The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-09-09
LOOKOUT WAGON ROAD
TWO MILES TO BUILD
PETITION FOR CONSTRUCTION is
FILED WITH COMMISSIONERS
MINERAL COUNTY.

Wesley Everett, manager of the
Amazon Dixie mine at Sildix, was in
the city a few days ago on business
connected with his mining operations.
This is the supply point for his and
other mines on the Montana side of
the divide and naturally he is much
interested in improving the means of
communication between that section
and points in Shoshone county and in
this he should have the active cooper
alton of the people over here. Mr.. Ev-
erett and others on the Montana side
are particularly anxious to get
wagon road over the summit at Look
out, and for this purpose he filed a
petition with the county commission
ers of this county some time ago, but
for some reason unknown no action
has been taken upon it. So anxious is
Mr. Everett to have this road con-
structed that he has offered to pay the
expenses of the commissioners IL they
will view the proposed route, and he
is positive that If they will do so they
will be convinced that the road is
necessity and would possess advan-
tages over the present road across the
summit.
Easy Grade on Both Sides.
Mr.. Everett has had a map prepar-
ed. being reproduction from the one
issued by the geological survey, show
ing the proposed road on both sides
of the divide. The section on this side
which the commissioners have been
asked to build leaves the present road
and would follow the mountain side
m 4 per cent grade to Lookout,
distance of only two miles. This Is
said to be a less grade than that from
Pottsville to the point where the pro-
posed road would turn off, while above
this point on to the summit the pres
ent road has rs high as II per cent
grade. On the Montana side there
would be ~ miles of road from the
summit with A V per cent grade and
below that to Taft the road would
have less than per cent, making 2
total distance on the Montana side of
about miles. Mr.. Everett says the
commissioners of Mineral county
have viewed the section Of the road In
that county and have announced that
they will build it If Shoshone county
will take care of the two-mile section
on this side. 1t is estimated that
there are 800 men employed in mining
and numbering between Lookout and
Taft, and 1t Is certain that the con-
struction of this road would attract
considerable business to the towns of
this district.
The Natural Roadway.
The road by way of Lookout would
follow the natural course which was
adopted in the early COS when the
government constructed the old Null
Ian road 1t Is the lowest pass CON
Meeting with this district, and it has
always been surprising that it was
not selected when the present road
was constructed. The present roau.
however, has served most useful
purpose in opening up an important
mining section and results have fully
justified its construction. But where
1t passes over the summit II is 400 or
500 feet higher than Lookout, and It is
stated by old-tlmers that Lookout
pass is free from snow about two
months longer each year. This adj
vantage along with the advantage of
having direct wagon road connection
with another rich mining and timber
territory would amply justify the
commissioners in constructing the
link of two miles.