The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-11-19
l1ORE ABOUT
WESTERN
PACIFIC r. r.
An Authentic Out
line Through the
State of Me-
Vada.

Herald copied from the Salt Lake Tele-
gram lengthy article purporting to
give the general route of the Western
Pacific railroad through Nevada. The
article was given space as a matter OF
news; and, as the Telegram vouched for
the accuracy of the news, it was given
as true. However, it now transpires
that there was no semblance of fact in
the Telegram article That paper was
evidently "stuffed" and given the old
Airline route
The new road will not run anywhere
near the route as given by the Telegram.
On the contrary, it will run into Wells
which will be the first town on the g. p.
that it will enter We have it from the
most reliable source that the line will
cross the Great Salt Lake upon trestles
and embankments similar to those on
the Lucin-cut off, but, it Is thought, of
much easier construction. From the
shore at this side of the lake the road
will, in an almost straight line, cross the
Great American desert to point called
Silver Zone Here four tunnels, the
longest one-half mile in length, will be
constructed The road will then pass
on through Goshute Valley and cross
the low divide at Flower Lake pass. 1t
will come on by way of Warm Springs
and skirt the east side of Clover Valley.
passing about one mile from the old
Schertf place. From there the grade in
to Wells will be an easy and natural
one Then the road will parellel the @.
p. about four hundred yards distant,
passing to the south and west of the new
cemetery. 1t viii then bear closer to the
c. p until il comes within 200 feet of
that road. and will then parallel it about
one and one. half miles, when it will take
bes-line for Deeth, or a point very
close to that town. The track will then
virtually parallel the G. p. down the
Humboldt Valley, passing Halleck,
Osino and on into Elko. At the latter
place the tracks will be laid through
what is known as Chinatown. The same
course as that taken by the G. z. will
then be maintained, with the exception
that the new road will make a closer ap-
proach to or enter Battle Mountain. At
Winnemucca the Western Pacific will
cross the G. p. and will then keep the
northern side until it finally passes over
the Sierra Nevada mountains at Beck
with Pass
The Herald has every reason to be-
lieve that the above outlined course is
the most authentic that has yet been
published by any newspaper. In fact.
we have it direct that 1t is almost pre-
cisely correct, and in the main abso-
lutely correct.
1t is almost dead certainty that Wells
will be made terminal and division
point. 1t was at first not the intention
of the new road to make this point one
of their most important stations, but
over which no control can
be had has forced them to accept the in
evitable and make Wells division. The
principal one of these circumstances is
water.
The surveys throughout the entire
State are almost complete; a portion of
them have been accepted No other
route than the one above outlined has
or will be surveyed. The head engineers
are we'll satisfied with it as it is, and
there is no question as to it's acceptance.
Construction work on the west end has
already been begun and it is only a ques-
tion OF short time until thousands of
men will be employed throughout Ne
vada grading the track, building bridges
and culverts and laying the rails. Win
ter will not retard the work to any great
extent. With the powerful machinery
and up. to date equipment that will be
by the Western Pacific the
cuts, fills and other work can proceed
without interruption all winter. 1t is
confidently expected that within two
years the whistle and rumble of Western
Pacific trains will be heard throughout
this portion of Nevada. All Nevada will
rise up and bless the day. God speed
it.-Wells Herald.