The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-03-01
T0NOPAH'S NEW RAILROAD.
Utah Making a Strong Effort to
Control Eastern Nevada Trade.
From the Sal, Lake Herald Of Feb. a.

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Midland railroad to TOnopsh is to begin at
once, according to the announcement yes.
tsrdsy Of President Simon Bsmberger. The
construction will be pushed IS rapidly IS
circumstances will permit.
K. A. Vail, engineer for the road, was
ct work yesterday making up q party which
will start within . couple Of days to com-
plete the survey to Tonopsh. II lie hoped
TO have the entire road 10 operation before
The end Of the year. When that 10 &C.
oomplished it is the expectation that prsc-
tioslly ell the ores from this wonderful new
camp will find their way to the Salt Lake
market, while q stream Of supplies will be
pouring from Salt Lake and Ogden to TonO-
psh and surrounding districts.
The construction Of this new railroad,
says Mr.. Bamberger, means with scarcely
q doubt that Utah will reap the greatest
| benefit Of the development Of the new camp
instead Of California. The Nevada Mid
| land connects with the Southern Pacific at
Battle Mountain. New. From there to San
Francisco is $50 miles, while the distance
to Salt Lake is 1896 miles, a difference Of lao
miles in favor Of the Utah metropolis,
which will be increased when the Southern
Pacific cutoff 10 completed.
ADVANTAGE TO A L LAKE.
While ii has been the policy OF the
Southern Pacific to favor San Francisco in
rates, it lie not believed that the road will
put in q lower rate for . haul l40 miles and
more longer. With the rate in proportion
to the mileage, Salt Lake will have 9 tre-
mendous advantage on the business.
The Nevada Midland road was incorpor.
sted in New Jersey . short time ago.
With Mr.. Bamberger are associated in the
project J. G. Phelos Stokes and 9 number
Of other Eastern capitalists. The Stokes
family has owned for q number Of years the
Nevada Central road, which forms the basis
for the new project. The Nevada Central
road runs from Battle Mountain to Austin,
New, a distance Of ninety three miles.
From Austin Junction, eighty-six miles
from Battle Mountain, a survey was made
in 1880 for the Nevada Southern road,
which has been kept alive and which has
been absorbed by the new Nevada Mid
land. The new company therefore starts
10 with q line in operation for eighty-six
miles Of the distance. and Q route located
for seventy-two miles more, making only
forty-four miles to be surveyed into Tono.
psh.
From Austin Junction the survey follows
the Reese river in . southerly direction,
leaving the stream to cut across the country
to Cloverdale. Thence Q route will be sur.
| veyed southwestsrly to Tonopah.
NO ENGINEERING PROBLEM.
There are no serious engineering prob.
lens in the route" said Mr.. Bamberger
yesterday. 1T is an easy grade for prac.
tically the entire distance. In one place
there is 3 twenty-mile tangent. and there
are other places where the road is straight
for some distance.
"We shall endeavor to have the road
ready for traffic as far as Tonopah before
the end Of the year. although much depends
on our ability to get material. The steel
mills are all so busy that there may be q
delay about getting rails. We shall 20
ahead with the grading. however, and ex.
psct to have that finished in three or four
months. The rails will be laid as fast a.
they can be supplied.
"The new road will be broad gagged
throughout and will be put into condition
to handle . heavy traffic. The Nevsds
Central is q narrow-gauge road. New and
heavier rails will be laid and the road will
be standardized throughout"
1t is expected that several new mining
camps other than Tonopah will be tapped
and developed by the new road.
Begin Work On TonOpah Road.
Salt Lake Herald, February 25: Chief
Engineer E. A. Vail Of the Nevada Mid.
land Railroad Company was to have reached
Austin Junction yesterday afternoon with
9 party of surveyors to commence work on
the extension of the road to Tonopah. He
10 accompanied by John Overell Of Salt
Lake, who 10 looking over the field prepare.
tory TO starting the grading. Work will
begin as soon as the necessary force Of men
can be secured.