The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-03-12
ON THE YELLOWSTONE ROUTE


branching off the Lincoln Highway
at Ely, that will avoid this desert rea-
ture and give the tourists something
worth while for their long home
ward trip beside relief for another
milestone passed to the rear. From
Ely, while not noted by the Eastern
motor guides, there is a splendid road
northward toward Wells, Nevada. that
takes the tourist out of the worst of
the Lincoln highway trip and sends
him northward by the MOST DIRECT
ROUTE to the Yellowstone National
park and the Great Shoshone falls, two
of the most interesting sights in the
West Not only does it include these
features but gives the motorist the
knowledge that at least every ten miles
or so Of the route Is human habitation
with the chance to obtain help in case
OF trouble Roadbeds that are always
passable and fit for travel is another
advantage that will accrue to the mot
orist who takes the Shoshone falls
Yellowston park route, via Ely,
Wells, Contact, Twin Falls tract, Sho-
shone falls and the Sawtooth Park
Highway, through Shoshone, HALEY, to
Arco, Idaho Falls and the Park. Every
part of the road is good, the scenery is
interesting at all times and for all of
the way diversified enough to make it
worth while as a sight seeing trip.
The Route in Detail
Leaving the Lincoln Highway at
Ely, Nevada, toward Wells, a perfect
roadbed stretches out for miles of
surface that will allow forty miles an
hour with perfect safety. Reaching
Wells the route stretches morthward
through winding highway composed
of disintegrated granite, which offers
one of the best natural roadbeds in
the world Ten miles out of Wells, the
motorist reaching the rise, views the
valley below and the hills dotted
around with patches of green fields
BY easy ascent for twenty miles the
roadway takes the natural course of
the valley until the top of the water
shed is reached, where Springs less
than twenty feet apart send their wa
ter north and south. There starts the
Salmon river which irrigates some of
the bountiful acres of the great Twin
Falls-Salmon River irrigation project
From this divide for thirty miles the
road runs along this stream, insuring
good water and some good trout fish
ing
Contact, a copper mining camp, with
a big future, girt about with noun
tains of copper ore, will supply the
inner man for square meal or a
nights lodging and fill the gas tank
and at reasonable figures. Ten miles
: northward the tourist comes to the
, headquarters Of the Vineyard Land
F and Livestock company, and the first
irrigation system on the Salmon river.
Thirty-five miles from Twin Falls city
and forty from the Great Shoshone
1 falls is the immense storage dam OF
the Twin Falls Salmon River project
is an object of curiosity together with
the canyon below.
The Salmon tract with it's bitches OF
sparkling water feeding the green
4 fields. yields to the larger Twin Falls
!. tract, dotted with multitude of pros
+ porous homes. The city of Twin Fails
. will supply all wants of the tourists
, with excellent hotels and garages.
0 Niagara's Rival.
= Five miles from Twin Falls city
f nesting in a setting of grim, brown
:. lava cliffs. ShOshone falls, miracle oil
> the Indians, the wonder of the first
5 white people and really one of the
/ most beautiful water falls in the Unit.
ed States is found. Bursting upon the
iSlSul VI llc tuui lol, OtllS Nltll lily
edge of the gaping cash in the eartf
is reached calls forth admiration from
5 all, both for the majestic sweeps o.
the falling water, and for the setting
# that nature has chosen for one of hel
. matchless wonders. Niagara must yielt
' the palm to Shoshone falls is the yer
e dict of those who have seen both.
+ Leaving the falls, the tourist reaches
ShnGhnnn city nt TN
;, best highways in the country North
: ward still the route takes the tOuris
u through irrigation systems, sage brusl
t, plains and gives plenty of chance TO
It making camp enroute along one of thu
best trout streams in Idaho, the Woo
river. HALEY, a mining camp ant
; stock city, situated in the folds of thu
: all embracing Sawtooth mountains
gives entrance into the most beautiful
country that Idaho can show in pin
: tree covered mountains, madly dashini
&c mountain streams and mirrored lake
until the grandeur of the whole awe
the mind of the one beholding it.
From HALEY to Arco, the same ca,
be said of the route, perfect roads an
~ wonderful scenery. A dash from her
N puts the motorist into another irri
" gated section of the mighty Snake Riv
" err Valley around Idaho Falls.
s From Idaho Falls still northwarC
Z the route winding constantly up b
N easy grades, brings the traveller to tn
~ Island park region, the front door t
" Unce Sans great park of thou
sand wonders.
n Not a single drawback to this rout
lie will be encountered save the lack c
It knowledge concerning it upon the PAL
-, of the thousands of tourists who wi
- visit the California expositons n auto
IS mobiles. The spreading of this know
o ledge is the purpose of the map an
n campaign, which will be started 9
,f once by every live booster along tn
route.