Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-04-02
THE UTAH AND NORTHERN RAIL
ROAD.
Report Of the o. RA

from Ogden, through northern Utah,
entirely across eastern Idaho, and at
this date operated tp Beaver Canon,
near the southern Montana bcundry,
2T4 miles north 81 Ogden. Grading IL
about completed To Red Rock, Mon
tana, 80 miles u nth Of Beaver Canon.
Unless nousually iigorons weather pre-
vents, track will be laid on these 80
miles this season, making complete
north and sonih narrow gauge line
304 miles ID length. Surveys have
been made for divisions or branches
debouching from the constructed line
at Beaver Canon to Yellowstone Ma.
tional Park, 81 miles from the present
temporary terminus to Helena, via
Beayerhead and Jefferson valleys about
els miles from Pnrlncuf station, Ida.
no, west and northwest, via Boise
City to the Columbia river III eastern
Oregon. and various preliminary OBJ
servations Of routes ia Utah, Idaho,
Montana and Oregon, discarded or yet
to be adopted. Il is not extravagant 10
say that the Utah and Northern has
now, and evidently will have for years
TO come, by far the most extensive and
naturally rich tributary region Of any
line OF similar length in the entire
Trans-Missouri country. Those por-
tons Of Idaho. Utah, Montana and wes-
tern Wyoming whose traffic it already
fairly controls form an empire Of 200,-
600 square miles, a region which, even
IN the infancy Of development, is found
to contain some Of the largest and rich
est mineral belts and incomparahly
the most extensive and fertile valley
and desirable pasture lands in the Ell
tire Rocky mountain country Vel
lowstonc National Park. which all visi
tors pronounce the most prolific in
amazing natural wonders and beauti |
tnl scenes OF any spot Of like area in
the known world, win, it is generally
believed. from next season on, com
49,
msnd a very extensive tourist travel.
VIA the Utah and Northern, as it is
now 63 miles distant by national
grades from the Beaver Canyon sta
tlen. The most Of fertile and tAickIyl
settled valleys IN Utah lie in the path
Of this line.
The Salmon river and Yankee Fork
gold and silver mining region, which
Is now shipping some very rich ores
aud Is coming into prominence as a
probable rival of Leadville in 1880
lies $50 miles west of the Utah and
Northern railroad in central Idaho
and has no other prospective outlet
than the road under consideration
The vast salt deposits, which supply
such large demand in Montana. Ida.
I'e and other Territories, are IS miles
west OF the line in Eastern Idaho. and
also shipped by it extensively. TheI
Caribou gold and silver mines lie l0oI
miles east Of Eagle Rock Station, and |,
Tue great snake river guleh, or placer
mines, which extend 400 miles along F,
Tue stream named, are crossed at Ea.
sic Rock. The heavy immicra. ;
tion into Montana and ,ba :
other vast unsettled rer;ons
adjacent must for many years make ,
handsome showing in the passenger
business, as we'll as the tourist attra,
lions OF Yellowstone Park and other s
resorts now almost unknown Onc
nndred miles Of track were laid in '
1879, and, with the 80 now n prog. l
Iess, 1913 more will be laid this v, A.