The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-01-07
{ ono RING THE RIO GNANuH
YVES rEkN AND Qua OW>
SECTION.
A COAST TERMINAL.
Needled to .upply - . Demands OF the
s. uthwest and Compete with An
Francisco and tho Central Pacific
kailroad In Supplying Our Trade
and Ira nsportinx ,Iur Products.

Newspaper railroads are easy to build,
and just at present the San Francisco,
Salt Lake and Nevada papers, with the
exception of the RECORD, are engaged in
that pleasant and harmless pastime, and
now we are going to take hand" and
do little railroad building on our own
account. Under the heading Of An.
other Railroad for Nevada" San
Francisco papers have the follow
ing; The statement is again made here
that the Rio Grande Western is cont, IN.
plating AL extension Of its line to this
coast, and that estimates are being made
as TO the cost Of construction. The road
now touches the confines Of Nevada, aid
the Legislature of that State has offered
subsidy to any line that will cross tho
State. The entrance into Califo. mia
over the Sierras could be effected by
way OF Beckwith Pass. Rails are laid
and the road graded through consider.
able portion Of the Pass, and it is stated
that the kio Grande could acquire this
property without difficulty. From B, ck-
with Pass two routes to San Francisco
are feasible, one passing down the Sscra.
mento valley. and the other following
the coast more closely, reaching the tide
water Just north of San Francisco"
Well, that's all right, hut just allow
us to remark that VT di,'t think thi-
road aims TO build to San Fisncisco or
anywhere near San Frsncisco--at lie .st
not any nearer than Los Angeles. A,
for Beckwith Pass: Well, we don't know
that they care very much about that,
either, seeing that it isn't likely that
they will "reach tide water Just north of
San Francisco"
The main line Of the Rio Grande Wes.
tern was first surveyed from Green
River, Utah. through Castle Valley
TO the head Of Salina canyon and down
Salipa canyon to Salins. Utah. The right
Of way the company still holds, and has
expended about 100000 in building
grade down Salina canyon. This route
from Green River is almost direct route
from Grand Junction to the coast via
Pioche, II is q direct line as far as
Salina. and practically from there to Mil.
ford. Utah, via. Clear Creek canyon,
where some grading has been done to
hold the right Of way, which the com.
pany owns there The Sewer Valley
branch from Thistl' to Richfield, now
/, built, brings the road to its starting
point from Utah west. The line can
soon be laid from SalinA east TO Green
River, and whenever the rails are thrown
down west Of Riohfeld and you see q
man with . transit marching up Clear
Creek canyon, taking observations en-
route. then you may look out for rail
road
cLEAR THROUGH TO THE COAST.
and II wont "strike the tide water just
north Of San Francisco" either. From
the head Of Clear Creek Canyon there il
no range Of mountains to cross or oh
stacle TO be met with to the boundary o
California, and as convenience would iu
sure building near Phoebe, AMI our i'm
portance ~ shipping point would be
great object. we think the main lin
would come as neer here as II is possibl
to build It, AT Cove Creek. just owe
the range IRON Clear Creek, are the i'm
mense deposits Of fulpher, which experts
testifying before court, estimated wort
81, 100000. Right there is loca
! traffic for exceeding that now supple
by some Of the II. @. WIS branches
should the road be built that way. Il,
: tensive works for refining amp sublimin
, aulpher have been erected hete and hul
. dreds Of tons Of rock and ryfned sulpht
. have been put upon the market.
Then on west through rich miner
district with 6ne agricultural regior