The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-08-17
IDAHO NORTHERN EX-
TENDS TO LEWISTON
Viii Be Built Down The
Little Salmon From
Payette Lakes

From a source absolutely relia.
BILE it is learned that maps are
drawn, and it is understood these
maps are filed in the land of ice at
Boise, according to which the Idaho
Northern (Dewey's road) is to be
extended through Long valley to
Paye1te lakes, and on down the
Little Salmon river to the big
Salmon, down which stream the
map shows the line is to go to
Lewiston and over to Spokane,
which is shown to be the north
ern terminal of this road. This
same map shows the second Idaho
Northern extension branches off
from the line to Spokane at a
point 15 miles below Smiths Ferry
(the present Idaho Northern exten-
sion is from Emmett to Smiths Fer
ry), goes up the south fork of the
Payette river, through Stanley ba-
sin, up to Challis, on up to Salmon
City, over to Dillon, Mont, where
1T connects with the Oregon Short
Line track from Dillon to Butte,
which is mapped as the northeast
terminal of the Idaho Northern.
This map shows Nampa as the
southern terminal of the Idaho
Northern. 1t is learned from an
unquestionabIe source that 25O
miles of the Idaho Northern ex-
tensions are now practically ready
TO contract
Dewey Buys Land in Long Valley
Thursday, August 10, about 1000
acres of state lands in Boise county
were sold at Roseberry at auction
sale. The bidding was spirited and
the prices ranged from $40 to $40
per acre. Those lands located in
Long Valley brought from $25
to s35 per acre.
1t is considered quite significant
that President Dewey of the Idaho
Northern, while not personally at
this state land sale, had several f
representatives at this sale, so it is
reported. Among the Dewey rep
resentatives at the sale was j. F.
Barnes of Nampa, who is the gem
eral superintendent Of the Idaho
Northern. 1t is reported these rep
resentatives of Dewey bought in the
neighborhood O.. 500 acres of these
state lands All of the 600 acres
are said to be located along the
line of the Idaho Northern sur
vey through Long Valley.
Rushing Work on the Extension
Work on the extension from En-
NETT to Smiths Ferry, a distance
of Sc miles, is being pushed with all
possible speed. There are about
so sub-contractors ON this ex-
tension. 1t is very heavy piece
of work, some of which will cost
from $4,000 to 100000 per mile. +
The first five miles of the grad ,
Ing out of Emmett is completed and =
five miles of track will be laid .
Y thin the next week The grading 4;
is not finished more than the five 8
miles for the reason that for the !
next 500 feet a tunnel is being cut. )
Immense Warehouses
The Utah Construction company,
which has the 56-mile extension a
contract, has built immense ware
houses five miles east of Emmett.
Fifty four and six horse teams are
kept busy hauling the daily arrival
If carloads of stuff, from Emmett =
% these warehouses which are said /
o have more store room than the '
whole of Emmett's business distri, :
combined, and Emmett is a town y
# nearly 1000 people, The compile !
ion of the first five miles of track =
lext week will make it possible to
Iaul by rail all this stuff direct to y
he warehouses, thus doing away =
With the expense of freighting from .
Emmett to the warehouses. +"
Three carloads of sugar for the
rtah Construction company arrived -
n Emmett the other day in
ne shipment Other things are ar
living in the same large proper ~
ions
Tremendous Blasting =,
The Utah Construction company &,
as powder house. safely
,cated with capacity o.
0 carloads of powder. At least
naA OF more cars of powder ar
;lnofn Emmett daily In some in BIZ
.ances practically a whole side of yo
mountain is blasted into the dc
yer by one of those tremendous CG
iarges known as coyote shots" nj
ometimes as much as two tons of to