The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-13
GOLD CREEK WANTS
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
PAUL BOCKMIER WRITES CHIEF
ENGINEER OF HIGHWAY COM
MISSION ABOUT 1T

Paul BOckm1er, manager of the GOlt
Creek Mining and Milling company
thinks the state highway should ruI
through the Gold Creek route between
Potlatch and st. Maries and has writ
ten a letter to the chief engineer o
the state highway commission making
this suggestion and giving his reasons
for advocating this route He has
kindly furnished this paper a copy O
the letter which will be of interes
to Latah county citizens His letter
follows:
Gold Hill, Latah Co., Ida, May 8.
Chief Engineer,
State Highway Commission.
Boise, Idaho.
Dear Sir: I have been informed
that the state highway commission in
tends to construct a highway from
Moscow, or some point on the Pa
louise River, to st. Maries, and the
route proposed is either up Deep
Greek and over the old ST. Maries
trail or up Meadow Creek over the
road that the state built several years
ago and is not travelled.
l am also informed that Potlatch
is working to have the road go up
Deep Creek while Princeton and
Harvard are working to have the
road go up Meadow Creek 1t seems
to me that that road ought to be
built where it would accommodate the
most people and help those who are
trying to open up the resources of
the country from which the state de-
rives it's revenues.
The road could be built up Gold
Greek. which empties into the Palouse
River between Potlatch and Prince
ton, which would be a compromise be-
tween both factions that want the
road, and would open a vast mineral
belt as we'll as timber which extends
along the whole route, while eitker
of the other routes have only timber
Gold Creek has produced over ST.
900 100000 from its placer mines, and
placer mining is still being carried
on by hydraulic process on Gold
Creek, and a new plant has just been
installed on Big Greek, which would
also be along the proposed route.
There is a gold bearing belt along this
route which is being developed as fast
as capital is available.
The Gold Greek Mining and Mill
ing company is developing group
of claims which is showing remark
ably high grade ore, ranging from
S125 per ton to $2400 per ton in gold
and silver. They have over 1900 feet
of under ground development and will
be shipping ore in the near future.
There are four other properties in
this district that are being developed
as capital is available.
There is a country road up Gold |
Creek for a distance of about three !
miles, in poor condition. The road
has a number of hills between Gold
Creek and Potlatch which would be |
eliminated if a road would be con-
structed up Gold Creek. 1t would |
give water grade through the en-
ire district. From the summit of
Little Gold Hill the road would fol- !
ow the old st. Maries trail, that |
would be followed by the Deed Creek
cute. and would open another min
,ral belt along a line between Latah,
3enwah and Kootenai counties, there
,y serving all three counties.
1t seems to me that the Gold Creek
quite would be the most logical route
o follow if the Interests of the state
we're taken into consideration and the
most people served l would suggest
his route be taken into consideration
~ the state highway commission and
;arefully investigated before a de-
ision is made as to the route to be
AIKEN.
I would be glad to furnish any fur
her information in regard to the min
raj belt on request, or would go over
he district with an engineer, if de-
fred. / believe the state would
ventually receive large returns for
he money spent in constructing a ,
cad along this route as outlined.
Trusting that this information will
eceive favorable consideration, | am, !,
Respectfully, yours,
PAUL BOCKMIER,
Manager, Gold Creek Mining !,
& Milling Company. !