Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-05

Deadwood and Miller mountain min
Ing districts tina. are said to contain
many large lodges OF gold, silver and
lead ores that will when developed
rival the great mines OF the Occur
d'Alene, but they never can be OPP
Grated without good roads, but open up
a Occur d'Alene, Leadville. or Bingham
in this district. and railroads will pour
in from all directions and Boise will
grow like magic to the great benefit Of
all Idaho and especially Snake river
valley. on up in the Sawtooth noun
tains lie many promising lodges Of
gold. silver and copper, entirely neg
lected, though rich they are. too far
from roads to be valuable. On over
in Custer county we find the richest
unworked mineral section of the United
States where 10000 miners should be
digging out the precious metals.
"All miners are idle on account of
the high cost Of food and supplies
caused by freighting over every bad
roads. This interior country compris-
ing Bonanza, Custer, Stanley, Valley
Creek. Barnard, Loon Creek. Sheep
Mountain, Sea Foam, Greyhound, Float
Creek, Baldwin Creek, Soldier and
Middle Fork, should receive their sup
plies through Boise instead Of Salt
Lake, and hundreds of loads of apples
and vegetables that are now going To
waste in Snake river valley could find
a profitable market in Custer county 70
the great benefit Of the miners and
ranchers Of that locality.
"A few pending sales Of mining prop
. <D,nk Fof1 oI
this last season on account Of the lack
Of reasonable transportation facilities
would have brought into the state
enough money 70 build this road four
times over. But these eastern invest
ors will not buy property In centra
Idaho knowing that they must per-
form the functions Of the state and
build roads for the public In order te
work their own property. Better IN
ducements are offered them by othel
states and countries. Besides the grea,
benefit to the mining industry, and in.
directly to the agricultural and com.
, mercial interests, the sheep industry
would be greatly benefited by a goot
road to haul in to their summer range
the necessary salt and supplies. AND
the settlers from Garden valley up tn,
Payette river, over in Cape Horn val
ley. Stanley Basin and Sawtooth val
ley. would be greatly aided in thei
struggle to develop the agriculture
resources of their communities.
Tourists Travel.
Last but not least, would be the de
velopment OF the tourist travel in on
state. Florida. California, Wyoming
receive millions of dollars annual.
from tourists. yet none of these state
have the natural beauty and enjoyabl
climate Of our own Sawtooth valley
forests, lakes and mountains, where tn
air is so pure, cool and bracing, tn
water so clear, cold ana sparkling, tn
mountains and valleys 60 well covere'
with soft grass ind verdure. Our grea
forest of snow capped peaks spring I
the skies. their bases shrouded with
dense forest, 1.-THE home Of the wildes
\ species Of game), and from them rip
pling the beautiful streams that III
the long broad lakes filled with tn
finest fish known and from the lake
flow the beautiful clear rivers. in
4 teresting at every turn, the lowe
4 mountains and hills the pasture Ian
for the elk, deer ami domestic animal.
Our new Switzerland puts all othe
resorts In the shade.
/ MANY people annually spend q par
Of the summer In this lovely countr
but with good road they would In