The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-16
Ribs ASKED ON
SALIVA CUT OFF
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Rio Grands Western viii Begin
Construction Promptly.
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MORE WORK IS TO FOLLOW
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PART OF COAST TRAFFIC TO USE
THIS ROUTE.
MORE WORK IS 10 FOLLOW

CONSTRUCTION on the selma cut
off OF the Rio Grande Western is
y 20 begin as soon as the contracts
.-r be- r.- Bids have been asked for
an The grading of the first twenty miles
am of saIua. and it is expected that
v5-k wlu begin before the end OF the
month.
The new .ut-0f is 90 be part OF a new
Tine for trausc0Itiuental traffic II runs
tam Farlham. eleven miles east Of
price uu the main line of the Rio
cr8rFa Western. s0Uthwesteriy 20 Sa-
Ina. OBJ the Saupete valley branch.
Instance oC approximately $50 miles. It
+. fH5 intention of the Rio Grande man
aremeuL J1 build TO a connection with
III San Pedro and the Oregon Short
line for the handling Of part Of the
p4-ifr coast business when the new
read. 90 Los Angeles are completed.
Route OF the Road.
Leaving the main lire at Farntam,
eleven miles east OF Price, the new cut
ar runs -0ulhWesterly through Cdsue
valley. eros ing Huntington and Cot
frgw806 creeks, ascending Ferron creek
0r short distance, crossing this
stream and leaving il near Ferr0n-
Thence 10 continues sOuthwesteTly
across the Muddy and Queatch-up-Pah
swinging nearly westerly over into Sa-
m. canyon Thence the course is west
erlr 90 Saliua. ID is probable that spurs
win De- built 20 tap coal mines in Castle
valley. and a brarch ma be built up
HuuuEEtC- canyon To tap the coal de-
11sirs there.
Among the towns in Emery county
hat WI DE given better rail connec- !
don Bog this new road are Lawrence,
Huntington. Castle Dale and Emery.
Reach Other Lines.
There are several routes from Salina |
by which the San Pedro and the Ore
edn short Line can be reached. one is I
% 20 nearly west from SaIla. going I
through the region of Fillmore. and
catching .he two coast roads i'm Mil |
lard county. Another is to use the /
present Sanpete valley line from Sa- /
ina t0 a point near Joseph. Thence /
The T0uta ascends Clear creek, crosses !
the Beaver range, following down the 1
western slope and coming down one OF /
ihJ many streams near Beaver City,
turning westward to a connection with /
tha san Pedro ana the Short Line The |
projected Milford e. Beaver road is in 4
th4 direct line of this route
The third route Is the one surveyed /
years ago for the proposed Pacific coast !
extension of the Rio Grande. Tt is I
ap extension of the Saupete valley
branch from Marysvale southwark, /
leaving the south cork of the SEWER /
near Blue valley peak 90 turn west I
ward. 10 goes into Bear valley. and 1
i1-o Par0Wan valley. which it follows /
sou.hNesterly coming close To Paro-
wan and 90 Cedar City. and then turns
westerly Go connection with the new 1
roads.
Goes Into Iron Fields.
This line has the advan1age of com I
ing into the ..s3rt of tie iron fields Of /
hon county and forming a short route 4
H which The coal and coke of Carbon
and Emery counties can be hauled to /
the iron deposits. where great works \
viii be established some day. While 4
jEere are some engineering difficulties
io be overcome. The traffic 40 be de-
}e.'pel eventu~ iy by this route offers
such great possibilities that the chances
are said to be strongly In favor of its
al0uti0n.
The suryy Of the Castle valley
branch Of ,he Rio GraEde was made
number Of years ago. The original
intention Fas to make 10 a narrow
gauge line, Last year the determine
ZION was reached 90 relocate the route
l'l standard gauge and for heavy traf-
De- i7is work was completed only re-
Gently and a much better route was
secured
several contractors are now figuring
ea he grading for the first twenty
miles. Other contracts VIII bl ret later.
ana Do Is probable that Wori will be /
completed this wear