The daily tribune., 1905-01-24
TWO RADIANT ROUTES.
DescSlptssn Of I've Suveys fer New
Wagea Road.

1
moro vasoss roa6s In Frsnous cosnty
shss Anv man In IL hes the following
10 -. regarding the proposed Wagon
road TO be built from this city 70
Radisus. the new coal camp south Of
Yiorsncs:
Both routes to Radiant cross Sand
Cresh ON the United Oil company
bridge. 10 the rear Of she English
lumber yard.
mo. !. the high line. soes mp she
graded hill until Il strikes the line
Of Telephone poles which direction 1t
follows for 81 miles and over Spindle
Top ridge. This route passes the
smslter track SCALES. the iron water
tank Of the city water works. the
Rocky Mountain big we'll. No. 10, and
over the north end Of Spion Top ridge
over on to Coal Greek. one mile south
Of that town.
'This No. route does not require
. bridge. or culvert to be built its en-.
ter length. 1t will require some
scraper work ut tine smslter track
scales. and at the old road crossings.
Whit these exceptions the entire road
~ here outlined can be made in A
No. / shape with six horses On the
city grader. with very little II any
plouehing. This route goes one third
Of . mile east Of line drawn between
the two extreme points. and viii; make
desirable high line road where the
surrounding country can be viewed.
end . speedy horse can show his speed
~ we'll as get all the breezes that
blow.
"No. Q route crosses the same No.
bridge Of the United Oil company
and seventy-five yards beyond the
bridge the road will fork to the
right. and make two cuts. and one
fill just east Of the two ,mall houses
there. and grade down on to the bot
tom land. go direct to the Ell Paso
mill site passing east Of the National
mill and on up the valley in . direct
line from start to finish, one-eighth
Of mile east Of the town of Coal
Geek and few rods from the bridge
leading from the town to the oeme-
terry. Leading down from the Page
mill and also from the smelter will
require two water ways constructed.
the balance of the gulches between
the bridge and the Ell Paso mill can
be filled with brush and by the
scrsper.
"Just above and opposite the
National mill. Coal creek will require
to be bridsed (bridge No. q thence
pass over the smooth valley lying east
Of the Coal Greek branch Of the D. &
r. g.. curve around Goose EGG point
where the present road now runs to
the crossing Of Coal Greek. requiring
the second bridge to be built (bridge
No. 81 and on the further side Of
this bridge the top Of the hill
should be cut six feet. From this
bridge . direct line should follow
up the small valley lying west and
at the base Of wells 85 and 86.
called Paradise; an on up past the
boiler house standing near the
north end of Spion Top ridge whero
1t crosses the road from Coal creek
70 the cemetery; here it follows the
present road to near the Bluff Springs
coal mine and up this valley to Ra-
diant This road not only connects
Goal Greek AZ cemetery bridge. but
by crossing further down where the
old Nichols house stood. that old road
connects directly with this route not
far from we'll No. So.
'No. route will cost considerable
to build, but it is very direct water
grade line all the way. passing over
good ground save this side of the
El Paso mill, where shxle should be
used for top surfacing which is very
abundant all along this line. When
once constructed there will be no rail
DAD cossings except at the depot. no
wash outs from floods il the two
bridges are properly built. no hills
tO cyimh and avoid tho hiuh lima