Opening the Mink Creek road over the divide, 1906–1910
In 1906 a Rattlesnake Creek rancher graded a road up Mink Creek from Pocatello; in 1910, after settlers asked for a better route, a new road over the divide won Arbon's praise.
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In 1906 a Rattlesnake Creek rancher graded a road up Mink Creek from Pocatello; in 1910, after settlers asked for a better route, a new road over the divide won Arbon's praise.