The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-03
Trip of the Western Officials
Through Southern Utah.
INTO PAROWAN VALLEY
HHE VISIT CAUSES MUCH sPECULA-
TION AMONG BEAvERIFEs.
Yesterdays Proceedings in the Great
Short Line Receiyership Hearing
at st. PauI-The Latest News by
Wire-GeneraI Railway Notes.

Great interest has been excited here
in the recent trip through the south
Of the Rio Grande Western magnates,
because it was believed that the tour
foreshadoWed the extension of the
scenic line. AS the members of the
party returned TO Denver without COM
ing back to Sair Lake. it was impossi-
bic to learn anything definite regard
ing their movements The enterprising
Beaver Utonian man got hold of the
visitors. owever. and gathered con-
siderable informal ton of Importance.
The issue of that paper arriving here
last night states that the party was
composed of General Palmer, Vice
President Peabody, Colonel Dodge,
Chief Engineer Gard and others.
The gentlemen have been on a tour
of inkpectiOn over a portion of the ter
ritoTR tributary to the Sanpete branch
OF theHR. G. W., says the Utonian
They came by way Of the r. G. w. to
Sauna. where they took private con-
Veyances to Panguitch, Panguitch Lake
and Beaver. They will IN all probable
1ty return by way of Milford, FRISCO
over the U. ?. railway TO Salt Lake.
Nothing definite could be learned
from the gentlemen with regard TO
their future movements, but II is quite
certain that when such men travel
through the country it is not alto
Efther for the benefit of their health
,-SGeneral Palmer made great many
inquiries with regard to the mining
and agricultural resources of this sec
ton. They appeared to be very much
I'M crested in the line of settlements
from Juab to St. George on the main
road through the territory; also made
some inquiries with regard to the pro-
posed Thomas Z. Taylor road through
these settlements.
While nothing definite could be
learned, the indications are that the
Little Giant has been sleeping long
enough, and will ere long break its
present meanings md dash forward
with its usual vim further into the
now solitudes of central and southern
Utah. With the r. q. w. goes all the
energy and push of d western institu-
ton and marks new era for every
;S<lace where their improved BaldWinS
awake the droWsineSs of the sleepy in
habitants with their shrill scream,
which seems TO say: Here is ciYlliza-
ton, here is progress; bid us welcome,
and how gladly would we welcome
the modern civiliZer to our beautiful
Beaveri
Citizens of Beaver, note the signs of
the times. Reason must teach you
that these indications mean something, |
and there is no doubt but that rich
plum is ready to drop into your mouth
If we will only take it. What say ye? |
From Salina they went on to Pan |
guitch and the lake, to Blue Springs, |
and Colonel Dodge and the surveyor
went on to Mammon Creek mill /
an 2fhirty miles up the creek from |
PaTuitch 20 ascertain the grade. |
F4iiy satisfied with what they saw |
thus far, the tour was cut much |
shorter than was at first intended
They old not deem it necessary 70 visit
Parowan and Cedar, but rather made
It a point to come up Bear Creek can
yon and over the divide to Major
Lows ral-cn in Buckskin. From what |
Colonel Dodge was willing TO admit
this will be the route of the Denver &
Gulf railroad into ParOwan valley.
Being questioned in regard to Fremont
canyon and pass, the colonel shook his
head a s to some very short turns there,
saying they would cost too much to
tunnel. Ties and saw timbers, one OF
the main objects of their quest seem
TO have been found in abundance,
from the casual remarks dropped.
The grade from Salina to Panguitch
was found TO be more easy and feast
Pie than had been supposed.
~ There is some significance in the fact
of the great hurry of the party to get
back east, and surmises as to what
there is in the visit, the particular
route gone over, the cutting of the
tour shorter than contemplated, and
the hurried return, are rife and freely
commented upon. Time will tell a
story that today must be but specula-
ton. -taL4.lIE