Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
The Salt Lake Road Hea ding This
Way.

have been indulging from time to time
in reports concerning the building of the
Salt Lake railroad, or the extension .oi
the Union Pacific, to Southe IN Califor.
mia. No doubt exists as to the building
of the line, as that is foregone conclu.
sion, matters having proceeded so far
that the company will not back out.
Courier readers are anxious to learn all
the news regarding this important move,
and we take pleasure in presenting in
formation which can be relied upon.
Yesterday afternoon a Courier reporter
had the pleasure of interviewing gen.
tleman who has been over the larger
portion OF the surveyed route and who is
in position to know the plans of the
company in making the extension. He
| stated emphatically that the road was
coming, and that it was not coming for
glory, but for business, and the route to
be selected would afford the new road
not only good share of the transconti-
mental business, but also develop a local
traffic that in itself would pay hand
somely.
The surveyors are still in the field sur
veying another route, which will be
| nearer, but which will not be accepted on
account OF missing the local business,
which is one of the special objects. The
best route, and which has been carefully
surveyed and examined, and which will
bring in immense local business, is}vfa
Troyburg From Phoebe to a point near
Grow district, where there are immense
lead deposits; thence to Ash Meadows
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route through Ash Meadows will pass
Valley borax deposits. From Ash Mead
of salt, soda, borax, and five miles from
Resting Springs, where there are 150,oO
tons of silver lead ore in sight and of
good grade, which only requires trans.
portation and fuel to market. The route
is also only Is miles from Kingston,
where there is the largest deposit of
magnetic iron on the Pacific Slope, also
silver lead and silver copper, silver
glance Game as Ivanpah) and lead car
Donate mines that give by assay 80
ounces of silver and 30 ounces of lead.
The route will then 60 to the old ANA
goosa gold mines and Owl Holes, crossing
the Death Valley ealt mines, where there
are immense deposits; thence to Mo-
jave, Hinckley, Baretow, or any desired
point OF connection with the Atlantic and
Pacific or Southern Pacific roads, Barstow
being the most promising point.
Another route now being surveyed is
from point near Eagle Valley via Pam
AGA down Meadow valley wash to the
Muddy via Los Vegas ranch, south of
Good Springs, between Iyanpah and
New York. south to Kestler's pass to the
mouth of Cedar caf1on; thence westerly
to Soda lake; passing to the south and
east near Ludlow and Ash Hill; thence
out east of Old Woman Springs and east
of Morongo mountain and Morongo pass
aud crossing the Southern Pacific
vest CT Indio and then to San
Diego. There is hardly possibility Of
the latter route being adopted, as it goes
Through barren country, while the
other route passes through country so
rich in mineral resources that the imagi.
nation cannot picture the result. These
deposits OF mineral are not of such high
grade, but are in such quantities and 90
much In eight that immense develop
ment will be the outcome. Herstofore
they have lain there dormant, with no
chance OF development on account of
their inaccessibility. This new road
will pass through the very heart of all
this rich mineral country, and in this
way the railroad will receive business
locally which will begin to pay from the
very start. Prospectors will go to work
and an immense smelter will be erected
at some convenient point where miners
can sell their ore, receiving cash for il
thus enabling them to develop and work
their claims. The railroad will profit by
all this immense freighting and the traf.
fic resulting from the engagement at dif.
ferent points of thousands of men, who
will require all their provisions shipnsdd 4
from terminal points. The road will
carry coal from Utah to all these points
as we'll as supply Southern California
with that needed article, as it can them
be shipped in here and sold at nearly
one-half the present price, thus stimn.
lating manufacturing and industries ~
all kinds.
With all these advantages the yoad
will undoubtedly come in over the ron,s
designated, creating an added demand
for all agricultural and horticultural nro.
ducts of the country and developing tba
mineral resources Of the greatest COUNTY
on earth.
AS the Counter informed the puh,;c
weeks ago, there is no doubt that thars
will be extensive manufacturing works
established at the terminus, or termini
of the coming road. or roads. The vow
important news the Courier publishas
this morning is from a profassionoI
source, and is reliable.--[San Bernardino
Courier.