Show ELECTRIC LINE TO IDAHO MINES MINESt t Proposed Road for Salmon River Country BLACKBIRD PLAN 4 OP OF POWER po POW ThOM EROM THE TEB t 4 An electric read r to tap the rich Sal Salmon Salmon mon river mining Ing regions Is ls projected as 5 an alternative in case the Oregon Short Line does not carry out its plan of extension e to the neighborhood of the Blackbird district This railroad pro project project Is la fathered by John E Dubols Dubois the Pennsylvania millionaire and Dr P PA PA PA A H Franklin of o Salt Lake as a a part put of their mining operations in Idaho They prefer to have the Short Line ex cx extend extend tend to the vicinity of their properties but they ey have bave been investigating the possibilities of an electric line and are convinced that one is feasible There is plenty of power In the streams said Mr DuboIs Dubols just before leaving for a short trip to Oregon For some distance along the Salmon it is possible pos to get 60 00 horsepower every mile There are plenty of other ther streams that can be made to yield great amounts of power and an electric road would be the cheapest in construction and operation We would not care to go into any such project at present pr nt but we will go ahead with the development ot of the properties of the Blackbird Mining com corn peny ny at Blackbird and when we have havethe haveth havethe the th tonnage exposed to ship if It the rail railroad railroad railroad road will wUl not come to us we will go goto goto goto to the railroad The Short Line JAne has surveyed a line to Chams Challis and it is understood to be bethe bethe bethe the intention of the management to togo togo togo go that far at least Should Thunder mountain develop p as its Us friends pre predict predict predIct dict the railroad would probably be ex en extended extended tended over Morgan pass pas and down Panther or Big BI creek passing not far tar from the Blackbird camp In case the Short Line does d eS not nt build there it Is Isbell believed bell eyed this route would be followed by the proposed electric rad r ad as It is J considered the best way and would keep close to the water Iter power pow r |