Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-03

climbing tn, steep grades of Price
ens e,ys. .tsss% ssnss' " BL follow. va1i. asi.
colorod rocks, - DerJ
meadows, tangled brush,
distant, snowy peaks. At Soldie,
vide on tho very top of the range, the
road takes its esgle-like plunge down
the western slape, and after emerging
from the various gorges encountered,
enters Utah valley and Is almost
WITHIN SIGHT OF SALT LAKE CITY.
The view from this side of the range
is one of incompatible loveliness
Eastward are the high peaks which
the traveller has but Just crossed, and
whose grandeur is now more than
ever before apparent. At ones feet
lies Utah bssin, and beyond 1t to the
north Salt Lake valley, girded by
high mountains. As far as the eye can
see there are rich meadows. Towns
nestle in the midst of green groves,
the river Jordan Is displayed it's en-.
tire length, and the lake itself, with
mountains rising from Its shores, re-.
fleets Ia the clear depth the f,ecy
clouds, the wee. covered slopes, and
the distant peaks of snow. Every
thing Is fresh, green soft and teauti.
full. Cattle feed in the valleys; there
are waving fields of golden produce;
and the Wacatoh range on the east,
and the Oluirrh on the west, send
forth tall spires which are capped with
white, or have their sides covered
with pines, naples, ash and willows.
BY the side of tho lake stands Provo.
AFAvoRITE wATEaING PLACE,
aud one with many attractions. At
Bingham junction branches of the
roads extend to Alta and Bingham,
two important mining towns of the
the territory, but the main line con.
tinues up the valley and soon
reaches the famous Mormon metrop.
oils.
The work on the road has BEEN
greatly hindered by bad weather, but
the worst trouble has been the trans.
portation of material t" the western
end of the road. The Union Pacific,
having no desire to aid competitor
in reaching Ogden, the eastern ter.
minus Of the Central Pacific, put such
rate on the transportation of rails
that they had to be shipped by the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and
Southern Pacific to San Francisco,
and thence back to Utah over the
Central Pacific. A large amount of
the rails used on the western end
were brought by ship from England
to San Francisco, and thence to their
destination. The supply Of rails
failed several times, and the total
distance covered from that end was
only ninety's six miles, from Pleasant
Valley to point thirteen miles be-
yond Green river.
THIS GAP Is NOW CLOSED.
On Monday the bridge over Green
river was finished and two miles of
track beyond was laid. On Thursday
the workmen were forced to stop work
by severe ssndstorm, leaving only AZ
miles unfinished. Yesterday work
was resumed and we were united with
Salt Lake City. There remains 81
miles between Salt Lake City and
Ogden to complete direct connection
to the Pacific coast by this line. The
Utah Central covers the ground and
an attempt was made tonpurohase II
bat the Union Pacific stepped In ahead
and gobbled it up. The Denver &
Rio Grande has its grade completed
between the points and only waits till
It can ship In the rails over It's own
line. It will be finished in thirty day 8,
and on May l the through line will be
opened. Regular passenger trains. tc
Salt Lake will be put on In about ten
dayr. The first passenger train to
pass over the road will leave Pueblo
In day or two. II will carry party
of Mormon emigrants from Tennessee.
The party numbered 135 In the start
but rs have gone to Antonia on thei'
way to the Mormon settlement oi
Manassas In southern Colorado. The
remainder will 60 on to Salt Lake city.
The equipment of the western part
of the road will be pushed as fast ai
possible. The Pleasant Valley road
was furnished 50 wretchedly that new
equipment was q matter of necessity.
A depot, already to put together, Ia on
the cars here and will be taken to Sal,
Lake Uity and put up at once Shops
will be established at Grand Junction
and at Salt Lake City. By the time
the gap between Ogden and Salt Lake
Is closed everything will be in good
shape, and Color ado will have another
frat class outlet.