Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-02-17
ROAD WORK is
BEING RUSHED
ACTIVE WORK ON BOTH SIDES
OF RIVER-ROUTE HAS BEEN
SLIGHTLY CHANGED.
Can Now Freight Within Half Mile of
Camp-ROad is Already in Good
ondition-Principal Work to be
Done at Black Rock.

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both ends of the Mountain Home
Jorbidge road, and it is already in
better condition than any other route
into the new camp.
Mr.. NJ. b. Waterhouse was ip the
village Tuesday and stated that A.
j. Harley was hard at work with a
gang of men at Black Rock canyon
and that it was already possible and
practicable to freight to within one
half mile of Jorbidge, and that the
end of the week would see the road
in fine condition every mile of the
way from here right into the camp.
The route has been changed some
what from that first proposed. The
old road is left just below An
derson's and the crossing of the West
Fork made miles above Eastman
and Anderson's and from there
straight on to Black Rock on the
Diamond A ranch. You may now
travel in comparative comfort and
with plenty of water al the fire.
Quent stations
From Hot Springs to Louise creek
it is 27 miles and there is water at
Alillers. about halfway between
these points. On leaving Louise creek
YOU Journey to Mary's creek, 8 miles;
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straight to Black Rock, ; miles
Black Rock is but 20 miles from the
townsite of Jorbidge.
The work at this end now consists
of graveling the private lane to the
Terry and blasting out the road down
the rocks to the river.
Heretofore it has been rather
dificult for freighters, especially with
trailers, owing to the sharp elbow
turns and some rocky projections.
These matters will be things of the
past by the end of the week.
Kasouce of Boise, the old-time
freighter and stager from Yumatilla
to Boise, back in '65, left here last
Tuesday with a pack outfit of 20
mules bound for Jorbidge.
John Corners of Boise came in
from the camp Tuesday by way of
Hot Springs and Bruneau and says to
tell the people that via Mountain
Home is the only road to travel Mr..
Conners went into Jorbidge two
weeks ago, just on an inspection
trip, and reports that it is his Opin-
ion that it will be the biggest camp
in the west Everything looks good
and all conditions are fine.
All lots in the original townsite
of Jorbidge have been sold and a new
townsite, down the river and connect
ing with the old is we'll under way Of
settlement Most of the people are
camped on the east side of the river,
and another week will see everything
taken in. all directions.
Marys creek basin is now the
Mecca of the newcomers and is be-
ing rapidly staked and prospected.
Chas. E. Hayden received letter
Wednesday from a gentleman in
Twin Falls enquiring about the road
into Jorbidge from Mountain Home.
In his reply, Mr.. Hayden said that the
route from here was the only one that
could be travelled with safety and
that the unexplored territory, which
must now claim the attention of the
prospector. would not be found as
accessible from any other side as
from this.
II. M. Bell. who has prospected all
over this state and Nevada for the
past 0 years, added his official Cor
rect" 10 the above statement.
Chas e. Hayden, Geo Hendricks
and Jas. Kinder, weather permitting,
Will leave for Jorbidge tomorrow
morning. Messrs. Hayden and Hen
bricks are interested with c. w
H0weth, H. c. Howeth and Freeman
Howard in six claims. known as the
Golconda group. Their only claim
is that they have a showing of good
milling values but we have seen an
assay from their property that raI
S4126. just the same. and there is
no stock or interest on the market
Messrs. Cole. Goddard and Farada,
took a trip out to the ferry in Mr.
Coles auto Wednesday and inspected
the work that has been done on thi:
section of the road TO Jorbidge
They report that about 6 inches OF
gravel has been put on the Loverag'
lane road and that at least 5 pounds
of blasting powder has been used il
making the rock grade a freighter'
paradise. while the crossings a
Rattlesnake have been put in excel
lent shape.
Taking it by and wide, the whole
stretch from here to the river is likl
boulevard and the freighters arr
delighted.
Sagebrushing of the few sanl
places will be attended to as fast a
necessity arises.