Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

! IN lVVs
RECORD COAL OUTPUT.
The coal output has been larger thar
| ever before. The greater portion OF th'
active mines are along the line OF the
/ Union Pacific but IN nearly every Sec
| tlon OF the state, coal deposits Of more
or less value may be found one of the
largest Of these is the Gebo mine, which
/ has only recently started active produc-
ton Already over 100 miners are nj
work. and more being employed as
/ rapidly as possible An entirely new
! coal field and mining plant has been
orened at Superior some 20 miles north
OF Rock Springs, and some 20 miles OF
tack has been laid, TO connect the
mines with the Union Pacific Two new
mines have been opened near Deitz, In
the northern portion Of the state, and
two More at Hanna. Wyoming. This
mine. by he way, has now entirely re-
covered from the disastrous accident
ana explosion which took place there
some two years ago.
IRON MINES.
The Sunrise iron mines, which are
located at HGrtville. Wyoo and which
are owned by the Colorado Fuel & Iron
company show no signs OF exhaustion.
Their output has been doubled during
the past year, and nearly 100000 tons
Of ore have been shipped. Large iron
deposits have also been located at Raw
Inns and Seminoe, but little develop
ment work has yet been done on these
properties. The rolling mills were re-
opened at Laramie during the past
year by the Union Pacific company, and
many men are now employed at that
point
But a development. which Is perhaps
the most requisite feature 20 q large de-
ve.Opment along other lines, is railroad
building. ard durir- the year 1905 wy
Omipg was particularly fortunate in
this respect. For many years past.
Wyoming has been watching and hop
ing nay even praying for more rail
roads, with which To get her products,
her grain, her ore, her coal, her oil and
her stock 10 the market centers. with
only one line across the southern por-
tiou'u the state, another In the eX-
IRENE northwest corner and another
along the eastern boundary line, 4; has
been hard Indeed for the produt -
place his goods ON the market IN M
petition with other producers living IN
a readily accessible region.
Put tho opening Of the shoshone In
dian reservation In 1906 brought to the
attention OF the railroads more forci-
bly, this inviting territory, and large ex-
tensions were made To both the North
western and Burlington systems. The
Northwestern Extension In Wyoming Is
icorporated under the name of the Wy
ominS q Northwestern. II is AS miles
tFa 80. -.
trond county to Lander In Fremont
county. Lander is situated I'm a valley
rlch In agriculture. II Is Just south of
the big Shosbone Indian reservation
and Is the leading town Of central WV
oming. shoshoui a new town on the
eastern portion of the reservation.
which was located by tho railway IN
tereSis has Just celebrated It's first
plrthday ana shows the Unprecedented
development Of this region. A year
ago not house could be seen on the
present site. Today ii has a population
OF nearly 2,OO0 substantial store and
office buildings, and two banks with a
capital stock Of $4,000 each. And with,rl
this has been a healthy and not boom
growth.
GENERAL. RAILROAD WORK.
But to return to the railroads. When
the Northwestern announced its inten.
ton Of at once beginning work on its
extension to Shoshoni and Lander. the
Burlington announced that work would
be rushed on the extension OF fits line
from f'rannie in northern Wyoming 10
Worland, near the northern boundary
OF the Shoshone reservation, and al
once proceeded TO make good it's prom
Use. Today regular trains are running
through to Worand, and work Is now
pelng commenced on a further extern
sion OF the line to the Gebo coal mine
and thence on to ThermopUlis. the
great hot springs city. These springs
are perhaps the most noted in the vest
Tor their curative and health giving
properties, and with the comnletion ~
the road to this point. ThermopolIs
VIII become great health resort The
springs AZ Saratoga, Wyo., may also be
mentioned in this connection. All this
WORK was done previous to the opening
or me Shoshone reservation on Aug. /
last. 'e' -
BURLINGTON LINES.
The Burlington line also announced
some time ago that II would at the
enrliest date possible begin an extern
sion of it's line from Guernsey, Wyor
west toward Salt Lake city, passing
through the entire length of the state
from east to west. This VIII give TO
wyoming another great transcontinen-
TAI line. for il n probable that the Bur-
Nngton will connect at salt Lake with
a line to the Pacific coast. surveying
parties are now at work on this line
and active construction is expected 10
begin during 1907. In addition II Is
claimed that the Burlington also has
surveyors I'm the field looking up q
line 10 connect the Worland extension
to Denver on the south, the line cross
ing the proposed extension westward
and opening the southern markets to
the northern Wyoming stock raiser ana
agriculturst.
SARATOGA ENCAMPMENT
During the year work has progressed
very satisfactorily though trile
slowly, on the line Of the Saratoga q
Encampment Railway, connecting the
Penn Wyoming copper mines at En-
campment with the Union Pacific at
Walcott Wyo. The line will pass
through Saratoga, and at q later date
viii be- extended on south through the
North Park region, toward Denver
The Hans Peak & Pacific Railway
company. with headquarters at Lara
mic, Wyo. has commenced construction
work on its line from Laramie toward
the North Park country.
An important move was made by the
Union Pacific by the double tracking OF
over 20 miles Of its right-of- way In
central Wyoming. and by the announce.
ment that II Is it's purpose TO double
tack its entire Wyoming division as
rapidly as possible. This will greatly
increase the efficiency OF both the pas
seuger and freight service over this