19th-century history Shalalth



view of seton lake mountainside above shalalth.


the steep, switchbacking packtrain route on pass, 3500 in elevation above lake, easiest route upper bridge river valley on north side of pass, , when country s immense gold potential began increasingly prospected , exploited, mission mountain trail evolved mission mountain road, suitable first rugged trucks replacement old muletrains, although equipment mines being still barged in lake shalalth , hauled piece-by-piece on mountain. then, before engines , freight wagons brought in (a road along route of trail not built until 1912) equipment , heavy supplies bound mines rafted still-flowing bridge river few miles west of north foot of pass (in order avoid rapids , strong currents). infrastructure costs development of mission mountain road , bridge river road born local citizens, government not invest; same true of new road through canyon terzaghi dam moha.







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