The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-25

The party Of railroad and mining
men headed by General Manager Ed
Dickinson of the Union Pacific, who
left Salt Lake about ten days ago for
Deep Creek, and other mining sections
Of the southwestern part of the state,
returned last evening
The object OF the trip was to exam
inc into the mineral and other
resources OF the country as a matter
OF personal interest TO some of the
members of the party, but the item
OF chief interest was that which con-
ceTned the railroad men, and which
furnished the principal motive for the
trip. That was to form an estimate
of the probable tonnage which would
come 10 railroad if one were built
there, and it was stated at that time
on authority presumed to be authentic,
the specific railroad building project
involved was an extension of the
Oregon Short Line system from the
most westerly point on the Silver City
branch to Deep Creek. If such was
the real purpose it looks from the re-
port brought back by some of the
members OF the party, as though there
were very little prospect that the ex-
tension will naterialiZe, or if that was
not the particular line concerned, the
same conditions apparently obtain
with reference to whatever project was
in the minds Of the gentlemen who
made the trip. for the report is not
very encouraging.
Mr.. Dickinson, when seen last even
ing, said THAI the condition Of the
country visited was not as satisfactory
as he expected to find it There were
plenty Of prospects," said he, which
showed excellent naturalization, but
there has been very little development
done, a fact which renders it impossi-
BILE to form any sort of a safe esti-
mate as to the shipments road would
receive if built there. We went over
the ground pretty thoroughly, and 1
did NOT see enough encoura cement to
warrant one in recommending the
building of road, at least at present,
or for some time to come"
Asked as to what particular project
he referred to when he said he would
decline to recommend building. Mr..
Dickinson declined to make any STAGE
ment, but said that such would be his
recommendation if he were called upon
to make one. Mr.. Dickinson allowed
1t to be theoretically understood that
railroad interests were involved in the
trip, but declined to specify chat they
were. He intimated, however that it
was not in the interest of the Short
Line that the trip was made.
The party was composed of Mr.. Dick
inson, SupeTint" ndent Bancroft, S. w.
Eccles and Hotel Manager Y. A. Mar
KEEL Of the Union Pacific, and Messrs.
Robinson, Officer, Crismon and Good
hart, mining men, and Colonel n. w.
Clayton of the Salt Lake & Pacific.
They Travelled from Salt Lake to Iron
ton by special train and drove from
there into the mining section. From
1ronton they went to RockwelTs s ranch
thence to Butte, to Dugway, TO Fish
Springs. where the Utah mine was in
speeted; thence to Clifton and then
tack across the desert to Granite
Mountain, and TO the end of the Utah
& Nevada narrow gauge by way of
Scribner's ranch. A special train
brought the party in over the narrow
gauge last evening
On the return trip one of the party,
George II. Robinson, received a very
painful injury in runaway accident.
The party had gone up the mountain
at Clifton to look at a prospect and
was returning when the team driven
by Mr.. Robinson became frightened and
started to run Mr.. Robinson pulled
UP sharply on .he reins when one of
them broke and the team went off at
a break-nect pace. Frank Officer who
was in the carriage with Mr. Robinson.
jumped and landed safely. but when
his companion. undertook to follow
sui, he sprained his left ankle very
severely The injury was not serious,
but viii confine MIR. Robinson for some
days.