Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-08-18

backgrounds of timber to enhance
South Fork in the lower distance
the beauty of the scene, With the
winding its course to the northwar l.
IN itself a vision of delight.
A SUBSTANTIAL BRIDGE
At the forest boundary line sub
stantial wooden bridge, 16 200 feet,
has been constructed high above the
highest water mark, and from thence
the road proceeds up the north bank
OF the South Fork to Castle creek,
distance of nine miles,5 covering
some heavy rock work for almost the
entire stretch on natural water grade.
rarely exceeding ] percent.
The river flows below, with occa
sinoal rifles and long stretches of
slack water, with the high hills
sloping back for hundreds sof feet in
height, tie slopes on both Sides being
heavily timbered, making a delightful
landscape, through which Tit is a
pleasure to ride. The original inten-
ton was to complete the Highway to
Meadow creek, two miles above
Castle creek, but the high cost of |
labor am materials exhausted the
appropriation, and work was neces- |
EARLY suspended at Castle creek.
The work was done under contract
by Otto Hansen of Spokane.
and while the road bed is only
nine feet wide, it will answer the
purpose until such time as the con-
tinuing appropriations are available
for its widening and Installation of
'uiVerts, etc, to conform TO govern
nent standard specifications. No
1ther highway in the northwest Of s
.ers more scenic beauties than this
south Fork route, and it is already
public resort to the best fishing
nd hunting grounds extant, tourists
.lready awaiting themselves of This
lrgln fishing and big game hunting \
anges Tor their summer = vacations.
lnder agreement with the secretary i
I agriculture the task of maintain
ig the highways as far as at bresent
instructed devolyes upon the com &
customers of the Grangeville high a
ay district. s Z
But the South Fork highway has NJ
ore utilitarian purposes in view ri
IAN that of a public pleasure ground Y
summer vacationists. 1t is esti- N
ated by the Nezperce forest off. M
ais that 500,000,000 feet of timber IN
e directly contiguous to the new M
ghway. With the speedy exbaus- NJ
On of the white nine forests now
der exploitation nortb of the lower Y
earwater valley this new field NJ
ong the South Fork highway win 81
the next and last stand for exten- IN
e lumber production in northern NJ
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OPENS WAY TO TIMBER IN
IN addition to the foregoing the "
" highway will traverse one Of the E
latest undeveloped mineral coun. I'll
es IN the United States, which in
early-day excitements Yielded M
ny millions of dollars in gold Il
m the rich PLACER mines of Flor IN
e, Elk City, Zen Mile, = Moose NJ
elk, Newsome freek, bat hin g
'neer hill Buffalo hilI Summit n
t, Buffalo Hump and blacers ON
bars of the South Fdrk highway ~
ich are still in THO producing I'll
he utility Of she ndw highway is
her apparent IN thk stimulus ;tlE
furnish to TING quaHz mining in n
'sts which hare b{en laboriously NJ
eiopeed in the last 10 year, under
emely disadvantag{ous conditions 4
i,naeeessibility4 9nd prohibitive n
ght rates. Quartzl properties on "
Mile, Moose apd Fewsome creeks
within hailina distance of the Y
'osed highway. N
AID TO MINING
lrther up the Istfeam the South
min mining n belt las been steadily
er up the riveI are greet nor. N
dikes of ldw grade gold-bear- NJ
ore extending back to the N