The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-11-23

must be borne in mind, are the
ones whose money and labor
the balance required on the road
way. This it is believed would
be fair to the claim owners, who,
it must be borne in mind, are
the ones whose money and labor
would do the work and bring it
to completion.
No better men could be secur-
ed for the work than the miner
and prospector, and an interest
apart from their monetary earn
ings would be in their work.
Record could be kept of each
day the claim owners worked on
the road while representing
claims held by them and record
able papers given that would be
accepted by district and county
recorders, in lieu of the regula-
ton proof of work. form.
just what length of time the
claim owner would be expect
ed to work on the road to equal
the representation of each claim
he held, deserves due considera-
ton. There must be adopted a
fixed rate to be used as a work
ing basis. Under circumstances
connected with such project
and not forgetting the fact that
assistance is not sought from any
one not directly interested in
the camps, it is the belief that So,
per day would be an all around
satisfactory rate to adopt. In
other words 20 days work on the
road would represent the annual
assessment work on one mining
claim; this ratio to govern where
more than one claim is so repre-
scented, and in such cases where
the claim owner wishes to partly
work out his assessment on the
road. This rate to apply in case
of the prospector and others
wishing to represent their own
particular holdings only. 1t
should not be inferred from this
that the regular wage scale is be-
ing discussed; the prevailing sur
faceman wages would no doubt
be adopted in paying for labor
performed by men hired for the
work. Corporations, companies
and non-residents participating
in the project would naturally
be expected to forward the sum
of $4,000 per claim on all
claims they wished to so represenr
to the Road Organization. From
these sources would be derived
the means for paying for labor,
tools and necessary supplies.
A good practical and all
around satisfactory system can
be worked out along the lines
quoted beyond a question of a
doubt. 1t will result in greatly
increased activity in the camps
that would be effected, and again
lest it be forgotten, at no cost to
government, state, county or tax
payer.
In this connection and to attain
the most good as soon as possible
rivel camp envy and jealousy
should not be allowed to become
factor in such move toward
the betterment of conditions of
the mountain country in particu-
lar and all of Idaho county in
general. 1t would be unreason-
able to expect such a new road
way would reach every group OF
claims located; the object being
to construct trunk roadway
along a certain route, to certain
terminal points such as common
sense and good judgement would
dictate. Envy, jealousy and bick-
ering will never help matters but
will act as brakes on the wheels
of progress. Concerted action
and good will, also the will to do,
are the requirments and are of
the utmost Importance. The pre-
sent nom de plum for a road
should reflect no discredit upon
those who build or were instru-
mental in building it, for at the
time much had to be contended
with and the handicaps were nu-
merous. To continue the use of
it, however, day longer than
absolutely necessary reflects no
credit upon the country or the
people in it. 1t has been damn
ed often enough to sink it far be-
low sea-level, but the will Of Pro-
violence prevails, while man on
earth bewails, it would seem. Let
it be hoped that amendments will