The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-25
The Salt Lake B Eastern
in Park City.
JUST WHAT IT MEANS
The New Scenic Route and the
Benefits it Will Confer.
THE SALT LAKE & FORT DOUGLAS,
The Utah Western, and Other Enterprises
Founded and Fathered by Hon. John
W. YOung-What He has Done.

A year ago it was thought that long be
fore TIE CHRISTMAS HERALD again fell
into the hands of'the appreciative public
the railway known as the Salt Lake &
Eastern would have been completed. I'm
foreseen difficulties, however, interviewed,
and the object of the enterprising, ener-
getic man at the head of this important
move-importan not only to this city, but
to Park city, Summit county, Heber city,
the Duchesne country, and the territory
generally. Now, however, THE HERALD
takes pleasure in announcing that the road
has reached the home of the famous On
tario DAILY, Crescent, Anchor, Woodside
and other mines of less Importance now,
but which promise to be brought into
greater prominence when a cheaper and
quicker mode of transporting their products
to the Salt Lake market has been provided.
A trip over the New Short Line" as the
people of Park city love to call it, even at
the present season of the year, is one of
rare enjoyment, and proves the truth of
THE HERALp's assertion made by this
writer year ago, when it was said that
the RIO Grande Western was entitled
to the appellation 1.-THE Scenic Route of
America" certainly the Salt Lake & Eas-
tern was entitled to be christened
1.-THE NEW SCENIC ROUTE OF UTAH"
Leaving Salt Lake city in the early morn
ing of the 18th, party of gentlemen made
the run to Park City and return. The trip
to the old sugar house, now converted into
round house and repair shops for the diff
ferent roads under the control of Mr.
Young, need not be des 3ribed,
as it is familiar to nearly all
of our readers. 1t is at this point, more
over, where the train leaves the track of
the Salt Lake & Fort Douglas and enters
the pretty little gorge that winds up the
valley towards the mouth of the canon.
During the summer time, particularly, is
this a pleasant experience, and the first of
the many great beauties of nature that
abound in Parley's canon is seen immedi-
ately at its mouth in the shape of the
towering mass of red stone that barred the
entrance, through which a curving path
way was made for the railway only
with the greatest difficulty, and
care was taken to preserve as much of
the massive pile as was possible. THE
Gateway on the Salt Lake & Eastern
will yet become as famous as the
" Castle Gate of the Rio Grande
Western. No sooner is the threshold
passed, then one enters the canon proper
and the train has not proceeded far ere one
comedies with the opinion heretofore ex-
pressed in relation to
THE SCENIC BEAUTIES.
The walls of the canon draw nearer each
other, and tower aloft-on the south the
sandstone cliffs, and to the north are lime
stone It is the latter which furnish the
shale that is so successfully used for side
walks, roadways, etc, and which promises
to prove an important ia ,tor in the tonnage
of this road. During the summer, the
walls on both sides of the canon are
covered with yerdure, and here and there
a lonely pine or cedar stands out clear and
distinctly defined against a rocky barren
back ground. The track crosses and re
crosses the stream many times, and neces-
sarilv so, because of the winding procliv-
tiles OF this mountain torrent. In number
of cases the stream has been turned from its
natural bed in order to make room for the
track, but in all such instances, the greatest
precaution has been taken to secure the
roadbed from damage by sprirg freshets,
cloud bursts, or any other occasion which
might precipitate a large body of water
down the canon. Eagle Rock is soon
reached. 1t is an old landmark, named
years ago when the only available means
of communication with Park city, Heber
city, Coalville and other important points
on the other side of the Wasatch range was
by stage or horseback through this canon.
The Jagged peak, which rises far above any
of its fellows in the neighborhood is com
posed almost entirely of pure limestone,
and a gOodly portion of it will doubtless at
no distant day find its way into the lime
kilns that must eventually be established
IN this canon.
QUARRY GLEN,
is the name Of a romantic and picturesque |
spot, which is owned by the National Rock
company Here, there is an endless sup
ply of building material, in the shape of ex-
cellent red sandstone. 1t is but little work
to obtain flags of any thickness, and the
road is 50 located as to make the loading |
So far, but little has been done in the way
of work on these quarries, but it is safe to
assert that there is a big future in store
for them There is red sandstone enough |
in this one spot to build up Salt Lake ten
times over, and then there would be
quantity sufficient to erect capitol build |
ing in every state in the union. The nat |
ural beauties of the glen, also bid fair to
make its name famous as pleasure resort,
now that cheap transportation has
been secured It will not be
long ere this spot and several others in |
Par ey's will be crowded with families and
others wno desire to escape from the heat |
and dust of the town for few weeks each |
year Heretofore Parley's has been
ra-incognita to a great many because a |
summer CAMP there meant the expense |
of keeping up horse and buggy, and the |
inconvenience of driving so far Now, |
however, the business man, the clerk, the |
mechanic and others who desire to give the |
family few weeks recreation during the
summer time, may locate in Parley's and |
spend each night there with them, trains
being run out in the morning at such an
hour as to enable the campers to reach |
Salt Lake in time TO. business and return
in the evening when the days work is
done. Of Quarry Glen and falls a recent
writer says: every visitor is filed with
enthusiasm, and pronounces great fu ture
for it. Secluded from view by inter