Arizona silver belt., 1900-12-27
senate CIark's New Railroad.

'iy piOJeCteu CdlU Lake Tdll- road, which is now fact beyond doubt, and which will pass through the richest mining and cattle lands of Utah, Arizona and California, is just now occupying the attention and spec ulation of railroad, mining, cattle and business men of the western states and territories, says the Los Angeles Herald.
 The route to be followed by the Salt Lake railroad will be that of the sur vey made by Engineer H. J. Stocker Tn lS9S, for what was then to be known as the Los Angeles and Grand Canyon line, and was the result of the labors or the Terminal Railway company, which was formed for this purpose of buildinga terminus for the transconti. mental railroad.
 The new company is incorporated under the laws of Utah, they being more advantageous for the purposes designed than the California laws. The work of grading the road bed has already progressed fayOrablyan rights of way have been secured throughout the entire route.
 Mr. Whittemore and Mir. Kearns of Salt Lake are largely interested in the new road and are crowding the work to their utmost ability and promise that it will be rushed to an early com pletion as consistent with iirst-class work. The line leaves Los Angeles from the southeast, running about mile north of Whittier, thence con tinuing parallel with the Southern Pa cific to Pomona, thence running north east, crossing the Sante Fe at North Ontario. Leaving this point 1t crosses Lytle creek, entering CajOn Pass sey eral hundred feet above the Santa Fe road Leaving the canyon it goes nearly due north to Orc Grande, thence running parallel with the Santa Fe to Barstow. From Barstow the new line runs along the Mojaye river nearly eighty miles to Soda lake basin, and thence to Marl springs, where its max imum elevation of $500 feet is attained. At this point 1t takes the old Salt Lake wagon road, leaving it at Marl springs, turning northward through the Ivan pah valley to the Nevada state line, 2l0 miles from Los Angeles. This entire distance throughout its course taps some of the finest cattle lands in California and opens up the richest mining country in northern Arizona.
 Crossing into Nevada, the vast gold, silver and copper mines of that much abused and neglected state will be tapped and the old timers who have for years held down their prospects, hoping against hope that Providence would in some manner give them ship ping facilities, will ind ready market for their rich ores, which have lain neglected for years awaiting the com ing of just such advantages as the new road affords to employ thousands of miners in the development Of this fabulOuSly rich mining country. The line will touch the Colorado river at the mouth of the Vegas and follow the former river to where the Virgin river empties into the Colorado. Con tinuing up the Virgin oD the west side the road will cross Arizona on the northwest, giving the long desired | shipping facilities to the copper prop critics of the territory which are among the richest Tn Arizona. Thence the line proceeds to St. George, Utah, thence northeast through Parowan to Beaver, and northeast to Milford, 4S0 miles from Los Angeles. From this point the old Union Pacific line now in operation as the Salt Lake and Los Angeles railway, will complete the line to Salt Lake City. The new line will eros, every transcontenental line in the country and will tap the richest mineral tracts in the United States.