The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-24
j. ROSS CLARK
PAYS CITY VISIT
Vice President of Salt Lake Route
Completes Inspection of
Lines in Nevada.
RESUMES JOURNEY WEST
SAGEBRUSH STATE RESIDENTS
EAGER FOR EXTENSION.

j. Ross Clark, brother of Senator ".
A. Clark, and first vice president of
the San Pedro. Los Angeles Salt Lake
road, arrived in Salt Lake late last
evening from Nevada, accompanied by
G. o. Whittemore, general attorney for
the company. Mr.. Clark and Mr. Whit
/ temOre have been making a trip of in
spectiOn over the Clark lines in Neva-
IA The trip covered the entire length
of Nevada from Las Vegas to Hazen
The party visited all the important
mining districts in that state.
Mr.. Clark and party received ova-
items at every town and camp visited.
The promoters and miners of the va
riOus camps arranged receptions and
banquets for the visitors. The Neva-
dams are watching eagerly the progress,
of work on the Salt Lake routes ex-
tension from Las Vegas to Bullfrog.
When completed this road will give an
immense impetus to the growth of the.
state. Mr.. Clark's visit was made for
the purpose Of examining the territory
to be covered by the new road.
Two routes from Indian Springs to
BullfTOg have been proposed, and to
make a decision upon one of these Mr.
Clark made trip Of personal inspec-
ton. The two routes suggested do not
differ in length, but were mapped out
through two territories, one noun
famous and high and the other low
and level. The first route, known as
the high line" was chosen. as it
affords the road an entrance into Bull
frog through the center of the mineral
belt of Nevada. The low line. while
not necessitating difficult engineering,
leads the road around the edge of this
belt and makes entrance into the Bull
frog district more circuitOuS.
Waiting for Branch.
"The Las Vegas branch is compIet-
ed as far as Indian Springs. a distance
of about fOrty-eight miles, said Mr.
Clark last evening. THE tracks have
been laid ten miles beyond this point.
Freieht is handled firm Indian Springs
II Las Vegas by train, and the tonnage
has already reached goOd-sized pro-
portions. Shippers are hauling freight
from GOldfeld and Bul1fTOg to Indian
Springs by wagon. Wagon freighting
costs . cents a pound. This means an
expenditure of $40 per ton. This ex-
pense will be cut i'm half with the COM
pletiOn of the Las Vegas branch into
BUllfTOg. hence the Nevadans' anxiety
for its entrance into that country.
THE mines in the Bullfrog district
are working. but are shipping only a
sn all percentage of their output. Much
of the ore being mined is sacked and
will be held until the railroad is fin
ished. Work on the road is going
ahead rapidly. Tracks will be laid into
Beatty by June !. The weather has
been mild. considering the time of the
year. permitting the construction being
carried on without unnecessary delay.
With an outlet for its ore. the mineral
belt in and surrounding the BullfrOg
district will carry on development with
doubled energy All camps in the Bull
frog district. comprising Beatty. Rhy-
oIite and BUlIfrOg. have assumed an
air of peTm2nency, and promise to be
among the greatest mineral producing
camps in the west"
Local Officials Leave.
Mr.. Clark asserted that he had Moth
ing TO say about the proposed branch
to Grand canyon or the larger i'm
prOveme1ts said to be under contem-
platiOn for Salt Lake He said he had
intended to remain in Salt Lake A day,
but his trip through Nevada filed up
a week, combining his stay in this city
to a matter of few hours. He arrived
from Reno shortly before 10 o'clock
last evening. and left this morning. in
company with a number Of officials,
who viii accompany him to Los Ange-
les. The party will travel to the coast
IL special ears. Manager r. z. Wells
Of the Salt Lake route and Mr. Clark
will occupy Mr.. Wells car. Vice Presi-
don't W. H. Bancroft, General Freight
Agent J. A. Reeves and Chief Clerk
Fred H. KnickerbOcker of the Oregon
Short Line viii occupy Mr.. Bancroft's
private car The trip will be made d.
rect to Los Angeles, where the party
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