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Rail route survey swells Boise Idaho Midland line hopes
A published synopsis of the Idaho Midland survey outlines a Boise to Butte route tapping central and eastern Idaho’s rich mineral belts. It details towns Neal to Bayhorse, timber and water power, dozens of mines, mills and potential smelters, and argues a railroad would unlock vast ore, livestock, and timber wealth across Custer and Lemhi counties.
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Boise Capital
Idaho Midland Railroad
D.T. Miller
Boise
Butte
Idaho
United States
Boise River
Sawtooth Range
Salmon River
North Fork
Wisdom
Big Hole
Neal
Pine
Sawtooth
Bonanza
Custer
Clayton
Bayhorse
Chalis
Ellis
Salmon
Gibbonsville
Camp Bally
Smith Prairie
Dixie Mines
Little Camas Prairie
Fall Creek
Pine Grove
Mountainhome
Junction Bar
Rocky Bar
Big
Little Smoky
New England
Vienna
Silver King
Salmon Valley
Washington Basin
Fisher
Stanley Basin
Custer County
Idaho Midland Survey
Logan
Cape Horn Creek
Beaver Creek
Sheep Mountain
Bull Dog
Sheep Mountain District
Blackfoot
Thompson Creek
Robinson Creek
Aquaw Creek
Redbird
Civabar Group
Poor Man
Elk Horn
Bayhorse Creek
Ramshorn Group
Skylark
Keno
Pacific
River View
Cave
North Star
Forest Rose
Litle Fellow
Juliette
Beardsley
Extension
Silver Brick
Hoosier
Yankee Fork
Hstes Mountain
Lucky Boy
Camp & Railroad
McFadden
Quster
Rocky Mountain Range
Lemhi County
Big Creel
Copper
Blackbird
Shoup
Hunt
Peasbur
Yellow Jacket
Singiser
Bohannon
Forney
Lembi
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