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►rdritirlt;tD-jfitIV:sdI*it*1010y■eloc-r-c-V*if*i»(I*elt;1duli,r-mifreiiIdr,1-Vth0*IIIr*lt;10.‘P•»c-lyiit)finine-1. y ii |HI*1-I-tttvt*ictok.leiireleIp*eI*‘«T1ie1-*tft-lll-iddoe* not deter men who know what they art* at from golu^ luto tlie district and taking up land. Next summer will scu a luinin^r excite* merit ici Stevens and the uurthetud-cm pcirt of Hpok»ne county tmly equaled by the cruse that caught |KM)|ilo during the l4*MlvJI1e hurrah. Wo ho|ie every 8|Njkanite who take* up a piece of earth will find hidden IxMieuth tln» surface n k«nm1 solid fortune, and we don't wtoh worse luckto others taking it hand.. ,i.. — -— ■Wujfoii Koad to Ike Mlnr*«Kver since the prewrHfof gold lie-came known to exUt In the Coeur d’Alene mountain* effort* hive f*e**n made by ambitious towns within reach of the mined to construct wag-on roadn into the camp, and numerous places have been built upon I lie mere strength of n rc|»ort that from that |wyIl11 the mines were easily accessible. Brlknap, Thompson Fnlh, Trout creek and other place* have In time* Innlitcil ui*m |*o*sei*«lng the Ix^ffcouto Into the Coeur d'Alene**, unil booms followed the announce-men to, but other collapse* have taken place In each and every one? of these towns crtn^tructiHl upon iho frail foiindatoin of momentary inflation. In spite of all of the much vaunted routca n yafloaUe wagon road has never yet been openitl up clear through to Eaglo city or Murray, The obstacles U» be encountered have l»eor. *uch as to preclude the |xssl-bllity of building wagon mad* to the mines without every tfreat expense, and thoAe traveling ami conveying freight into the camp have relied on the pack-train, or river navigation, the latter means duinga large f«‘r cent of the bualncss. We have always held that the only practicable route to the new gold Helds was from Hpokune Falla via Coeur d’ Alenc city, and frequently pelutcd out the reason* for the position we assumed. The facts now bear in out in tin we statement** That ill-starred and liadly managed organization, the S|Hikano Falls and lt;iK*ur d'Alene transportation com|mny, wan on (he right track when Its conveyance*! carried passengers and freight over lo the mines, but its untimely death prevented the managers from oiien-ing up the rottjtl that was proposed, and which would have been con-striii’tist had the company continuedIn existence. While everything regarding the mines has lxlt;*n kept 4uiet for the paat few months, yet there have In^on parties actively engaged fn surveying out a route Into the mining towns, Jt has licers generally understood that the want of a roa*I, passible at all seasons of the your, has been seriously felt, and for the convenience of the traveling public a few men have U'cn actively engaged preparing to supply the deficiency, Among the i*«rtic# interested in the scheme is C* V King, of Coeur d'Alene city, who telegraphed to lie! Lelsher, of this city, that tin* road was nearly completed, and inquiring If tho Fulls could do anything to aid the project. Mr, IvClnh-er will take the mutter in hand and FOi he is an active and fait ful worker, and can *hr»w that I fie road Is a bona fiilr I ii lt;1 it n t ion ^ u e have no doubt he will receive sutnUntlal allt;t. It seems that the projectors of this road have succeeded In laying out a highway, a/tor king and enraful examination, that gives direct wagonC iiIikliiL.rali ill Inn uSfh fnr
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Spokane Falls Review
Spokane, Washington, US
Sat, Oct 11, 1884
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