Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-06-28

We find the following in last Satur-
DAYS Salt Lake Tribune. and as it af-
fects the prosperity of the people of this
locality we reproduce it:
Parties from Salt Lake have fled arti-
cles of association in Nevada for the Salt
Lake & Western Railroad Company,
which is a western extension of the pres
ent Utah & Nevada Narrow Gauge Rail
way, which is in turn the old Utah
Western. The local corporation in Ne
vada is organized in the interest of the
present company to comply with the
laws of the State of Nevada, and to Sc
cure all rights to the company which are
available under the Nevada statutes.
The route of the proposed extension is
stated in general terms by the corpora
tors to be from a point where the 10th
parallel of latitude would strike the east
border of Nevada, thence in a course
south of west. through the State, to a
point where sthe 38th parallel would
strike the western border. The general
direction would take the extension from
STOCKTON, the present terminus, through
by st. Johns, Rock Springs, Granite
Mountain and Deep Greek, Utah; thence
to Nevada past Antelope Springs, Cherry
Creek, Warm Springs and Eureka; thence
along Monitor Valley to Belmont, San
Antonio, and the Great Salt Basin, leav-
ing the State just west of the latter To-
cality. With regard to the extension in
California, which is probable in time,
there is Just now no definite route Sc
lected, but it is presumed that the route
will be through by Mono lake, and thence
to the Pacific at San Francisco or some
more southerly seaport, as circumstances
may determine.
The projected extension is a very i'm
portant one fer the city Of Salt Lake. 1t
will touch some OF the best mining camps
of Nevada, to say nothing of the new
country within the borders of Utah, as
Dugway and Granite, whose prospects
have been hitherto delayed by reason of
the lack Of communication with the bust
ness world, and the expensive transpor-
tation of their low grade ores. In our
neighboring State the road will open
communication with Cherry Creek Dis
trict, which, on fuller Development, is be-
lieved by those conversant with its de-
posits, to have the promise of a very rich
camp. At Eureka the mines have long
desired a better outlet than they have at
present, which amounts simply to an
easier method Of reaching the line which
lies in wait to Cypress them. With a
connection to Salt Lake by an independ-
ent railway system, large bodies of the
low grade ore of that rich district can be
brought to Utah and worked at a profit,
which is now worthless on account OF the
expensive process necessary there. For
some years the mining operators of Eu-
reka have had their minds on this idea,
and plans have been considered from
time to time for bringing those ores here;
but on account OF their having to be re-
shipped at Palisade, and having to be
carried on three separate lines OF rail-
roads, there has been no practical out
come to the plans heretofore considered
for the bringing here Of those ores. But
with the extension Of this road we may
expect the shipment of ores from Nevada
to Salt Lake City to become a large and
profitable line of business. Our concen-
traitors and smelters are prepared for ex-
actly that kind of work, and better pre-
pared than men in that business any
where else, and will gladly welcome the
influx of those ores.
Besides that, which will doubtless be a
very large item, the merchants Of this
city may reasonably expect on the com
pletion of that road to furnish the mining
camps of Central Nevada with pretty
much all their supplies. For this they
will have advantages superior to those of
any city in Nevada, in cheaper freights
and more lively competition, Salt Lake
being a better business town than Ne
vada can now boast of. Speed the new
enterprise, then, and may it realize the
expectations of its projectors, as well as
those Of the business community here in
general. 1t is an important factor in the
consolidating of the center of business
for the mountain country in Salt Lake,
and as such it has no mean bearing on
the future interests Of the city.