The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-04-29
WALLACE BOARD TRADE
BACK OF GOOD ROADS
INSPECT SLATE CREEK ROAD
TO AID ISOLATED GOLD
MINING DISTRICTS.

The work of the Shoshone County
Good Roads association was unanim-
ously endorsed by the Wallace Board
of Trade at the regular weekly
luncheon last Monday. This action
followed report by f. F. Stone. sec
rotary Of the good roads association,
which gave detailed statement Of
receipts and expenditures for each
year, beginning with 1913 and includ-
ing 1919 During that period the as
sOciation has handled almost $4,000.
The purpose Of the report was TO en-
list the active support of the board Of
trade in its support. Mr. Stone made
an interesting statement regarding
the work accomplished by the good
roads association in connection with
the Yellowstone trail, and called spe-
cial attention to the necessity for
active cooperation on the part Of the
board Of trade i'm the work on hand
for this season. the most important
Of which is the construction of road
around Mission flat which IL is esti-
mated will cost about $4,000. with
this completed the Fourth Of July
Canyon highway win be free from
the encroachment of high water,
which usually overflows Mission flat
and makes travel difficult or impossi-
bile for about a month each year. This
and other important road matters
will be considered at the annual meet
ing of the good roads association on
Tuesday evening, May 4. when it is
hoped that there win he large at
tendance regardless of membership.
Slate Creek Road.
Following the recent report of S
p. Fairweather regarding the condi-
ton Of the Slate creek road and the
probable cost of repairing it, tie mat
the county commissioners They
agreed to send the county surveyor
Julius p Hall. over the road along
with a man to he furnished by the
hoard of trade, for the purpose of es-
the cost Of placing II in CON
dition for travel President Sullivan |
was authorized 10 employ a man 10 |
assist the county engineer This road /
Wallace with mining sec
ton Of growing Importance and it is |
proper that the county and the bust |
ness men of this city should cooperate |
in encouraging it's development by |
the construction and maintenance Of
p good road
Mullan Tree.
4 resolution was adopted endorsing /
The action of Congressman Burton L |
French asking that the government /
set aside a quarter section of land in |
Fourth Of July canyon as public |
park. to be under the supervision Of |
he forest service This park is for
he purpose OF perpetuatng the tree
lpon which is Inscribed the date on
which Captain John Mullan was
amped there while constructing the
amous road that bears his name.
'he date was July 4, 1862 and the
anyon has ever since been known as
Fourth of July canyon The tree is
n interesting and important land
mark in the history of this section of
he state.
To Aid Gold Miners.
A resolution presented by A. J.
DUNN, upon the request of the Elk
'hy Good Roads association, was
adopted urging the
assage Of an amendment to the fed
raj road law authorizing the govern
lent upon the recommendation of
he director of the geological survey.
D build roads to isolated gold mining
istricts situated in forest reserves
nd which are unable to take advan-
age of the cooperative plan for road
obstruction under the federal aid ,
BAD act for the reason that The land
owned by the government and can
OF be taxed Funds for road con-
ruction must therefore he derived
'om the production of the mines and
iese can not be made productive
ithout means for transportation. p
nder the proposed amendment, =
hich has the approval of the Ameri- 81
IN Mining congress, the government p
ould simply advance ,he fund for
'ad construction and the money n
nus advanced would be refunded ~
rough an assessment upon the -
ines or mineral locations within the q,
strict served. The passage of this n
nendment would prove a great a.
'neft to the state OF Idaho on ac- O.,
unit of the large mineral section II
cIudad in forest raservas and re-
III i'm a substantial increase in the %,