The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-25
DENVER ROAD To
BE BUILT BY 1904
Trains May Run to Salt Lake in a
Year.
RICH COUNTRY TO BE TAPPED
VAST RESOURCES WILL BE
OPENED UP BY NEW LINE.

u EFORE the end Of the year 1908 D.
u H. Moffat and his associates in
tend to have trains running over
their new road from Denver to salt
Lake. It is even possible that trains
viii be running over the new line with
in a year as there is some talk of
/ building a temporary line over Rollins
vile pass so that the road can be in
operation without waiting for the cor
pletion OF the two-n.ile tunnel at that
point. This scheme was used success
fully by the Colorado Midland. pending
the completion of its tunnel at Hager-
man pass.
While the transCOntinental traffic is
expected to be the most important fac
tor in the business of the new road. the
hackers Cf the Denver & Northwestern
have great faith i'm the future Of the
country to be traversed. They believe
that in a comparatively short time it
viii in itself he more than sufficient to
make the road profitable. Regarding
the country 20 be opened up, Walter
3. Cheesman. one Of the Denver CAPT
talists identified with Mr.. MOffat in
the road, said:
Will Traverse an Empire.
''There is no doubt that the road is
to be built as quickly as possible. It
is almost idle 20 comment on the bene-
1T which win accrue TO Denver as a
result of its construction. It viii go
into the best unOccupied territory for
a railroad IN the country. It is an en-
pire in itself and has everything in the
was of possible natural resources to
Justify the construction of a railroad 3"
In Utah he road Will traverse the
richest undevelcped region Of the state.
While it is impossible at this time to
tell exactly where the road viii go.
the sUppOsit,nu is that it viii leave salt
Lake by way IF Emigration canyon,
cross from Park City to Heber. and
then cross the range into the reserva-
ton country, following strawberry
creek and the Duchesne and White
rivers
The vast resources of the reservation
country are familiar in a general way
90 Utah people. There is plenty of
grazing and agricultural land, coal
oil, hydrocarbons of every kind, gold,
silver. copper and lead, iron and in
Vulnerable other resources. the region
giving every promise of becoming a
rich. prosperous and pOpulouS country
after the advent of the railroad.
Most Feasible Route.
Crossing the colorado line. the rail-
road viii probably 70 low the White
river TO its headwaters, crossing the
mountains near Trappec's lake. and
coming down into the canyon OF the
] Grand. The rOute follows the Grand 10
Hot Sulphur Springs. and then turns
sOUthesstward crossing the divide at
ROilinsville pass and heading directly
/ for Denver. This is said 30 be the most
/ feasible route and it is declared by
. persons familiar with the country that
. the line win offer some Of the most
beautiful scenery in the world.
/ This section in northwestern Colo
rad, including portions of Utah and
/ wyoming, comprises an area greater
than the state of Pennsylvania. having
/ similar resources. and entirely without
a railroad. The resources are almost
/ identical with those of the portion of
/ Utah which viii be reached by the
road. Abundant water power viii be
available IN both states.