Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-06-29
ElRMFRS' UNION PICNIC AT HALLS
GROVE, SATURDAY, JULY FIRST

moving dirt and loose rock for the first
days is given below.
| Contractors Work Convict
! Price Labor
S rs per yd. Earth l2c per vd
.35 per yd. Loose rock 2Sc per yd,
LAO per yd. Rock work None done
Splendid Work.
To appreciate the work the same
must be inspected personally. 1t can
be said however that the work being
done is showing up to the best and
when completed will leave a road that
will comply in every respect with the
requirements demanded by a road ex-
pert or engineer who specializes in high
way construction work. From the
present point of beginning of the road
around the point toward Remington
ferry the first drain was constructed at
a place near the point. Here a fill
was necessary but rock work was built
up and drain constructed to White
Bird creek, consisting of rip rap con-
struction of native stone which will be
faced with cement. This drain will
|, carry off all the water from the place
of beginning of the road work at the
construction camp to the point. Other
drains similarly constructed will be
made at points further on to care for
, surface water drainage. At no place
will the water cross the road and this
, will insure very economical cost OF
final unkeep.
, Only one team has been used in con.
nection with the road work and the
: teamster is a convict. The majority
, of the work has been done with the
shovel and wheel barrow There is mo-
much rock work to be done on the
: stretch being completed and it required
. moving of loose rock and earth.
Booth Inspected Road.
Last week State Highway Enginee
Eugene Booth inspected the work don,
and gave the following interview whicl
was printed in the Tribune:
State Highway Engineer Eugen
Booth, who arrived in Lewiston yes
7 terday from White Bird, where he in
spected work in progress at the convic
camp on the state highway, stated las
evening that while in Idaho county h
met number of citizens who discusse
the subject of the north and south high
way and he gained the impression tina
there is a very strong sentiment ther
favorable to bonding the county fo
building the state highway from Whit
Bird northerly through the county t
the Lewis line on Lawyer canyor
Mr.. Booth believes the sentiment
such that.it will develop into definit
plan before a long period of tim
elapses.
J, In connection with the north an
south highway, Mr.. Booth states tina
in Washington county a movement ha
been inaugurated to bond that count
to build the state highway from Weise
!, north, while in Adams county simila
sentiment is prevailing for carrying tn
highway from the Washington line
+ Council The logical result of TIL
cooperation on the part of the countie
" will be the completion of the highwa
at an earlier date than had been antic
pated, if the plans as outlined al
carried out, for it is known that til
state highway commission is especial
eager to have the north and south lin
m completed through the Salmon rive
1t country.
4 Increase Honor Camp.
# Engineer Booth speaks in most cor
= plimentary manner of the work beir
done by the honor convict camp on II
q road near White Bird. The stretch
y work laid out for the camp is one al
,e one-ha miles in length extending alor
le the Salmon from the junction wit
ID White Bird creek. About 1000 feet
IN the road has been completed in mo
e. creditable shape and with good progre
considering the force available. M
" Booth states that the men are no
of hardened for the physical task involve
and are as well in a cheerful frame
mind. Since the work was inaugurat'
Of several have been pardoned or thl
time has expired, and some will be
st leased in July, while others will go
September. 1t is his purpose to su
plement the present force OF TWEEN
tn men by twenty-five more if posslb
and if the step can be taken these ne
Sc men will be added to the camp by Il
first of the month. The road being co
er structed by the convicts is up to sta
highway specifications and in order
ID do this considerable rock work is
Id countered in the section now ben
handled. The travel-way of the road
maintained to the full width of TWEEN