Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-15
39th PARALLEL LINE
Another Railroad,

eAuact iiom the EUREKA Nevada) Sentl-
mel, upon railroad interests in an easterly
and westerly direction through Utah and
Nevada, is worthy Of further considera-
ton. In few years st. Louis and San
Francisco will have a new and direct con-
nection by rail, which to individualize
we will call the Both Parallel Road, and
this route will pass directly through the
richest mineral, agricultural and timber
districts of Colorado, Utah and Nevada.
Between the 37th and 41st parallels,
north latitude, in these three Territories,
are comprised more of gold, silver, lead,
iron, coal, copper, timber, fre-clay, mar
bic and other valuable natural deposits,
than in any other section of equal area,
across the great Sierra Madre and Sierra
Nevada ranges. This vast belt OF coun-
try, extending from Denver, in Colorado,
to Mono and Inyo counties, California,
is comparatively unexplored, but enough
has been discovered to prove that at no
distant day it will embrace more mills,
mines, furnaces and reduction works than
all the country besides west of the Mis-
sissippi. A railroad route that will trav-
erse near to the central line of this great
mineraf>belt will in time have more local
business than any other trans-continental
road whatever.
This entire belt OF richest mineral
territory, 800 miles in width, and / 900
in length, would pay untold tribute to
such a central route.
Any railroad projected upon or near to
this line indicated, or so located as to be-
come great feeder thereto must be, in
the logic Of events, an assured success.
Salt Lake City holds central place
within this mighty belt. Nature has
formed the bulwarks of her commanding
geographical position. 1t is in view OF
this general outlook that we add the fol-
lowing suggestion to those contained in
your article, rs we'll as those expressed
by the Sentinel:
Unquestionably the true policy of mine
owners and residents in the central coun-
ties of Nevada is to work for an east and
west road, which will in turn become
link in the 39th parallel road direct, be-
tween ST. Louis and San Francisco.
The route suggested by the Sentinel
article relates to that portion westward
from Salt Lake City, through Nevada,
into the State of California. 1t is well
known that capitalists are already pro-
jecting a road from Denver to Salt Lake
City. Two roads have been proposed
either of which will traverse new mining
districts and region unsurpassed in
COAL timber, water and grazing lands
In Utah this route will come into close
relation with all, and pass through sew
elal of the already developed silver and
coal districts Of the Wasatch range, the
great treasure region OF the Territory
Westward from this point the most favor
able route will follow the line of the
Salt Lake. Sewer Valley and Phoebe
Railroad for considerable distance,
passing the southern extremity of Great
Salt Lake, leaving the road in Rush VAL
ley near the old overland stage road.
some of the more important mining dis.
trlcts traversed or passed near to in Utah,
are Tooele, Rush Valley, Ophir, Camp
Floyd and Tintic, in the Oquirrh Range,
on the Left then West Tintic, Columbia,
Dugway, Granite Mt, Drum, Clifton,
Pleasant Valley and Deep Creek, the last
named being at the Western line of the
Territory.
In Nevada the route suggested will
traverse for nearly its entire length the
richest portion of that State--mning dis
trcts, fine grazing country, valleys, hills
and ranches already Astounding with vast
hei"s VI c"t'ie anu oueeP' 40 ehu'hei- :
ate some OF the principal mining and
grazing localities, which with railroad
constructed would double and qnadrupie
tneir yieid oi treasure ana De tributary
70 the road, we notice III succession, 60
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smell oleek, Egan canyon, "hlte Fine
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nolh' Ellsworth, Columbus, Volcano
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