Gilpin observer., 1902-07-24
The Monat Road

Denver Republlcan: r. =. Harris, for
merly with the Denver & Rio GRAND Q
railway, has been appointed superintend-
ent of construction of the Moffat road
and is in the field actively engaged.
This is the second important appoint
ment on the new road, and, following
that of A. G. Ridgeway to be general
manager of the construction company,
which will precede the railway company,
gives promise that Mr.. Moffat will short
ly fill all the executive offices. He is
choosing his men carefully and is de-
voting, Just at this time, special atten-
tion to the construction department The
new road, although a mountain line, will
be as perfect as money and the best
engineering skill can make it.
Tuesdays Rocky Mountain News says
that the construction gang of the
Moffat line has invaded the old route of
the Denver, Utah and Pacific railway
and taken possession of the right of way.
The canon mile east of Rollinsville
on Monday was occupied by graders of
the Moffat road, and work was in pro-
gress on that day on the same grade,
which was thrown up nearly twenty
years ago when the Denver, Utah Il
Pacific was aiming to cross the range.
The road subsidiary organization of
the Burlington, was built up South
Boulder canon at heavy expense for
distance of forty or fifty miles in the
mountains, when the available cash of
the company became exhausted and the
forces were called off and the company
has been lying dormant ev er since. Once
place in Denver, and the company is on
record as one of the sleeping branches
of the Burlington, of which it has scores
in the different parts of the West.
News of the work in progress was
brought to Denver by prospector who
was passing down the canon and met the
advance guard of the graders. At the
headquarters of the Northwestern &
Pacific nothing is said about the work.
The route Of this road leads up Coal
Creek distance of about four miles,
when it crosses to South Boulder and
proceeds towards Rollinsville.
The canon which is considered spe-
cially important in the route, has perpen-
dicular sides and is half mile in length
at the point where the work is being
carried forward. The quiet movement
of tho Mort h vacfarp ic ranorda6 ac an
evidence that renewed activity is to
characterize the operations of the COM
pany. Two parties of surveyors were
started out of Denver yesterday in COW
cred wagons, supplied with outfits for
several months stay in the mountains.
The mysterious movements of the sur
veyors are looked upon by their friends
as proof of the report that has been
whispered on the streets for several days.
1t is to the effect that the Moffat line
will be pushed through to Central City
from Rollinsville and will be an active
to the Clear creek line. The
new surveying parties, il rumors are true
will block out path from Rollinsville
and branch OF the Moffat road will be
built to the oldest gold camp OF the
Rocky mountains. If this proves to be
correct, now impulse will be given min
ing in the region OF Central City and
many old properties which have been
lying dormant in the district for quar-
ter of century will be reopened. Great
activity is to be seen around where the
tunnel is to cut the continental Divide.
New men are being added to the forces,
and at Arvada "Y" has been added to
the G. & S. track so that material can
be transferred from the G. & S. cars to
the Moffat line.