The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-12
AN ASSURED RAILROAD.
From the Union Pacific TO the Yellow
stone Park.
A Prominent Gentleman interviewed on
the Subject.

Col. Wallace, of Newcastle, Pa, ar
rived yesterday morning from the west,
and is now the guest of Secretary MOI
gan. He has made an extensive trip
in the northern part of the territory in
the interest Of a scheme involving vast
development of material resources. He
was in company with John r. Both
well, of New York, and A. J. Both
well, of California. Besides going over
the route of the proposed railroad from
the Union Pacific TO the Yellowstone
Park, he visited the principal points Of
interest to be found in the park. To a
LEADER reporter last evening Col. Wal
lace described some Of his experiences
in wrestling with the hills, glades and
general ~uneveness of that much broken
and tossed about part of our sphere.
The wonders of this region have often
been described and the colonel's de-
scription is but a reiteration of its beau
ties and awe-inspiring scenery. The
region is but a vast CONFUSION of ma
ture, occurring in an age SO remote and
uncertain that the geologist only can
speculate upon it with any degree of in
telligent accuracy.
The fame of this region has now be-
come worldwide, and there will be a
steady increase of visitors from year to
year. 1t is estimated that ten thous-
and persons visited the park during the
past summer. 1t has been demonstrat
ed beyond a peradventure that the
Wyoming or southern side Of the park
affords the best entrance, particularly
for a railroad. This is the objective
point of the railroad in the interest of
which the above mentioned gentlemen
made their tour Of inspection. The
| line is not one OF mere rumor, but an
actual project, with capital already
provided for its construction. 1t is
but the ~initiatorY Of a general system
of railroads which are inevitable in this
territory before a very few years are
gone by. The line will be started at an
eligible point somewhere between Raw
Inns and Medicine Bow, on the Union
Pacific railroad. From there it will GO
to the Seminole; thence to the gold,
coal and iron fields; thence along Sand
creek to the Sweetwater river near In.
dependence rock; thence to the Dupont
soda lakes; thence along the Sweetwa.
ter, passing up by DEVILS Gate to Wal
lace & Morgan's soda lake; thence. still
following the Sweetwater, to a point
near the Government bridge; thence
north, crossing the Beaver bluffs, neal
where the stage road now crosses
thence down the Beaver to Wind river
below Fort Washakie; thence into the
park by one of two routes. One o.
which is by Togwotee pass, aud the
other crossing Wind river end Owl
mountains by Sinking water pass.
The benefit of this railroad, looking
as it does to the development Of Wyo
minR's richest belt of minerals, cannot
be over estimated. At least for a few
years the press of emigration will cause
a steady settlement of the country, and
manufacturing interests and thriving
towns must follow. At present there
is a corps of engineers, thirteen in mum
Der, surveying the proposed route
They have started at the upper end o.
the line coming south and will pursu,
their work as fast as the weather will
permit. The point on the Union Pa
ci6c where the line will strike must b,
determined by surveys only.