The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-09-28
GILMORE ROAD
STILL ACTIVE
Signs of Life at Both Ends
File Profile Map and Flirts
With P. & |. N.

The Gilmore Il Pittsburg, now
the acknowledged Hill line, build
ing into the Salmon country from
Montana, is showing constant
signs of activity, and causing
many comments in railroad cir
cles. The rivalry between it and
the Hartman line building up
from the Payette country, into
the Long valley, gives assurance
that there will be no needless de-
lay in projecting the line down
the full length of the Salmon riv-
er to Lewiston. Only recently
leading officials and engineers Of
both lines were in the Meadows
country and there are constant
signs of activity and hustle along
both lines.
On Monday of this week pro-
file maps were filed at the Lewis
ton land office by the Gilmore &
Pittsburg showing the permanent
location of the last 130 miles of
that line along the lower Salmo
and Snake rivers into Lewiston.
The maps covering the upper por-
ton of the survey were filed last
year.
Distance 290.84 Miles.
The maps show the total dis
tance from Salmon City to Lewis
ton is 290S4 miles and also that
the plans of the company provide
for an extension of the line to
Walla Walla Up to the present
time there has been no filing at
the local land office that would
indicate the route of the Walla
Walla line, but the seven maps
received yesterday state the fill
ings are a part of the Salmon
CityWalla Walla system.
Rumor has been current for
some time that construction on
on the Lewiston extension of
the Pittsburg & Gilmore road
would be commenced early next
year and recently the construc-
tion equipment of the contracting
firm of Wren & Greenough was
moved to their Camas prairie
ranch with an understanding that
it would be taken to the Salmon
river line early next spring.
During the past several months
engineers have been engaged in
the revision of the line on the
: lower Salmon and along the
Snake river until the entire sur
vey is now in readiness for the
; cross-section crew and the con-
; tractors. The tunnels and bridges
are shown on the maps now filed
: and the data as to creeks and can
yons along the route is most COM
plete
Rumors at Salmon.
/ Salmon Herald: Rumors are
: rife in railroad circles at Salmon
concerning the impending moves
of the Gilmore and Pittsburg,
: whose owners are believed to be
). engaged in filtration with the
, u. & |. n. road, now headed for
| Payette lake, Long valley and the
: Salmon river. There is no long
er any doubt that the G. 4 p. will
, build down the river from Sal
: mon city, but speculations is now
: redhot as to whether the road
: will proceed at once as far as
. Lewiston, or take southerly
: course into Long valley to join
. the p. & L. ~, which recently fill
ed locations for its right of way
well into the valley.
e Tonnage Satisfactory.
e 1t is known that agents have
been in the field for some time
e estimating the tonnage of the dis
1 trict to be traversed by the ex-
: tension of the Gilmore & Pittsbure
n down the main Salmon. Their
< reports, especially as to the Big
n creek district, are understood to
have carried great weight with
t the owners of the road in deter
f mining their plans. The tonnage
! is shown to be very heavy and
e with railroad transportation will
, increase to an amazing total The
= Importance Of this district was
o early recognized by the building
i of the state wagon road into it.
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