Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-29
ljnI p0uI Plans for the Pacific Coast.
ubcb Salt Lake, is Included Another Line Through Wyo
S and Many Surveys Quietly Made and Work to be Done
nuns Within Years, Report From New York.

fore the company ere TO be found In
the mountains west of the Dakotus.
particularly IN crossing Idaho, The
line the company would like 20 take
would carry II across the Bitter Root
ranges, south Of Northern Pueblo and
Wing well north OF the Union Pacific
allied lines. This route, SO far as re-
ports TO date indicate, would be not
only too expensive to build but would
not furnish sufficient traffic TO JUSTIFY
the line. In building such a line the
StPaul must manage TO create a trans
continental that viii afford lightcr
grades than the grades OF Northern
Pacific or the Oregon lines Of the Harri-
man system These have not been
found so far as can be learned. IL II
known that thousands of dollars have
been spent ON the surveys through this
territory, but have so far failed 20 ma
the dcs1cratum In each Gaze surveys
have run into mountain pockets or
have come squarely upon ranges that
present Il practical "Inpasso,' so far az
lOW grade route Is concerned one no,
port is said to have suggested crosse
Ink OF thousand-foOt mountain by a
"llu," similar to that used ON the Ball
timore q Ohio IN the mountains Of West
Virginia. II Is quito possible that some
entirely nov and never-heard-of engI-
neerng resources win be called into
play by the task OF creating "a low grado
line across these titanic ranges
LINE WAS SURVEYED
The route as originally laid down By
he projectors of the northern route,
contemplated the extension Of the Sioux
city branch of ST. Paul from Platte $.
d.. westward. crossing the Missouri llv-
or below the confluence with Che White
river, and the following Of the White
river valley, on the south shore, some
$40 miles due west crossing the nate
Hen OF South Dakota south OF thc Black
INNS. The FIRST surveys carried the line
to n puss near the meeting of the Big
HON and Laramie ranges In central
Wyoming 81 this point great difficult
Ties were met, but the line was surveyed
and reports ON 1t We're turned ln 90 the
office,
West Of this point the ranges
run northwest and southeast and
tho general direction of the route viii
follow the contour OF The ranges This
much is Settled There are. however
SIX or seven separate aud distinct folds
In the mountain country al running
IN the same general direction AN maxi
ing valleys rich enough in themselves
to support good local lines and appar-
entity of equal merit a possible trans
continental rights OF way. Between
these no choice has yet been made by
st. Paul. Any prospector who settles
In northwestern Wyoming ON the sup
position That be Is coins 10 be ON The
ST. Paul right of way may have his
trouble for his only reward. The
choice win ultimately be made on the
conditions NJ the other end Of this d.
vision OF the road Which ever route
viii give the system the best egress
from Wyoming win undoubtedly be
chosen, The line win cross south Of
the National park. and run from the
state line northwest TO cross the ore
g0n Short Line Snake river spur some
place near It's northern end.
PORTLAND OR SEATTLE,
A well defined plan has been worked
out for the western end II depends
largely upon The difficulties encountered
ltl lhANl NNlAilNN anu lNiAl INlNltN NNtlUr
err the main western terminus Of the
road win be al Portland or at Seattle.
The report published recently that
both cities are TO be sidetracked In
favor of BellngJam Bay OF Whatcom,
may De dismissed as quite outside the
plans OF the ST. Paul management
These northern ports may be reached
10y branch lines, but the main terminus
VIII certainly be at either Portland or
Seattle There Is a strong preference
for Seattle over Portland but cond-
lions may arise which viii make the
preference jump the other way In any
event both cities win be reached by
ST. Paul freight trains, whether over
the systems own lines, or as Cana
dian Pacific now reaches Seattle. name.
~ over foreign lines. II, for instance,
II should ultimately be decided TO
make the western headquarters at Sc
attic, Portland would be reached over
the Northern Pacific; If Portland
should be the headquarters, st. Paul
would reach Seattle over Northern Pa,
ciic or by a spur line Of its own,
TRANsCONTINENTAL FREIGHT.
As before stated, this matter remains
10 be decided by conditions, The one