The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-04-06

AND THE WEST
Den nver Mining Recorder Sees
a Bright Future in Store for
Idaho and Others.

The Denver Daily Mining Re
corder tells what it knows, an
ticipates and really believes will
come to pass on the northwest
ern slope in the way of railroad
building within the near APP
proa ching months. 1t says ed
itorially;
There has been much talk re-
garding railroad building in the
West; even better, definite plans
of construction are being an
nounced, and work is actually un
der way In number of instances
Particularly is this true in the
region lying west of the Rockies
and in the Pacific states. The
construction of these roads will
meal the opening of new mining
cam ps, the enlivening of camps
now held back by the cost of
transportation, and the building
up of many populous centers,
both in mining and in agri-
culture. In fact, such construct
ion will render available a great
wealth in natural resources.
Perhaps the most far-reaching
plan, the one that will open the
greatest extent of country upon
the railroad map among districts
now long distances from trans
portation, is the line projected by
the Southern Pacific, through Ne
vada. with branches to Portland
on the northwest and to Los An
geles on the south. Actual work
of construction is under way on
this road direct from Los Angeles
to the line now running through
New ada and one to the east. In
cidently, this road will probably
form direct line between Los
Angeles and Portland, through
Nevada.
The northern line, it is is said,
will pass through Idaho, then on
to Portland. This also will open
up both mining and agricultural
sect ions of much promise. The
possibilities are that it may con
meet with the line building out
from Portland to the Dalles. In
this connection may be mentioned
another line building out into cen
trail Oregon, which is projected
to the south, to connect with the
Southern Pacific coming from
California.
Another line that was surveyed
last summer, and which will open
re gion which has lain dormant
many y years, is the Pittsburg &
Gilmore, surveyed down the Sal
mon river from Salmon, Idaho,
to the Snake river. While def
mite announcement as to when
this road is to be started has not
been made, it is believed that
the connecting link for this road
, from Armstead to Twin Bridges
Mont, will be undertaken this
sum mer. Perhaps the mining re
, gion of most interest tapped by
this line will be the Thunder
, Monntain-Big Creek, which wa
, so prominent before the public
a few years ago, when the boon
in that section was under way
Large deposits of low-grade ore
: amenable to treatment, have beel
e opened up in several propertie
( of that section, but owing to th'
: long wagon haul, two or thre'
{ hundred miles, the cost of trans
D portation has prohibited the sue
e cessful working of these proper
ties up to the present time. Their
e have been rumors recently o
several deals under way for tn
S development of some of the wei
: known properties there, and it j
n probable that to the building o
S this road may be ascribed tn
v cause.
Throughout the west there ar
plans under way for the builC
ing or railroad lines, and the et
= feet of these cannot but be benz
v fetal. In many instances, tn
r provision of transportation
n synonoymus with the coming c
I. prosperity.
d The outlook is encouragin
Ie throughout the west.
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