The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-09
CANYON TRIP IS
GOOD EXCURSION
New Road Over Black
foot Range Aid to
Travellers

The commissioners of Bingham
county have completed the new roaG
thru Wolverine canyon and over the
range to Birch creek, and people are
invited to drive over and back tt
see the wonderful scenery and study
the resources of the rich valley be.
yond the range. The road has just
been finished and put into the best
condition it is likely to be in for
this season, the vegetation is about at
its best, the mud is dried up and the
dust has not yet been developed
much.
There has been a great deal of
talk about the need of road over
the range, and now we have it.
There has also been a great deal of
talk to the effect that it was fool
ish to spend so much money making
road over there into space for the
use of mere handful of settlers
and sheepmen to travel. People are
invited to take the trip thru the can
yon and over the range and judge
for themselves whether it was worth
while. The scenic attractions were
not part of the considerations of
the board in building the road, but
they become very substantial sub
ject of comment by people passing
thru. The grades are easy and any
kind of car can go over and back.
Those desiring to return via the
Idaho Falls road will come back to
the edge of the valley near Ammon,
southeast of Idaho Falls. The trip
makes less than a hundred miles
that way. Persons wishing to re-
turn via the Blackfoot reservoir, So
da Springs, Bancroft, Lava Springs
or Paradise valley and the upper
Blackfoot, can make choice of
routes, but should take at least two
days for it.
The excursion will be go-as-you-
please, commencing Saturday, July
10, and continuing Sunday and Mon
day. Some choose to go one day,
and others some other day, many
business people being unable to go
any other day than Sunday.
Go With Traffic
People making the trip are re-
quested to observe one rule that will
insure greater safety and add much
to travellers convenience. In trav-
cling thru the canyon and over the
summit, face the SUM- Go with
the traffic." Travel eastward in the
forenoon and westward in the after
noon. If you go over the summit
in the forenoon you may expect to
meet a stream of cars going the 9TH
er way.
Observe traffic rules at all times.
If you try to travel against traffic
you increase your own chances for
a wreck, as well as to bring the
chance to hundreds of others who
are entitled to right of track with
out Instructions. If one car going
the wrong way stops long line
OF others on dugroad, it means de-
lay and danger to all of them.
Take plenty of oil and gas, buy
more at the Pole bridge store if you
want it, eat and drink and sleep
wherever it suits you, but don't trav-
ell against the traffic if you can
help it.
People going from almost any part
of the county are advised to take the
Firth-Goshen road, and to keep off |
Of the road leading eastward from
Wapello and there has been some [
grading done and there are dusty
places that are hard to get thru.
About half mile above Firth a
road leads east to Goshen. 1t is
paved with Goshen gravel from Ba-
salt to Goshen and is perfect
Turning south thru
Goshen, pass around the foot of the
ill where the crusher and loading
plant is, keep the main road and
Keep bearing to the left and it leads
INTO Wolverine canyon. The section
If road between the railroad track
md the eastern edge of Basalt town
lite is the unfinished piece of road
poken of elsewhere in this issue,
hat the people of that country are
70 anxious to have top coated.