The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-03-22
BUILD LOOKOUT ROAD
GET NATIONAL HIGHWAY
UNLESS THIS COUNTY ACTS 1T
MAY LOSE THE YELLOW
STONE TRAIL.

The enthusiasm displayed at the re-
cent meeting of the Yellowstone Trail
association of Montana at Billings
should result In stirring the
people of Shoshone county to activity
if this county is to receive permanent
benefit from that great national high
way. 1t was announced at Billings
that plans for improving the roadway
will be carried out that will soon re-
suit in giving it practically a paved
roadbed, and nothing will be left I'M
popular transcontinental highway. AS
a means of making known the attrac-
tive features of the Yellowstone Trail
the national association will about
June | start an excursion from Ply
mouth Rock to Seattle The govern
or of Massachusetts or representative
will head the procession across his
state, and at the west state line his
place will be taken by the governor Of
the adjoining state. who will travel
to the western boundary of his state,
and so on across the continent to the
Pacific coast This will not be a race
against time but rather leisurely
trip, stops being made at points of
interest and side trips being made
under the guidance of local citizens
and commercial bodies. This will be
a notable excursion, one that will re-
suit in advertising not only the high
way, but every town and county of
any pretensions along the route. The
question is. how is Shoshone county
going to profit by it?
Must Build Lookout Road.
The people Of Mineral county, Mon
tana, fully appreciate the importance
of the Yellowstone Trail to their coun-
ty and have bonded the county to
make improvements that will cut out
the heavy grades. This means the ex
penditure of large sum of money,
and speaks volumes for the public
spirit of that small and new county.
And Mineral county is going to do
more than improve the grades of the
present road; it Is going to build
about or s miles of new road from
Taft to the summit at Lookout. thus
putting 1t squarely up to the rich and
populous county on this side of the
hill to meet 1t on the state line. 1t re-
- he ht,tl hxy
Shoshone county, all cheap construc-
ton. on a grade not to exceed per
cent. The building of this section in
conjunction with Mineral county
would secure "a pass 200 feet lower
than the present one, and one that
would be free from snow fully two
months longer during the year and be-
sides eliminate the present heavy and
dangerous grade. The people of Sho-
shone county desire this Lookout road
built at the earliest possible date.
They desired IL last year, but their
wishes We're ignored by the county
commissioners
Work Should Be Done Early.
Last year on June the snow on the
present road was eight feet deep on
the summit while on the same date
there was no snow whatever at Look
out. The present road was finally
opened to travel by shoveling the
snow. Unless the Lookout road Is
built at the earliest practical date.
the Plymouth Seattle excursion can
not come through here, and the
chances are that the route through
this county would be permanently
abandoned 1t is therefore of the
greatest Importance that the people Of
Shoshone county insist that the coun-
ty commissioners build this short Sec
ton TO the Lookout summit without
any unnecessary delay.