Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-01-24
ozGMAN MoNTANA TERRITORY, FRIDAY JAN UARY q ls7s

guage, and the other three feet, The lin.
has been located the entire .iista.c., 81 4
every provision has been made 10 r,.,,fl.
'he res'' secul against accidents from snow
/ slides. 80 !"
i he gsadlng from Sandy to tie nloutI, 4
tli1 la1'yon. seven miles. is nearly c1nl,let4,l
We ties are on tie ground, anu Track
sNiil be commenced imneelately. Ihe iro,,
having been delivered. The locsn otiye. ] i,
roIllng stock having beel, ordered. ana 4 s
colsenspiatedto to have the road ii, operation
g e'ratife ut the mouth of The lar.ian early
Y February. Il will then be p,ts he'd nm III.
tanJon as rapidly rs possible, and i. ex-
| peetcd to be completed iulis,g the coming
season. ss,..sg s. 81 =
THE BINGHAM CANYON AND CAMP rfosD J,
ssl RAILRoan,
incorporated September, 1872. Capital stocs
$4,000 which at the tiiaa Of sr..a:za;i,,n
was all Iakenup and ten ,yer cent. pai i ii.
Iiie destination OF road has since bcea ex-
tended and capital Increased. and sssess-
menfs Of 30 per cont. have been levied an1
'aisl.# Between seven and ten miles of Tie
grading is already done, and the ties for the
ilffeesi miles ot the roan are now OH flo
ground. The iron and engines are ordered.
and will De ready for track -laying by tlc ,;rst
sof March. The enterpsise was CONCEIVED Nv
Hugh White, Esq. who is President II tha
road, anu the heaviest stockhelier; the ba I
ahce. e.of the stock is divided brtwer,i Walker
Bros. &. y. B#slin. Esq, and olIer leulino
business men in Salt Lake City. The roal is
expected to be in active operation from San
tiy Station on Tie u. s. 4. r.. ia ginsban,
City BY the lst Of April next and worl g.;
lhe balance Wall be pushed as fast thereafter
~ men and money can 20 il. The c.,ar.
from pefy Station TO- lie ,Iertfan River.
where the largest and most extensive sue,t-
ers of he Territory are now being bniIt viii
be feet snches With afhirtl rail. and thence
westward will De three fatt gaage. Tn
completionof this road will be OF inc.lcltla-
bic benefit to the mines of Bingham Galwo,
IS fheIe5issa a pletiiora Of low grade ores which
are now comparatively worthless. but ca,, T.. |
turned to profitable account. when psoprr f,- /
;iiaics for transportation laati.ia,,inu'k,fion
lie afforded.
lie line of traverse will he as fail,ws.
sautly Station TO Bingham. thence To iooele
City, y,dlieuee to Stockton, thence 10 0.ll;r and
hence TO Camp Floyd.
TIE AMERICAN FORK RAILROAD.
This road was incorporated ihe 81 of t,.ra
S72, With Il capital --.i, Esq. ii New
I orr. nm -rt1nnuhH Wilkes, Esq. Of ssal.
AXE City is tic Manager. Acting scai
yoha F. Ls.eil, Esq. Grpnad
sas i'iokra and op rations actisely com
neiaeta on he aolh Of May, 1917 - tas
9th Of October following. sixteen mics Of
oaa were completed. reaching Dee. tre.S.
ua there are now eiIly live iai.es ~ .rs. TO !,
,uild, tie terMi,ial I,ni',t being LIE anitana
,sEelllag l,o \, bclolsging % tase ts.aous
s.iticr mine, wiiciisis tWncI BY tie stock
lolirrs af ehr railroad.
The road is 4 narrow three-f.et guage.
rhe grade is ve,y heavy, tile maximum be-
ila 2g7 feet to the mile and tile radius If one
Il tie curves being 229 feet. Ihs road is
,eing run by a Eaflie engine, aud is expect
d to be completed by Nay. next, or 90 soon
S The melting of snow will peraii:of opera
ions being resumed.
SALT LAKE, SEWER VALLEY AND PIocHE
RAILROAD,
Organized ia May, 1872 Capital stock, So
10000. John Leisenaing, President; Fl. s.
Jacobs. Vice-President and treasurer e, ".
Sarnun1, secretary.
This road is Intended to 90 By way of Lake
Point fClinton's); thence to Tooele City.
stockton, aud through the Rush aid Sewer
alleys TO PIoche. It will pass II Ear TO East
'anyon, Lewiston, Iintic, San Francisco and
,ther mining camps in tile western part Of
be Territory. h sss
Work on the road has not yet been COM
ntnccd. "A
THE SALT LAKE AND TooELs VALLEY
RAILROAD.
organized December 16, 1872: Capital stock
4, ,Oo0. 900.
This project has been started under the au-
pices of John w. Young, Esq, assisted by
lninent eastern capitalists. The route is the
anne as that chosen BY the Salt Lake. SEWER
7alley ard Pioehe Valley Railroad Company.
The extent Of road will be about one hundred
niles. Surveys have been made to Clinton,
t the point OF mountains In rooele county,
nd ground was broken immediately alter in
a
HE JuAB. San PETE AND sEyIKa RAILROAD,
]rsanized in September. 1872. Capitalstock
Il SOC, 900. Track. three feet narrow guage. I,
officers. Brigham Young. President; David
Mckenzie. secretary Joseph a. ouisg, SUI
,erihtendcnt aud chief engineer; g. L.
assistant engineer.
The road wall con ect with the Ut. s. Rail-
Dad at Neplii and go through Salt Creek can-]
ron, thence iii a south essferly direction
sith branches to the different coal beds in
he vicinity. The total length including
ranches will be about 15o miles. Nearly
he whole lcngta has been surveyed and To-
.ateea Contracts for grading and ties have
,oen made and werk will be commenced
arly in tha,spring. \.
THE LEHI AND; TISTIC RAItEoAD,
ins Eogember. ls72s PRESIDENT.
ION W. Il. Hooper: Capital. 81 100000. IT
xiii start from Lelsi ON the q. s, Railroad and
mn westerly to the vicinity Of the Camp
sloyd mining district; thence southwest
yer the esvide 10 me vicinity Of Eureka,
s.st Iintlc, mining. A brarch.is to be built /
8 ophir and Stockton. The length Of the /
,,fl will ~ about fiffy miles, a pIelimin-