Nampa, then but
crossroads town, now has a popula-
tion of 5000, and is a well built, mod
ern little city, with the finest hotel in
the state. In that year Boise numbered
about $500 people, but now has $4,000.
The people are all active and progres-
sive, and that they are prosperous is
evidenced by the improvements they
are making There is at present an
electric interurban line running from
Boise to Caldwell, a distance of 80
miles, and the Oregon short Line is no.
besng parallelled with another inter
urban from the state capital to
Nampa.''
"What are the Golden Gate Route
people doing up at Caldwell, Mr.. Roun-
sevillef" inquired the reporter.
Operations at present are practl-
cally at a standstill,' was the reply
"When the hard times came on a year
ago they were forced to practically sus
pend building operations. However,
General Manager Place is now in New
York for the purpose of raising funds.
and in letter / saw from him stated
that his mission had been entirely sue
cessful and satisfactory in every par
ticular. Upon his return no doubt
building will be speedily resumed and
the line pushed to an early completion.
1.-The company at present has sub
stantial station, which must have cost
$4,000 or $4,000, in which are located
it's general Offices, and has 25 miles of
its line completed from Caldwell to the
snake river. AS soon as it has crossed
this stream a bonus of $4,000 from
the propertyowners on the west side OF
the Snake will become available.
"While this western country has
been fairly well supplied with east and
west lines, it has long felt the need o.
more north and south roads, and the
Golden Gate Route will no doubt prove
of great benefit to the country it ira
VERSES, anu suOulu pc a paying PioPo-
stion from the start. -
cit is not often that journalist
turns farmer, Mr.. Rounseville. How
did you come to make such radical
changea"
"Well, you see, all wealth comes
from the land, so l concluded to get i'll
close touch with old Mother Nature,
and make my money at first hand. Fo-
many years l had engaged in the pro
fessions of journalism and the law, hao
lived in the artificial aatmosphere of
cities, but was never fully satisfied. !
prefer the free, unconventional life Of
the country gentleman, so about year
ago / embraced the opportunity to buy
into the Trout Greek ranch, and, as
the young lady romancist would say,
there | intend to spend the afternoon
and evening of life, far from the
nadding throng.
Mr.. Rounseville left for his northern
home by stage yesterday morning.