The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1891-08-22
SOME RAILWAY TALK.
thing uacG Of ffticrn--Ehr ttaa
Central pu-hint. Along.

N'"Ns -
II Is a long time since We have had q
line uf railway news. Ihis wasn't
through any dlsinclinatiOn on our part
to furnish the readers OF THE HERALD
with this grade of reading matter buI
owing 10 the most obvious OF all reasons
there have been no railway rumors in
circulation for 10. these mnny DAYS,
Frngmcn,ary pieces of intelligence,
though. come 10 hand this week
which give Us renewed hope of a rail
road ut no distant day.
Contrary 10 general belief we are
liable 10 get road from the west be-
fore we get one from tie east. This be-
lief is founded on the fact that the Utah
Central railroad Is pushing this way ms
fast rs meu and means Will permit
The last issus of the NcinIl Pappooss
contains the following Hem relative d
the progress belus made 10y this rold;
The route % the Utah Central rail
road us specified In the documents re-
corded In this county, IS from Salt Lake
City Ia Park CITY, now finished. thence
via Wolf Greek pass to Duchcsuc river
and Lake Fork, then via uiu,ah river
aud Ashley river 10 the Colorado State
line at u point near Peppers ranch In
Snake valley"
Peppers ranch Is nj the eastern end
of Blue mountain aud the Colorado
Midland road has a preliminary survey
10 that point,
Tie following clippings are from last
Tuesday, Denver papers:
Santa fe surveyors went 10 Golden
yesterday tNiundayl morning. There
arc rumors niloat that the Santa rc tn.
tends To- run rival TolI 10 tap the
country through which TIE Union raciiic
line runs Denver HcpuhlIrau.
Tie santa F- own, tie Midland.
General Manager iiu!irsc 0g tho
Burlington, with other officials. went Ia
Cheyenne ycairuiay Monday. after
their trip 10 Lyons, where they have
been Inspecting tltr survey ~ t,io Den,
y"T. Ilah $ i'auIr extension toward
Utah. Mr.. lia'iIrsr drniri that tie
road contemplated uiis extension ~
present. Nevertheless. said hc. eve
src hiIliing unc track ;hrgr mu,, sub,
a;Hu,ssily, nni wr afr prepared tn push
ahrad toward Utah as s51u ~ the III,
uriury believes that tt"gr 3. money
sufficient to justly ihc expense. Utah
is ouF drsiluy. and 80 viii 81 there by
sal by. nrnyrg Sln.
rn,idcu, Perkins and ,ho ros; of the
buTiiustuu U.l.eiais WHO have been visit.
!ug iiih city lcf; 'rs;rgiay t'i1uia,
over uig Union I'scidr Tot Chcl rnur.
Although they ruuiru'ir,i that the OBJ
ircs u thrlf visit Was sarsriy u insi-e;
a." yield ~ grain ainns the tuutr. u was
icaEnsd that lit, h4.s! ";hrr objects in
view. Sunday thry Waited i.1nFmon;
ag'i i1OEci "s-F "a lluiuH ~ tir Old
survey which aan male !1F a protected
rsir.t'iDn Ia sait Lake CITY. l., WAt II
Es,rs I'aEE. II 30 certain that ii,r .igr,
!lnginu o'u;rmp'aiss buji.iine ih.s *.
irusipu, in uTisE % So o liuu i1 tie
Cuani, lat WHISTLER liiry will select tho
wuis whirt itri lH1ksii uy.f Sunday ~
NJ is aFnrihiHs yrl hHyr upi set dc.
srgaiurI u.~u THE urfr rE'fHnriy
w.ii girassj with ,i.r .asti aaIrsf II af,
fairs. sui Wish g. ilsusr tatir iusi,
tess v,s, ot tie yEsH HHs Iu arlar O.
,lu this ihry mus' Uui'i. ausi ID Is highly
pJuisshi" that vnrt sill r1mWrHar uu
ibC salt Lake ryt"rsi.u IsluEc very
irus .=pcuyyT Nrws
Ium tic sipte extracts II vill b.
srCu that the railway situation "a nearer
solution than mus, r,lpl" Thought ui
course. admitting that construction rpus
iiugrs on the Utah Central aud ;ii,i the
iIuSiiuEiUa rr santa IL trsiu operations
this fall casi Il the range. Il would take
over two years O. rri q rad iuin this
valley. The Sluil Fo rruii. though. II
ii wishes ta push itiHEs got trff iusiic
~ year. ty building ffsu NFv Castle
up Elk cT,.k ar.i usrr Tito Flag cFJrE
divide. auL this 7 pfahatEF Whist iil,
Irai will 10 vhru i' sets tF-'y 8. move
AZ things cpfs.isffi f.H prospects fur
y r.iltuai two. Hr" gi1fr promising
just now than st Ass lituc iu uai lgrai