The state herald., 1892-05-27
fAE ELM MOUNTAIN RAILROAD.
Somo Interesting Fscts ABOUT the Country
sfifoush whioh this New Road II
Tnr WIN 30. seP.

Is VIII Pass.
Tho Elk Mountain railroad officials having
occurred the land surrounding Bands station
On shh sSPl9rndO Midland railroad they pro-
70 be appropriately called tssi!hessasrs, after
their native town In Pennsylvania. Here ,h.y
VII make connections with the Colorado Mid
lsud snd Nenvcf q Rio Graudo railroads and
establish thf!t tcwnd house, machine shops,
marble and slate yard5. fhev will, In All
probability, start other industrie6 AZ kl,is
point AND make Wilkesbarro one Of the nlosl
Important towns In Western Colorado. Among
other things also contemplated Is an extern
sive snieitcr, which will treat tho mineral OF
the western country succcssfully rs they can
draw upon the coal, lime and lead orc and
other resources OF Crystal river. To say th"
least, Wilkesbarrc will be town OF envy To
her growing neighbors.
Before II was a settled fact that the Elk
Mountain railroad would build up tho Crystal
river valley, 1t appeared to be qliestion In
thc minds " few outsiders regarding the
mineral resources IT the district and whether
sufieisnt ttaillc could be secured To I!aintai1
shst tnS SrSE' aiS tqs las applly we We can now say
one has changed their views, ana consider the
Elk Mountain railroad one Of the best undstf
taklngs ever started In the State, starting out
as u docs with almost positive assurance that
stations VIII be necessary every five miles OF
inc road IN crdet N accommodate the people
N the country and iiHna'e tho great mineral
resources OF each camp.
| As I'm Illustration, after the road starts
,rotn Wi'kesbarrc (the junction with the Md
land railroad) IL totfld. In n distance Of about
nve miles, receive coal if0ir the Aspen &
western railroad, which runs to the Colora,io
Goal y Iron Company's property up Thomp-
son creek; then the next stopping place
would be about the same distance up the
river, nt Jancway Postotllcc, or close TO the
| mouth OF Avalanche Creek, where there Is u
great Euinbcr bf int'st promising mines and
prospects, which should give from 10 to 100
Tons of ore per day for shipment. Prominent
mining men mid tanitalists arc deeply inter
| railroad ,s.,.
| Passing up the river through rough canou
we reach the hot springs. Here Is to be found
immense springs Of hot mincra, water hub
ping up along the valley on both sides Of tho
river. AT THIS point there will no doubt be a
watering place established almost equal to
that Of Glenwood Springe rhI- place also
mas the advantage of having good mining
property surrounding it which will add con
siderable tonnage to the line In due time
Ascending the river only few miles furth-
er we come to the junction OF Coal Creek with
crystal river. by ascending the large bodies
OF the coking coal OF the great coal fields In
| coal basin arc reached and will ultimately be
hanlrd but by railroad down the valley.
sun ascending the river, the railroad comes
upon the outcrop bf the c6king coal from
which shipments could be made, Coming
next 10 this upon the line Of the road Is an ex-
tcnsiVc anthracite coal deposit, from which
the railroad expects to draw an immense ton
mage, as IL Is one of the very few anthracite
coal fields In the West, and will be handled
by expert coal men At this point there will
also be important cattle shipments made, as
the cattlcmen of the North Fork country will
bring stock this way Ia secure the benefits Of
the standard guagc road
Within the next five miles the new towns OF
Marble and Clarence are reached. Here will
be located the yards and station for the re-
ception OF marble, slate and mineral From
| this point are 10 be run branch roads towards
Crystal, III order To secure the marble IN this
section and the mineral from the upper cout-
Try, and one running up Yulc creek Will
reach the slate and marble Of that section
Thus II viii he seen that large amount Of
| Traffic Is destined 10 be done upon the road
which Will open up this entire district as
nothing but railroad transportation is capable
OF doing. Already the population Of Crystal,
| Marble and Clarence has greatly increased
aud Ms the road approaches completion It can
be expected there will be Thousands OF people
In the Crystal river district where there are
hundreds at the present tlme.-Crystdi Rircr
| Current.