Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-11-13
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tern Pacific, which will connect Salt
Lake and San Francisco. to cross the
Great Salt Lake ON a trestle similar to
the one being constructed by the South.
ern Pacific, but it Is also "a part Of the
program to miss the quagmircs and
~quicksands which the Southern Pacific
engineers encountered says Finance and
Trade. The Western surveyors have
been making an examination OF the
bottom OF the lake between the two
points on either side and have found no
bad spots and only "a feet Of water in
the deepest part. The survey for The
road is nearly finished, and a large party
under b. +. House, is camped at a spot
near the old Garfield beach resort. The
route has been definitely fixed, except
FOR the line across the lake. Actual
work Of construction has been COM
menced ON the western end, and there
is Il large stretch OF the road already
graded.
No franchise granting an entrance to
Salt Lake has been obtained by the
Western people, and there may be more
truth than fiction in the story that the
Salt Lake mud Los Angeles route will
be taken Ill by the Western. There
will be difficulty over IL station site I'M
less perhaps II union depot were arrang.
ed for. or the use of tie Rio Grande or
Short Line terminals obtained
The line crosses the south end OF
Stansbury Island to tie Tooele shore OF
the lake. From there it runs around
the southern END Of the Grantsville
range, crossing Skull valley ard then
tie Cedar Mountains, through n low
pass that will necessitate about ten
miles Of "a ! per cent grade, to the
Great American desert. Leaving the
west side Of the Cedar range, Il route
has been adopted which runs almost
due west to Ferguson Springs, SAVING
fifty miles i'll distance on Il through line
and striking the northeast end Of Dutch
Mountain. The possibilities for local
business here are remarkable, and it
has been said that the volume OF this
alone will he almost enough to keep the
road busy, Judging from the large bod
les OF ore in the vicinity Of Dugway,
Granite, Fish Springs, Willow Creek tu
Dutch Mountain and Clifton, that have
already been thoroughly prospected.
The rOnd from this point runs up Pbel
an Creek to Ruby lake. Between Salt
Lake and thus point there are no engin,
cering difficulties. Tho maximum grade
will he | IL per ccnt. From Ruby
Lake west the road traverses "a rough
broken country. which will some day
become noted for the grandeur OF it.
scenery.
This region is especially rich in min
erals, and will be a great source OF rev
cnue to the read. Eureka, Mineral Hill
Saligman, Eberhardt, Hamilton ant
other mining districts in the ~ylcinit,
will seek n market in Salt Lake ovel
this route. Diamond valley will be the
shipping point FOR this entire territory
This line will cross Ike Eureka aud
Palisadc railroad, a feeder for the
Southern Pacific, Mt "a pass known M
Narrow Gap. From Ruby Lake to Aus
tin the grade will not exceed l.95 pei
cent. i;eesc River will be crossed al
JacObville, and the road will cross the
ShOshonc range Mt New Pass. From
there it will descend into the Humboldt
Valley and will cross the Southern Pa
citic near Wadsworth. Continuing VI
the Humboldt, it will pass to the north
Of Carson Lake. The grade from New
Pass will be % per cent.
From Wadsworth the grade rises tt
Beckwitb Pass. u distance Of about II
miles, with II maximum rise Of l pei
cent. 1t will meet and cross the Ore
; gon aud Nevada railroad. Through
Bcckwith Pass, with an elevation o
l 5l9l feet, the line follows the Fcathe
river in California. Tho work Mt thi!
point is heavy, but the grade will no
exceed l.25 per cent. The entire sec
ton of Nevada through which the new
3 road will pass abounds in large bodic
Of iron, copper lead, silver, gold, anti
m0ny AMI BIcklc. Many Of the mine
Q are SO situated TINT, in order to plac,
their products on the market. n long
expensive haul 10y wagon over extreme
ly poor roads is nccCssitatrd before
railroad is reached.