The herald., 1897-02-03
MONEY HAS BEEN RAISED
To Bald the Road to the Deep Creek
Mines
Construction Will Begin Very Soon
The Extension Will Come in
Due Time.
Press Special Wire

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OMAHA Neb.. Feb. 2.-Colonel N.
w. Clayton of Salt Lake, general man.
ager of a prospective railroad that will
this year be built 200 miles in a south
westerly direction from Utah'S capita:
to THE Deep Creek mining region, is in
the city today in conference with Presi-
dent Clark of the Union Pacific on mat
tera of interest TO both railroads. He
will leave for st. Louis to see other rail
way officials tonight. The Salt Lake
and Los Angeles railroad, of which Col
onel Clayton is the chief official, now
operates FIFTEEN miles of railroad and has
it's terminus at Saltair Beach, summer
resort near Salt Lake City.
To a Bee reporter this morning Gen.
eral Manager Clayton said: During the
past few years there has been a great
deal of talk about the construction of a
railroad from Salt Lake City to Los
Angeles and 1t would be very desir-
able thing. 1t would be Of benefit even
to this part of the country and es-
pecially to the Union Pacific railroad.
l am not so optimistic regarding the
construction of the road as some peo-
pie, but I believe it will come in time.
During the present year, however, we
shall construct line from Salt Lake
City TO the Deep Creek mineral regions,
distance of 200 miles. This is assured.
The matter has BEEN projected princi-
pally by Salt Lake people, and the cap
ital raised In the east and abroad. We
shall begin the extensions and the actual
work of construction as soon as the frost
Is out of the ground. / am here to see
Mr. Clark. and we shall close traffic ar
ralngemepts with the Union Pacific.
1t will cost us about $40, 900 a mile TO
build the road. We can build cheaply at
this time. We shall not have to erect
many bridges, and the few required will
be small. There will be no hard grades
and no tunnels. The road will rum
through rich mineral district, the Deep
Creek region, which is our objective
point being especially rich. 1t is a re-
gion 300 miles by 60 in extent. and
abounds in lead and silver and some
gold ore. A mineral district is a most
valuable region for a railroad to tap
II 1t amounts to anything at all it will
contribute more to the support of a.
railroad than city oD $4,000 inhabi-
tants
think the road will be in operation
during the spring of 1S9S We shall
make a Start as soon as the frost Is out
of the ground, but the fall is the bes.
season of the year in which to build ir
Utah The summer mor,ths are hardly
endllrable in the desert regions and
not much work will be accomplished
during July and August. The work of
construction will be SLOW The road will
run through part of the country where
there Is little or no timber. Everything
must be brought in to build the road. and
OF present there seems to be q scarcity,
of good tie timber. / think we shall be
running trains through the Deep Greek
region however, tn a little over a year.
Later. II the construction OF q railroad
throush to Los Angeles is undertaken
the road which will be In extent about
cne-fourth of the distance. can be used
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