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Show FROM BUTTE TO Sll FRAHGISCO Idaho Newspaper Presents Some Facts Concerning the Proposed Pro-posed New Line. In a recent issue the Caldwell Tribune, Tri-bune, da., discusses at longth tho proposed pro-posed San Francisco, Idaho nnd Montana Mon-tana railroad and presents some interesting inter-esting facts concerning tho road. As outlined this rond runs through a "pa'" country from Montana on tho northeast to San Francisco on the southwest, says tho Tribune. Iho mountains arc rich jn minerals, and in many sections aro heavily covered 'with timber. Everywhere along the line through tho mountains is an abundance of grazing for cattle, sheen and horses. The tonnntfo o freight from the country to tho north is so jm-menso jm-menso that tho road will be a paying one from tho start. In Lemhi county t.ho annual tonnage would bo 22S.OUU, and from Custer county 112,000, or 8-10,-000 from the two counties in Idaho to tho uorthoast. In tho section ot country coun-try to tho south and west there would bo annually 12,306 cars, or about 24.-320 24.-320 tons of freight handled by the road. This takes no account of tho coal that may be- doveloped along tho lino, or within easy reach of tho road. Isor does it look into tho future development develop-ment of tho rich agricultural sections through which it passes. And in this estimate no tonnago is allowed for other sectiona through which ifc passos; It. is not too much to say that fully ono-third more may be added to the sunt total of the two sections already estimated esti-mated which would add 195.9-iO tons, or a grand total of 783,760 tons oil froight to bo hauled annually by this road. It is now generally known that there is fino coal in Lemhi county. Also magnificent mag-nificent veins have been found in Malheur Mal-heur county, Oregon, on the Owyheo river. These are sufficient in themselves them-selves to justify tho building of a road to get this coal to market. It may be that other deposits of coal will be found along the proposed route. The grade from hero to "Winnemueca, Nevada, is practically a 1 per cent grade. Only in ono section, and that for a short distnnco in Succor Creek canyon is tho grade a heavy one. For 0.3 miles tho grade is 3 per cent. It will be tho costliest part of the entire lino to build and will always be the most expensive to operate. 'Excepting this part of. the section tho most or the road can bo graded with tho plow and scraper, and can therefore bo constructed con-structed very cheaply. From Caldwell to Sheaville, a distance dis-tance of about 60 miles, tho road has already been locatod. Over 16 miles is now under contract and is boing constructed. con-structed. From Shoaville to Winue-niucca Winue-niucca the distanco is about 135 milc3 and much of it is through a flat country. From hore to Winnemueca is 24o miles, which can be completed in tho next two or three years. That part of tho road from hero to Montana will require a longer timo to construct it. When this road is completed there will bo a saving sav-ing of about 500 miles of distanco bo-twoen bo-twoen New York and San Francisco. |