Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-30
FORESTREPORTREADY.
SECY. OF AGRICULTURE TELLS OF
NATIONAL FOREST ACTIVITIES
DURING LAST YEAR.
MONTANA AND IDAHO ARE IMPROVED

First Part OF Route From Mount Idaho
to Elk City Enthusiastically Is
to Benefit Settler Rather Than
Automobiies-States Help.
The secretary OF agriculture recent
ly issued statement showing the re-
ties for the year ended June 80, 1918,
and the proportion of such receipts
which have been returned to the states
within which the national forests are
located. The total net receipts from
all sources was 2,391,920, and $780,
500 was returned to the several states
for schools and roads under the 25 per
cent clause Two hundred thirty-four
thousand six hundred thirty-eight dol
lars was available under the 10 per
cent item for the construction of the
roads.
The total receipts for Montana
| amounted to $312,655; $65,238 was
available to the counties within which
the national forests are located for
school and road purposes; $26,O95 was
available for the construction of wag-
on roads in the state of Montana. This
fund was handled directly by the for
est service in cooperation with the
state and the several counties.
The total net receipts for Idaho
amounted to $312,655, $7O,163 being
returned to counties in the state for
school and road purposes under the 25
per cent item, and $31,2b5.56 being
available under the 10 per cent item
for the construction of roads. OF this
road fund for Idaho approximately
$4,000 was handled from the Missoula
office and is being expended in north
ern Idaho.
Idaho's Most important Project.
The most important project under
taken in northern Idaho is the con-
struction of a wagon road from Mount
J Idaho, east of Grangeville, to a point
J on the south fork of the Clearwater
river, 10 miles east of Mount Idaho.
This road will cost approximately $780,
900 and will give good wagon road
. to about 20 or % ranchers who now
have little more than trail upon
which to travel. This is an integral
/ part of larger project which will
undoubtedly be constructed at a later
date This is the long-talked-of wag
!. on road up from Mt. Idaho to Elk City
: The continuation of the road up the
: south fork of the Clearwater river will
: be exceedingly expensive. The mex
Q 20 miles will probably cost at leas1
100000 and will require the coopera
3 ton of the mining interests and mus
secure the cooperation OF federal, state
) and county authorities.
ii In Bonner county, Idaho, the mos
J. important work SO far completed Il
Y the construction of the Moyie rive
road between Addie and Passport. Tit
further construction and improvement
spring. 1t is the intention to connec
Eastport and Boomers Ferry. In thi
work the county and forest servic'
: shared the expense equally. In tn,
Priest river country number of thu
:. roads were greatly improved through
: the same means. Next spring som,
:, work will be done on wagon road
= Oreille.
l. An important Park-to-Park Link.
. In Montana the largest and probabl
the most important project undertaken
Is the construction of the Bitterroot
Big Hole road. When completed thi
,r road will connect the Bitterroot vale
D. with the Big Hole valley and at tn
IT same time will form an important cor
t. Meeting link in what is known as tn
d. western route of the park-to-par
d highway. A contract has PRACTICAL
m been let for the construction of all bu
al about nine miles of this road for $50
lie 600. The balance of the road will cos
in the neighborhood of $4,000. Pr
yate citizens in the two valleys, Bitter
root and Rayalli counties, and the fol
est service have cooperated and eac
u has borne 81 are of the expense
~ present plans do not miscarry thj
road will be completed before snoN
IL falls next fall. This project has bee
IL agitated for two years.
u Work on section of the interstat
- highway in northwestern Montan
81 known as the Troy to Libby road
progressing nicely This section of tn
road will be completed before mex
summer and through travel from ka
Oh ispell to Libby has been well laid GU
e. and the road has been well construe
u ed. 1t follows through Pleasant Va
u ley around by Loon Lake and Fishe
~ river, crosses the divide into Libb
v creek and follows this stream to tn
II, town of Libby From this point tn
IL road follows the south side of tn
Kootenai river to the town of Tro,
Between these two points is the Koo
n, enai gorge and canyon and the stretc
lie is the most expensive piece of roa
Ill construction r. the entire route.
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