Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-01-30
THE PACIFIC sHoRr LIsE.



ogden Evening Press. Jan. al
The news Published exclusively in tb
Press last night relative 10 the visit o
Donald Mclean. the railroad promoter
10 Ogden and the building OF the Pacif'
Short Line was . source Of pleasant sur
prise 10 the business men Of this city. 1
was likewise . surprise 70 . majority o
the railroad men. They anticipated th'
road would be built. but were not awar,
that work would be commenced In th'
very near future.
In the interview had by . Salt Lake re
porter Mr.. Mclean WAS asked II 10 wal
true that the Pacific Short Line VA 70 b,
boilt, and he replied that IL was and worl
was being done already In getting TO-
sesher all the old surveys and papers re-
lating 70 the road. He further stated
that the whole line would b Feplstted
and surveyed, and % soon - the weather
permits be will have three or four parties
In the field.
When asked II the money had been
secured and how much WAS necessary "a
build the road TO San Francisco, he stated
that the Continental Trust Company Of
New York 10 trustee for the amount which
Is being supplied from London. and $751;.
900. 900 would be required.
Going into details. he explained thai
the old Pacific Short Line would be taken
up where il was left of and the line com
pleted through 70 San Francisco.
A horizontal line from Sioux City west
would strike Pocasello. All the way
through Wyoming the line surveyed aver
ages . distance Of 100 miles north Of the
Union Pacific and in this State would tap
rich livestock regions. coal, iron. asbestos
in unlimited quantities, some fine oil
fields and the soda CT Dupont Lake.
The road comes into Ogden southwest
erly through Ogden Canyon and from
there takes the lake shore and enters Salt
Lake.
From Salt Lake the line goes westward,
passing the two beach resorts, and from
Garfield in . southwesterly direction. cut.
ting of the southern end Of the Great
American Desert. 1t strikes Ibapah and
Deep Greek.
Further westward, in Nevada, II touches
Austin and crosses the Southern Pacific
at Reno and over into California by Oro-
Vile. crossing the Sierras by the celebrated
Beckwith Pass, where no s~nowsheds are
required.
Under the new reorganization . new
construction company will be incorporated
In Wyoming and called the Wyoming
CONSTRUCTION Company, and new incorpo-
rations will be formed in all the States
affected.
"what's she Matter wish Eureka:"
The Carson correspondent OF the Reno
Gazette sends his paper the following gos.
sip from the capital:
Eureka is q good county TO hail from il
you want any legislative positions. II you
don't happen to live there any other
county will do. II you can get the Eureka
delegation to adopt you.
Birds in their little nest agree,
Aud tits . painful sight.
When children Of our family
Fall ont and quarrel and fight.
The Silver party bright lights are call
ing each other hard M and raking up
ancient history-to prove which county is
the biggest "hog." Your correspondent
gives II up. ana should like 70 be asked
something easy.
Mr.. Gsrrard wants the bill licensing
glove contests passed before the women
get . whsck 81 legislation.
COmstOck Miner Killed.