The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-04-06
M LINE Is sURvEIBD

priate to state that the franchise above res
fsrred to is owned by ourselves.
THE LINE AS SURVEYED
and definitely located has for its eastern
terminal point the head of Chalk Greek, on
the western line of Wyoming territory,
which location is fourteen miles south Of
billiard in said territory. From said ter
minal point, the route follows Chalk Creek
to Coalville; thence its direction is to At
kins Station. following the course of Web
River and Silver creek to Atkins, from
whence it is located to the head Of EmigIa-
ton canon, and down and through said
canon, from the mouth of which 1t bears
southerly direction to the southeastern pOr-
ton of Salt Lake city; thence taking a
course which makes it belt line for all Of
the southern half Of said city.
Supplementary to the subject Of location,
we will state that from our eastern termi-
nus the country eastward is open.
It is the only line which will connect Salt
Lake CITY with the great coal fields Of Sum
nit county, where are found one of the
largest deposits Of coal vet discovered west
of the Mississippi.
Tine line connects with coal fields eighty
ism miles nearer Salt Lake City than any
other coal prospects yet discovered; anu
give our line a rail distance Of forty miles
less than by any other road.
The quality of the coal IS superior to any
other mined in Utah. The light grades o.
this line. which do not exceed , per cent.
running west and 214 per cent. running
east. insure a low cost of operation and eX-
Dense of maintenance and a further ad-
vantage is found in the fact that Its course
is almost entirely free from snow.
This companys line occupies the only re
naming route upon which railroad can
be proftably constructed through the Wa
satch range of the Rocky Mountains to Salt
Like Citv At various points its right or
way occupies
THE ONLY AVAILABLE SPACE
through the cafons through winch II
passes. 1t will be practically impossible 70
construct another railway tnat can success
fully compete for the traffic for which TINS
road is constructed and which this line can
perfectly command, because of its advant-
age in being many miles the shortest, as
well as the cheapest to construct ano
operate. e.,5-
THE line connects with our coal fields
which are practically unlimited, ana IL:
nosition within these coal fields is such that
nv careful estimates it is believed that 2,OOl
tons per day for forty years can be mlnec
and nut on board of cars direct from u {
mines without hosting, which, by un
limited supply, cheap mining and transpol
totion will result in bringing the cost OF tn
great commodity down to comparatively
minimum figures, as compared to the Dur
densome cost of the article TO consumers II
Salt Lake city and the surrounding counr,
at this time.
Furthermore relative to tue cost Of Goa
TRANSPORTED over this line, we are assured
bv careful estimate made that it can b.
mined and put on cars for 81 per ton, an'
can be delivered on board of cars at Sal
Lake city with a reasonable profit at S35'
per ton to manufacturers.
While the road will depend principa
upon the transportation of coal for its rev
enue, it may be well added that upon 1t
line there is an abundant supply OF TIMBER
an inexhaustible quantity Of building, ston
and vast amount of the finest OF nag
ging stone, that can easily be quarrlIed i
Slabs from two to six inches IN Thickness
and twelve feet square .--.z...
At Coalville, the principal intermedl a,
point on the line, is an abundance OF IN
finest brick clay found in Utah, equal I
any in the United States and greatly super
Tor to any in the immediate vicinity OF thu
city. Among
THE MOST FERTILE VALLEYS OF UTAH
which are in the course Of this line are tn