New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-10
UTAH.

We have later news from Utah, reaching to Feb. ,.
large meeting relative 10 the Pacific Railroad was
held in Salt Lake City the 3ls January long string
of resolutions passed, and memorial had been al
dressed ts Congre,sby the Legislature
The following are amons the resolutions hi If III, Union
the .s; prosperity o. the ntoa that ms ROAD
TED fs :. III. eaas. q .s On considered
aud IN The Msns e.; e she :. S. Fss iss Az
that isPsTt S TO :G n;
is' ii. h:e %a.S s.SS p:ls..ts Sc.sss
tsn and dbu;e the same to the members OF Congress Car
MIMoRIAI-The following is the important portion Of
the memorial;
Without further preface and with all due Difference in
our Judgment the route in question should commence 81
Council Bluff City keep up the main Platte to It's South
Fork and up the South Fork TO the proper point Tor al
vergipg the summit Of the Black Hills in the neigh
borhood Of what is known the Box Elder Pass or
commencing near the mouth of the Kansas and Keeping
up that stream the Republican Fork, and up that 10
where you leave it to reach the same pass g
between the Missouri River and said pass by the Two
named routes be very ring and tho grade would he
eaualy low and the amount OF timber grass qus'y OF
soil climate and facilities for settlement arr almost or en-
The 30, Elder Pass 10 wide low depression in the
Black Hills with very gentle and decent from this
point the route the southern portion OF the level
we'll waered and grassy LaraBes plains, TO the Med
Bow Butte thence by gentle grades across hs or'n
Fork Of tho Platte TO low beautiful pass on the summit
of ths Rocky Mountains called Bridger Pass mere ine
roue coaches the out crop Of the rich and thick
bitnlniuous OF the exteksNe
the waters Of Muddy and Bitter Greeks where strong Ia
dcaous of rich iron beds were also noticed aud pur
sues its easy grade Green River near the NOUN Oh
Henry Fork an aiaent fron the west whose outlet
inst above Browns Hole; thence up Henry f0rk and
across Bear River and Weber River BY its lower
into ainss Prairie and down the Ifnpansgos % froNo
River into Utah Valley.
Trom the mouth of the Kanyon OF Provo klver py ne
north end of Utah Lake TO walkers River Pass IN the
Sierra Nevada the aos Of the country nearly desa
level with the exception Of short isolated ranges OF
tars which could easily be turned If any where onna on
the line.
From all we can learn Walkers River Pass the most
e.ibe in the Sierra Nevada here north oil Akef
Pass which is near latitude IS deg and OF course mscn
too far south Between Walkers River Pass, and San
Francisco on direct line there is unusual obstacle
The most casual inspection Of any late map viii demon
sate the route above indicated 10 be the shortest moss
direct and most central that be located between the
Missouri River and San Francisco by way Of any prae'i
cable mountain passes now known
From the Box Elder Pass to the nch valleys skirns
h west base of the Wahssch mountains independent Of
he ;nexhaust;be coal beds and strongly indicates iron
80 &C R,ter Creek there more favorable iocahnss
s st,emsps on and near the line indicated man on any
aisr hstwesu the same parallels OF ionstade unless
go "a made extremely crooked and solely win we"
10 accommodate such locations - -.
The mouth of the Tmpanogos OF froyo nsnyvn open,
;,o,.sd;sieIy upon the eastern edge oi ttsI eey, anu
nsay Provo City which will ere long pc non anu Poso
sl ,h,oush sktn and labor well applied 70 sOs.a
,s.ourees Tbs Is hs most eligible point Tor ersncaas