The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-06
MOFFAT'S ROAD
GREAT IN SCENES
Ii Will Be the Wonder of the
Tourists, Opening New
Wonders.
THE UINTAH REGIONS
WILL BE UNSURPASSED
Great Wealth in Natural Re-
sources to Be Tapped by
the Road.
-nrresnnndnnca Tribune.

Correspondence Tribune
DENVER, May 4.-Since the COM
pletion of the Clark road to Los An
geles. no other enterprise means so
much to Salt Lake City as tho build
ing OF the Denver Northwestern e Pa
cifc David H. Moffat of Denver mas
matched dollars and inyincible courage
against gigantic difficulties and fierce
opposition and has won- The road is
now assured. 12S miles already oper-
ated. and further construction viii be
pushed with all possible speed. Trains
arc running from Denver to Sulphur
Springs on roadbed unsurpassed In
tho West and in n month VIII reach
Kremmling, eighteen miles beyond and
14s from the starting point. In cross
ing the Rockies al a higher elevation
than considered possible. tho engineers
have shown mesterful skill in overcom-
ing formidable obstacles and making
possible the building OF the most at
tractive scenic line In America. Al
ready trains on this road pass through
thlrty-four tunnels and circle about
mountain peaks respondent In ever
-
water lakes and dashlng streams and
beautiful parks Will ever absorb the
attention Of the tourist from dawn TO
dark and leave him wishing for
longer day. The gem OF the noun
tains is Yankee Doodle lake. sixty
miles from Denver and l0,S00 feet above
sea level Surrounded by snow-clad
cliffs and encircled by loop in the
road. IT nestles cozny in little basin
to charm the passengers with reflected
tints of blue and green and passing
cloud.
Unique Interest.
Nor Will the rare attractions end
with the crossing of the summit il $50
feet in the air for down the western
slope and across the Uintah basin and
the Wasatch mountains is terra incog
nita and hours OF travel through the
Ute Indian country. For SO long
time and until SO recently has the In
dian been the monarch OF the West
that the white man is only beginning to
have a sense OF security when out of
sight Of a railroad and white settle
ments. But now, the days of savage
warfare and the gleam of the tomahawk
and scalping knife are but a recolleC-
tion, and the scientist and investigator
may pursue their studies undTsturbed
and without the sense of fear. The In
uldll. 100, no lOlStT ndNlnR IdNOIlbp
hunting grounds, Is without excuse for
his reticence and talks freely Co friend
ly white people of what he has seen I'm
the impenetrable Businesses OF tho
mountains, The ride through this Uin-
tab region Will have no parallel. Re-
plete In aboriginal historical interest.
rich in rare mineral and vast hydro
carbon deposits. captivating In Its wild,
fascinating mountain scenery and re-
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hilaratinG air and the sight of dashInG
waters tossing foaming spray into
trembling sprig and branch. The line
Of the Mof1at road is from East to West
through this great basin. once an In
land sea that broke through It's barriers
and contributed to cutting out the most
wonderful chaSm In the world-the
Grand Canyon of the Colorado.
Natures Extravagances.
The extravagances of nature are In
the West Here are the majestic peaks
the many marvellous canyons. a natural
bridge in southern Utah. surprising the
historical one In the East: an inland
salt sea. the largest on the globe, a
Yellowstone park. with Its spouting
geysers unrivaled In any CLINE and a
Yosemite with its mammoth trees un-
matched in all the earth To every
American intent on sightseeing adven-
ture or study. See America First"
should be the slogan. then. afterwards
In European travel he can intelligently
advertise his own country and be saved
the humiliation OF lneXcusable Ignor-
ance of his native land.
Trains on the Moffat road will for
many miles. parallel the Uintah noun
tains in Utah-the highest east and
west range on the continent. crowned
with snowy peaks rlvaling the highest
OF the Rockies. From the Uintah cam
yons flow many streams fed by the
melting drifts, several 10 join the
Green river and others TO replenish
Great Salt Lake. At dizzy heights on
these mountains are beautiful lakes
not dreamed OF by the outside world.
One Of them, at an elevation OF 10 900
feet, Is two miles long half a mile wide.
OF unknown depth, and Is the admira-
ton of every one who has stood upon
It's shores. on either side are high.
precipitous mountains, snow capped
the summer long. and on their slopes
grow cone bearing trees that. standing
like silent Sentinels, cast their shadows
into the transparent waters Of the
beautiful lake. Berries In abundance
grow TO the very waters edge, and
trees and shrubs, rare in foliage and
form, lend a charm amid this Wild
mountain scenery
AS a Summer Resort,
What summer resort, Complete
freedom from the eXactions OF society
here, and full time for communlng with
nature. In this lake are shy, sporty
trout awaiting an acquaintance with
human kind, and I'm these mountains
are silver-tip bears big enough to
match the hunters conceit, Since the
opening OF the Indian reservation there
Is free access for all. and the compile
ton OF the Moftat road viii bring the
tourist within easy reach of this beau
tiful Lake Fork and It's summer frosts
and rare scenic attractions.
This Uintah empire OF two and half
million acres, opened to the public last
summer, viii now be a busy region
| since homesteadcrs, prospeCtors and
projectors in various lines of business
| arc now occupying this field with the
| Indian. so long exclusively the home of
| the Ute. There VIII be much OF inter