The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-20
RAILROAD RUMBLES.

The Salt Lake & Hot Springs railroad is
within two miles OF Bountiful. Weather
ermitting it will reach that point next
Wednesday.
The Union Pacific excursion set for this
afternoon to the gas wells has been post
poned 10 date hereafter to be announced.
For the purpose of affording all the
teachers chance to attend the institute
the Union Pacific will sell tickets from all
points in the territory to Salt Lake at one
and one-ffth fare for the round trip. Those
VINO attend must be supplied with certif-
Gates in order to get the benefit of the re-
duction.
The Denver s. Rio Grande announces
holiday excursion rates as follows: On De-
cemoer 24ti, 25th and 3lst, 1891, and Janu-
nary lst, 1892, rate of one limited fair for
the round trip will be made from all sta
tons to all stations on line of D. 81 K. G.
X. h in Colorado and New Mexico. All
tickets limited to continuous passage IN
both directions, with final limit to return
January 4th, 1892.
On Wednesday next the first carload of
California oranges of the season will arrive
mere over the Southern Pacific
Superintendent Mcintosh, of the Utah
Central, is getting ready TO battle with the
snow this winter.
The Boise Statesman says: The pros
pectus of the Seattle, Boise & Salt Lake
railroad has just been issued. The paper
sets forth the fact that the company is "a
corporation duly organized and incorpor-
ated under the laws of Idaho, on the 9th
DAY OF December, A. d. 1890, to build
standard guage railroad from Salt Lake
city, Utah, northwesterly and northerly
TO C9ur d'Alene and to some point in
northern Idaho, on the Washington state
line convenient wherefrom 10 continue on
TO Seattle or some other point Of the
sound.n
The capital stock is $40, 900, 600 in 200, 900
shares OF the par value of 500 each.
This roam cen truly and appropriately
be called the Idaho route and should be
considered by the people of Idaho as the
pet road OF the state. Entering the state
as 1t does IN the southwesterly portion
thereof, thence running northeaslerly to
the town of Payette, situated on the west
side OF the state and midway between the
north and south boundries, thence north to
Cnur d'Alene country, thus becoming the
conn Getting link of vitality of the state, it
Gun be properly called the spinal road of
Idaho.'"
From the Snake river the road con tinues
on northerly through the rich and fertile
plains of the western part of Ada county,
including the rich valley of the Boise, and
III W Iue 08ISuslVe ana beautiful valley OF
the Payette river. From this place the
line of road is continued northward through
ashington county, passing through the
rich and populous valleys of Crane, Little
Weiser, Middle Fork of Weiser, Council
and Salmon Meadows, tapping Middle Val
ley, Sslubria, Indian Valley and the War
rem and Alton mining distaicts and Long
Valley. And at Council Valley the diverg-
ency is made to the famous copper mines
OF the Seven Devils mining district ana the
gold and silver mines of Placer Basin, Sum-
mer's Camp, Rapid river and Bear creek
From the Salmon Meadows the road will
be continued northward to the rich agri-
cultural and miuing localities Of northern
Idaho, thus completing the vital and spinal
connection of the state and preserving it
into itself, aud providing the long needed
avenue OF transportation from one part of
the state to the other as well as providing
an outlet for the whole.
The construction Of the road will be com
menced at the town of Payette for convent
ence of obtaining ties and timber from the
Psyette river and at which place junction
can be made with the Oregon Short Line
road to receive rails and other supplies
needed in The construction.
AS has already been stated by the States
mon, work upon the road will, unless some
unforeseen difficulty intervenes, be COM
menced during the coming spring