Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-30


nored the established survey and. the
and followed the line Of
cheapest construction, with the result
that the road in places and for long
distances is simply a narrow shelf high
above the river, with few turn-outs and
very rocky. At several points the road
Is flooded and impossible at high wat
err stage. AS a connecting link between
the north and south. 1t is a positive dis
grace to the state of Idaho. Travelling
over 1t under the best conditions is
hardship. The United States mail
route between New Meadows and
Grangeville, times week both ways,
occupies two days going and two days
returning, the all might lay-over being
at Lucille, where the stages arrive late
and depart early. As natural conse-
ouence the road is used almost exclu-
sively as a local highway, whereas If
made into a good road it would become
the most extensively used and inter-
esting highway in the entire state.
When converted into a substantial
highway 1t will form an important link
in the proposed international highway
between Mexico and British Columbia,
(see exhibit ~
In 1911, under authority of chapter
6 of the 1911 session laws, an appro-
priation of $4,000 was made for the
purpose of constructing n steel bridge
across the Salmon river about two
miles below higgins.
The road from Round valley is built
on the east side of the Little Salmon
river to a point below the falls where
| it crosses to the west side and con-
+i,,,,as ~ tho state bridge where the
.,,,or ,s orossed and thence continues
-, tha cost side Of the main salmon
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ne oi'ioi.is VI ''o a., e.,,.,,'1.
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estimates VI ,,
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lores's' III me iesioA u W inv
ploposeu io'" .u,
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AaInarach -, NV niiiilon Ice.
i Inc hVestock lhuusliS' uilueI eNiSsihe
cohul'iohs' 10 INC niosN iiiiiol .',li. 80
lure atlenuihs Ine piesen. ue'
Oh Tue 9aiiiioi riNei couh'i
Inc acreage o"heu ny inc s'a.e oi
the east sac Oh the salmon river oraln =
J age p'lslh' ullec.iy .ilou'"iy W uAo pr
poseu i"au' ~ No'V1V "NAes nc ~
oh t"e Mes' sue VI .te it'St 10 800
acles' nv ooiiinio,O iai NaiNe0 -,
JANUS WIZ pe laIsel9 nv ee,seu ~ 'he
construction ol the ploposeu ioau
""iie TIC raiS eiu ooiNNeo ",os wy
rNer ale sehei any iiai ~ "es O"
very iereiie anu III nisn SCI u Nui
.NatioI' anu 'ilese pi"0ea ooliipl 'Se 'iie
pulh ol l'ie iaiiu ~ oui'iN az" eioie
7 .ie river IN tiie 'apie i"ii0s' io~eI
l Is vel! i@i &c eiease Vi CT ,"e
1 son Oh Wiicii ~ Us iei 'iie aiiu piouuI :.
3 i've as 'ie pest Vi INC pr iile ANS -
lortneIh ioaiio' we es'iin"'I ma
ABOUT per cent ohiy VI t,le ANU aN"ti
aoie LOT cui'lNa'ioh Coii'is uouS " ui'
salmon river Is III cui'iNa'ioi,'
4 An important lea'uie 10 ue tahe,
S iilIo considerations III 0'liiie0'ioi, VIZ
!. tle cohslruction VI t'ie pioPoseu iaii
4 ROAD pea Is tne Ne% rerce inula i re
: serVation, Witch coin opp oNl'
Ilateiy -Ooo Squaie ni.eS u 'ei ~
D. - rr1oo.,,,atar corntias ,rb,
: total area of the Indian allotments i.
= 1875. 1862 acres. OF these Indian allot
: ments. about 10000 acres are agri
: cultural OF the agricultural land
about 100000 acres are leased, anC
:. about 5000 acres are cultivated by In
' dams. The trust period extending ov
= err the majority of the Indian allotment!
: expires in 1920. At the expiration o
{ the treaty. unless the same is renewed
for another period of 25 years, it is ;
certainty that the greater proportion 0
y these lands will pass into the hands o
: actual resident white citizens, thu
n ,oo+ar,alI. incraasing the nonllatio,