Washington County ID Archives News.....Boom at Cambridge February 13, 1900
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Idaho Daily Statesman February 13, 1900
Idaho Daily Statesman
Boise, Idaho
Tuesday, February 13, 1900
 
BOOM AT CAMBRIDGE
 
Rev. Wright Talks of Conditions In the New Town
 
Rev. R. B.? Wright has returned from a visit to Cambridge, where he went to 
hold divine services.  He says that town, which is the terminal of the P. & I. 
N. road, is experiencing a boom.  Lumber cannot be secured fast enough to 
supply the demand.  A number of houses have already been constructed there and 
a great many others will be built as soon as lumber can be chained.  Mr. 
Wright says Cambridge is nicely located, being high and having excellent 
drainage.  It is on what was formerly the Hopper farm, which has been divided 
into town lots, the railroad company taking half and Mr. Hopper the other 
half, taking alternate lots.
 
A real estate boom is now on which Salubria, the old town, views with some 
little jealousy.  The rivalry between the two places has, it is said, 
(unreadable) acute that a Salubria lumber dealer who has a large supply of 
logs on hand, refuses to saw them into lumber for fear it will be bought by 
people who will ship it to Cambridge.  Salubria seems to be holding its own 
against its railroad rival, so there may always be two towns there within two 
miles of each other.
 
Mr. Wright says the Heath mining district, a short distance from the rival 
towns is attracting constantly increasing attention.  Big developments are 
expected there this year.  The Blue Jacket mine, is the Seven Devils, Mr. 
Wright says, is still shipping ore, which is hauled in wagons 60 miles to 
(unreadable) bridge and thence by rail to New York.  A great deal of this ore 
carried 36 per cent copper and enough gold to pay all the expenses of mining, 
shipping and smelting.

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