The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-11-14
COUNTY ANNEXATION
BECOMES AN ISSUE
Plan to Take Part of Owyhee
is Endorsed
COMMERCIAL CLUB AND LONG
HIKE ATTORNEY CONFER.
Idea is to Take in Sixteen Townships
and Build Road to Line-LOng Hike
to Build in Nevada.

Annexation, not division, will be the
proposition presented to the next leg
islature from Twin Falls county, ac-
cord1ng to plan that has been work
ed out tentatively by the directors of
the Twin Falls Commercial club and
X. f. Lewis, of San Francisco, attor
ney of the Long Hike property, where
by 1t is proposed to annex sixteen
townships of Owyhee county for the
purpose of constructing and improving
the road through the territory it is
proposed to annex. 1t is suggested
that the Long Hike people build, if
necessary, the road along the Jarbidge
river to the camp, and that connection
be made with the road from Elko at
that point. Much development work
will be done by the company shortly
and it is believed that the Wingfield
properties will also be rapidly de-
veloped.
Mr. Lewis arrived in the city yester-
day after a visit to Jarbidge and dis
cussed the matter with the directors
The road from Rogerson to the Owyhee
county line Is in good condition, but
there is strip of about eight miles
through Owyhee, which it is difficult
over two bad grades, up to the top of a
plateau and then drops back to Jar
bidge. If the plan can be carried out,
there will be water grade to jar
bidge after the road strikes the east
fork, instead of going up a great hill.
Moreover, so much lodging around is
necessary to avoid gullys at present,
that the new road will be as short as
o1d Ar oui cold that nm
der present conditions, the carrying of
heavy machinery to Jarbidge entailed
enormous cost. The plan to build a
road from Elko with the aid of forestry
reserve money would help some, but
this road would be impossible a con-
siderable part of the year He had
been in the habit of coming in the
other way, he said because his work
has been largely of a legal nature, and
the records are in Elko, but he recog-
nized the utility of the route this way
for hauling things in that would cost
enormously if brought in through Ne
vada. Mr.. Lewis said that he was not
in a position to pledge anything de-
finite at present in regard to what his
company would do but if proper assur-
ance could be given, he was convinced
that they would do their part Engi-
neer Austin, who had put in heavy
work in Alaska for the Guggenheim in
terests, thought the work here COM
paratively simple. Should the COM
pany build it's share of the road il
would cost about $4,000 mile for the
four miles and $1,000 a mile for th'
rest of the way in Nevada. The cos
of building the eight mile stretcl
through Owyhee would not exceed
$1,000 a mile, or $4,000. The Long Hike
, is now making estimates of cost O
building a power plant, which may de
velop 500 or 900 horse power at Jar
bidge. They will also figure with thu
Idaho Light & Lower company ant
will adopt the cheapest plan. The.
: will not know until spring Mr.. Lewis
declared that his company would hav'
nothing to do with a toll road.
they built road it would be open Th
: Wingfield properties would, he said
1 probably be developed in the near fu
= ture. None of the contemplated i'm
provements on a vast scale will TAX
place until spring He said that roa
e improvement this year would not b
l practicable, as the season for that /
already closed.
l 1t was decided to take the matter u
a with the county commissioners an
: ask them, to negotiate with the com
missioners of Owyhee county, and,
. found satisfactory, a petition by resi-
dents of the district, who have pre-
viously declared themselves favorabl
to annexation will be in order. 1t
said that this district is so far froT
s Silver City that Owyhee would los
e nothing by the change and on the 9th
a er hand will not spend money on road
= there