The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-12-25
GRADE SOUTH
FORK ROAD
$1,000 to be Expended By
Service, Employ Twenty
Men Until Spring.

strucion of a first-class wagon road
from Mt. Idaho to the South Fork
of the Clearwater, striking that stream
at the bridge put in some two years
ago by the forest service, assisted
by liberal contributions by the citi-
zens Of Grangeville, Elk City and
other points interested. This was
done at the time the South Fork
trail was constructed, in which L. M.
Harris. of this place, A. S. Johnson,
of Golden, and Orrin Lamb, of Oro-
grande, were the moving spirits.
it has been understood for some time
that the forest service had made
proposition to the citizens of this
place and the mining district affect
ed, through Supervisor Geo. V.
Ring, that they would put $4,000 in
to a $1,000 pool for the purpose of
starting this much needed piece of
road into the mining country. But
things have not been in shape until
this week to make the announcement
that the project was really assurde.
This does not mean that the entire
$4,000 has all been raised, but it has
reached that point where it is an
assured fact that the road is to be
built and all that is necessary to
clinch the matter Is for the public
spirited citizens who have not yet
been seen by the soliciting committee
to prepare to do their part as gener-
ously as have the others, and every
dollar of the required sum will soon
be banked, which is one of the gov
ernment's requirements, before work
begins.
The construction work will be un-
der the direction of Supervisor Ring
of the Forest Service, who has al
ready run the lines for the new road,
a greater part of which will not re-
Quire over a seven per cent grade.
From the bridge to where the grade
will intersect the present wagon
road at George Farren"s place will
be five and half miles, on the pres
ent survey. On another proposed
line it would be six and half miles
and more expensive but lighter
grade. The Farren place is three
miles from Mt Idaho
Mr.. Ring who returned from the
survey Saturday says the working
forces have been organized with An
son Holmes, who has been with the
Electric Light company at this place,
as foreman, and will be ready to be-
gin work, as soon as the finance
committee closes up the collecting,
and says "go." There have been "a
men apply for work, and from that
number Foreman Holmes has selected
81. which is the number it is consld-
cred can be utilized to the best ad-
vantage at one time. The men are
to receive $500 per day, and will
board themselves at the portable
boarding house which will be own .
ed and conducted by Bill Hahn.
The forest officials announce that
the $4,000 appropriated for the road
by the government must be eXpend-
ed within the forest boundaries; the
$4,000 will therefore be used in con
Meeting up the road from Mt. Idaho
with the forest line, or such amount
of it as is necessary to do the work.
This new road, which is termed by
the government a trunk line road,
means much to the great mining sec
ton to the south and east OF thls
place, which now lies tied up and un-
developed for want of transporta-
ton facilities. 1t is certainly graf
flying to know that the government
is so interested in this road as to in
sist that it be put on the best posi-
BILE grade regardless of the addition
al cost, for that means that 1t VIII
eventually, year by year, be extended
into the heart of the mimi section
and with the laterals constructed
from all directions to connect with
It. will furnish an outlet for the vast
forest and mineral wealth which can
not otherwise be reached and utlllz- !
ed. This road also means much 10
the rest of Idaho county outside OF
those interested in the mines and
mining, for the development OF the
mines means better markets for pro
duce and more taxable property TO
divide the burdens of government.
II "a a matter In which every citizen
OF the county Us Interested