The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-12-05
In All Probability 1t Will Be
Built Through Steptoe
Valley.
This Is Now the Accepted Opin-
ion at Salt Lake and Along
the Route.
Thus 1t Would Pass Close to ths
New Smelters Soon to Be
Erected Here.

week from Salt Lake City state thai
there is no longer any room for doubt
that 1t is the intention OF the San
Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Rail
road Company to build their road
through Steptoe Valley, thence via
Bristol and Phoebe through Clover
Valley, and on to Los Angeles, thus
forming, with only one slight detour,
almost a direct line from Salt Lake
City to San Pedro.
1t is further stated that a civil en-
gineer, representing the Clark road,
went over the proposed route within
the past few weeks and prepared field
notes for a road, both through Steptoe
and Spring Valleys, the former being
decided upon as the most feasible route,
for the reason that, after entering
Steptoe. the road through to Bristol
and Phoebe can be built without a
curve and over country that
offers scarcely an obstacle to rail-
road building.
That this Information is based upon
something more than fancy and that it
has In some manner been conveyed to
other sections Interested Is proven by
the fact that Governor Sadler, who
returned to Ely last Thursday evening
from trip through Cave Valley and
surrounding country, informed US that
the people of that section are convinced
that the road will pass either through
steptoe or Spring Valleys, that infor-
nation having reached them from a
source which they regard as being
thoroughly reliable.
Who the civil engineer is who is re-
ported TO have examined the two val
leys for the San Pedro company, is not
known here unless perhaps, it may
have been o. NJ. Parsons OF Salt Lake,
who, it viii be remem bered, spent sew
eral days in Steptoe Valley during the
latter part of October; although, Of
course, it is possible that any number
of parties may have passed over the
ground without attracting any atten-
ton.
That change has been made, how
ever, in the plans of the Clark COM
pany has been apparent for several
weeks Since the announcement was
made that Phoebe and Bristol would
be on the main line of the new road,
followed by the agreement regarding
the joint survey, it has been plain that
the contest between the rival COM
panies over the disputed right of way
has been robbed of some of its bitter
ness. Then, too, it is known that the
Importance OF Ely has been recog-
nized by the San Pedro people
for some time past, aud now that there
is no longer question as to the per-
maneucy OF our immense copper de-
posits 1t could not be regarded as good
business policy for them to leave ont
the most important point between Salt
Lake and the coast.
As to how the new road will enter
Steptoe Valley no information is given
but only few months ago the NEWS
published an article showing how this
can be accomplished, and this article
was reproduced In the leading railroad
journals of the country.
In 1850 w. N. McGill surveyed line
for the Carson and Colorado River
Railroad from Salt Lake City through
this county, the objective point OF
which was Los Angeles, and so satis-
factory was the result of that survey
to the company that grading was
actually done on several miles of road
out of Eureka to connect with the
proposed main line through this
county.
Mr. McGill informs us that the line
surveyed by him AZ that time ran 0
little south of west from Salt Lake City,
skirting the southern end OF Great
Salt Lake. thence in southwesterly
direction across the southern point OF
Great Salt Lake Desert. From there
w llbc llOihb l ass dHpiuth u phSshA'
through the range, and from tha
point Antelope Valley and Bone Spring
J provide access to Steptoe Valley. From
the point whore the road would entel
Steptoe the distance of seventy miles t.
Ely is through a perfectly level coun
try.
The line thus proposed would be al
most direct one from the point o
entrance into Nevada to Los Angelo:
and in addition TO securing the busines:
of Ely it would pass in close proxlmit,
} to such well known districts as DeeI
Creek Dolly Warden, Spruce Noun
: tain, Kinsley Cherry Creek, Shel
Creek, Muney Greek, Aurum, Queer
Springs, Duck Crock, Warm Springs
Ward, Taylor, Saw Mill Canyon, Troy
Broom and many other camps, tn
mines of which are only awaiting tn,
/ advent of a railroad to become heav.
S producers, and the tonnage OF which
would alone warrant the building OF
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