Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-08-19
THE ROAD
INTO THE
SANTIAM
Declared County Road in 1904.
Less Than Three Miles
Now Remain Un-
finished.

II ABOUT month ago the miners OF
the Gold Creek and other sections
OF the Little North Fork of the San
tam filed a petition with the county
court asking for aid in completing
the road from it's present terminus
east of Elkhorn valley to Gold creek.
The petition was signed by practi-
cally all the business men of Salem
and many others. but up to date no
action has been taken on the matter
by the county court. presumably for
the reason that il was not a county
road and the court felt that the num-
Der to be accommodated by the road
was not large enough to Justify the
expense.
The court at one time set aside a
certain amount for the purpose of
constructing the bridges on the road.
and three of these have been built,
/ and at considerable expense The
mining companies OF that section
have built the rosd TO within about
two miles and a half of the mines,
and have spent several thousand dol
lars in doing so.
As Il stands now, this money,
both the county's and the miners
Is doing no good. II being of no bene-
fit, unless the road is completed.
An examination Of the records,
however, shows that II was declared
a county road in 1904. as appears
from the following transcript from
the records OF the county court OF
that year:
Commissioners Court, Saturday.
September 10. 1904.
September Term, 1904. Fourth
judicial Day.
In the matter Of the petition OF
John Lomker ct al. for the location
OF county road
There having heretofore been fled
IN this court a petition signed by
more than twelve freeholders OF this
county residing in tho road district
OF the proposed road. for the laying
out and location OF the hereinafte6
described road as a county road, the
petition specified the place Of be-
ginning, the intermediate points and
the place OF termination OF said pro-
posed road, the said petition was ae-
oompanied by good and satisfactory
proof that notice had been given by
advertisement, one OF which was
posted at the place OF the holding OF
this court, towit: At the court
house in Salem, in said Marion ooun-
ty and state OF Oregon; one on
big FIR tree on the line OF the pro-
posed road near Stack creew; one On
big FIR tree on the line Of the pro-
posedSfoad near Stack creek; one on
one on a gate post on the line or
the proposed Elkhorn Rostoffiee, all
OF which were public places in the
vicinity OF said proposed road.
and each and all OF which were
In plain view OF the public. and 80
a. 10 be easily read by the pnbllc,
the notices were each signed by
twelve freeholders OF this county,
residing in the road district where
said proposed road is 70 be laid out
and who were also signers OF the
petition for the establishment OF
said proposed road, the said notices |
were posted for thirty days previous
to the presentation OF said petition |
and which said notices notified all |
persons concerned that application |
would be made To this court al this |
time for the location OF such road
and the court having heretofore ap-
pointed the board OF county road
viewers OF this county 20 view and
lay out said road and the said view
c. having made on the day named |
by the order of this court they did
view. survey, and lay out the said |
road and the same was conspicuous
ly marked throughout the corners
and distances thereon noted, and all |
trees on the line OF said road were
marked on each OF the sides there
OF corresponding with the direction
OF said road. with three notehes cut
through tho bark and one inch into
the wood and OF thse adjacent to the
said line OF the said road were plain
y hiazed on the side facing said
road The beginning and termina-
ZION OF fa'd road and the termina-
ton OF each mile and intermediate
points were marked in the manner
provided by law, and the said view
efs having made and signed a re-
port In writing stating each their
op' MON that said road should be es-
Iaoished, and giving their reasons