Hoad Is Again Open After Meadows Route Reopens
The Warren road from Meadows has reopened allowing traffic to pass through Hoad. Local officials announced the restoration of the route and urged travelers to use caution as crews finish final checks.
13 Mar 1902
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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
1
The Warren road from Meadows has reopened allowing traffic to pass through Hoad. Local officials announced the restoration of the route and urged travelers to use caution as crews finish final checks.
Krigbaum’s toboggan line from Meadows to Warren restarts after weather, carrying animals and provisions through the Payette and Booth Fork regions near Thunder Mountain. About 35 Meadows entrants and a dozen Warren Thunder Mountain travelers reflect a brief reopening before breakup, with nights planned for hard snow travel and days for thawed snow. Numerous freight movements and personal travels cite people and places across Meadows, Warren, Thunder Mountain, Fisher Creek, and Grangeville.
J M Butler and partner expect to take out $10000 this season at Goose Creek placers four miles above Meadows. Ground is river wash on a hillside with a one mile ditch. They bought 160 acres from Underwood last year and with one giant plan to run two giants this year. Road to Rock Flat may run up Goose Creek, easing grade. Also notes on Kodol Dyspepsia Cure testimonials and Davis Drug Co. special jeans prices in carload lots.
The Chicago Record-Herald reports a proposed transcontinental line from Eureka California east to Idaho and beyond. Lord Thurlow and George H Proctor announce a 25 million dollar project with Drake Stratton to begin this summer. J J Hill and others are linked. Eureka boasts a deep harbor and growing trade.
The Wall Street Journal discusses the railroad issue alongside Thompson and Landson’s report on the Lake Fork Cut-off. The item outlines competing views, industry impact, and projected effects on routes and finance.
Reports in The Wall Street Journal outline that the Northern Pacific will shortly extend to Weiser Idaho and connect with Hill and Harriman lines with about 25 million dollars from English and American interests. The piece also details a Lake Fork to Thunder Mountain route via Gounell with trail distances, altitudes, and a note that the mail route could be improved.
Boers rout Britons as burghers push hard under Gen Methuen with decisive action. The clash marks a sharp moment in ongoing operations, reflecting Boer resolve and British efforts to stem the advance in the field.
The dispatches report the South African war’s worst British defeat. Methuen’s column, 1200 killed or captured, mules stampeded, guns lost, and Methuen taken prisoner. Secy Broderick apologizes for the general’s setback and notes Mafeking near the battle site in Transvaal.
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