The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-17


connecting link between its own al
ready constructed and operating lines
! on the east from its main transcOn :
tinental line and from Occur dAlene
City and Spokane, reached by a
branch from the west. Such link
might. however, very soon be a part
of the main line.
Through All the Occur dAIencs.
! Possibly the most likely entrance Of
the Milwaukee railroad to the Occur
d'Alenes would be from an eastern
point on its main line in Montana.
This would be from somewhere near
Hogan's 4 or miles east of Saltese,
and extended west toward Occur
d'Alene City it would pass direct or
be within reach with short branches
Of every producing part of the Occur
d'Alene camp. More than that, it
would tap great big portion Of the
East Occur dAlenes in western Mon
tana. And aside from the mining
business, timber and lumber would be
la great big item.
The East Occur d'Alenc Benefit.
From Hogan's 1t would begin the
climb on the north side of the st. Re-
gis river, as it's main line climbs on
the south side. Reaching Packer
creek it would go up that stream, uo
Randolph and the west branch of
Birthstone. It would pass under the
Bryan. the Syndicate company's pro-
perty and others in that promising
district, going close to the Silver Gable
and crossing the Bitter Root divide or
tunnelng through it somewhere near
where the present automobile road
crosses. This pass Is several hundred
feet lower than the Lookout or Nor
thern Pacific pass. further south. il
would come over into Idaho at tie
head of the South Fork and follow
that stream. coming directly through
great copper and lead silver section
to the Pottsville vicinity
Details OF the Route West.
1t would no doubt continue down
the South Fork to its confluence with
the North Fork. There a branch line
might he built up the North Fork and
Little North Fork or even the main
line might get n route ont up the Lit
tie North DIRK. But the most probable
route from the mouth of the South
Fork would be down the Occur d'Alene
river to Rose Lake. From this lake
either Fourth Of July canyon or Cou-
gar gulch would be practical route
to it's terminal point at Occur d'Alene
CITY, Well Informed men say the Cou-
gar gulch route offers decided advan-
tages over the other-easier grades
more tunnels but not more tunnel
work and on the Occur dAlene City
end both reaching practically the
same point. with distance slightly in
favor Of the Cougar guch route.
Shorter Distance---Easier Grade.
1t is claimed that by utilizing the
lowest pass in the mountain range
near where the Idaho Montana auto
mobile road crosses, and by tunneling
the mountain the distance
will be shortened between Saltese and
Mullan Cor Hogan and Pottsville) as
much as 5 or 10 miles and this with
nothing beyond standard main line
grade Much of the present railroad
grade between the above points is a.
much as per cent and other portions
9 per cent
Business to Go After.
1t is no stretch of imagination to
predict that the railroad business of
the Occur d'Alenes will witl,in a year
be half a million dollars a month. So
600, 900 annually. 1t Is so close now.
and has been for some years past, tina
the gain is easily in sight from Nine
Mile. Mullan. Pine creek. Sunset, Kel
|ogg and Canyon creek. And 1t takes
no undue enthusiasm to figure IT
still more.
share of this big business and q
short cut between its already con-
lines are powerful incentives
to construction. No part of such line
would call for what might be termed
1tf1icuit "a Iroad buitdjur