Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-27
FIRST PICTURES SECURED.
C. {. Johnson, Gamer Artist of
Salt Lake, Tells of Work
In Nevada.
What George Gou!d's Lieutcnants AFRO
Accomplishing III Their Battle With
Salt, Sand and Rocks

Since the first announcement of the
commencement of actual track laying
on the Western Pacific this city has
been getting but brief information re-
garding progress Of work, but Salt
Lakers can hardly be expSted to real
lie just how much has been accom-
plished. In olden days the building
OF n transcontinental railroad was
something followed each day by in
habitants OF the territories to which II
was to afford facilities. The present
day is one Of big things and the big
things of one day are forgotten In con-
sideration of those of the next. Onc
way-the only way--to appreciate Just
what has been done by the 1000 men
employed by Gould to rush his line
from this city to the coast is to follow
the rails from Sixth West to the pres
ent erminus of the road; $50 miles out
on the desert Trains are now run
ming to Dyke, 1879 miles from Salt Lake.
Construction and material trains leave
this city every day; occasionally T. j.
Wyche, superintendent of the Western
Pacific In this city. takes a run over
the line in his private car. and once
month the pay-car goes out to distrib-
ute hard earned, well earned dollars
is TAKING MILLIONS.
Within a year or so fast passenger
trains with palace cars win be pull-
ing out of the proposed Gould depot
Yards along Fourth West. bound for
san Francisco. The Western Pacific
is being built quietly but surely. 1t
~ taking millions and the patience of
the most skilled engineers to build 1t.
Along
angry at the invasion OF the steel rails
and determined to make their way diff
cult. AT times the fight has almost
been victory for nature but money
ana men make a combination nothing
can Withstand for any considerable
length of time. Gould has nearly g.
600 laborers at work on the eastern
division, and is distributing $3.50, 900 a
month among these laborers. Each
twenty-mile stretch is In charge of an
engineer and the whole eastern diyi-
sion in charge of. Mr.. Wyche, with
headquarters in this city. A dozen
monstrous steam shovels with a capa-
city of loading so cars u day are cut
ting their way through gulch and hill
Huge engines of the hound" type are
running back and forth over the track
already laid rushing long trains loaded
with material to the front and bring
ing In the empty cars. Away out ON
scene of activity and hustle is forging
further westward each day; the traces
OF abandoned camps like milestones
along the road tell the story of progress
in days and weeks.
There's always something fascinating
about the building of transcontinent-
al line, and the undertaking under dis
cussion has no end of interesting
phases and features. These are told in
an entertaining manner by Chas. L.
johnson, who has just returned from
a picture-taking trip to the end of tho
line and so miles beyond. In COM
pany with Mr.. Wyche, out on a trip
of personal inspection, and the pay
clerk. MIR. Johnson had an excellent OPP
to study the building of a
railway by watching II being con-
structed, and he overlooked none OF
the features worth while.
WHAT c. p. JOHNSON SAYS.
"The Western Paclhc?" he COM
mences Doesn't II sound good TO you?
Doesn't It sound like the good old days
when the Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific were being built2 I'll wager
that not ono out of so who will read this
has any reasonably correct or compre-
hensive idea of what is going on to-
wards the construction OF the Westerr
Pacific Before the line reaches ths
coast 1t viii have cost over sb.000.00o
This total Will be reached without
doubt. $3.50. 900 81 being distributed every
month at the present time One tun-
mel, nearly 5000 feet long, will cost a
million dollars. The money being paid
out to the 1900 and more laborers along
the line Is coming into Salt Lake. The
road at present is laid about $50 miles
out, but trains are being run TO Dyke.
New. only. distance OF 1873 miles from
Salt Lake.
SHIFTING THE LAKE.
ION tracks along First South from
sixth West f. this city you nm ses
long trains OF cars marked Western
Pacific" This is the supply point and
division point for the eastern half OF
the line and II is from the oiiicea here
that the immense undertaking of cross
ing the desert and going through noun
lain ranges Is being directed and man
ged. With Mr., Wyche l had the pleas
ure OF taking the trip over the line. and
n was most instructive trip ] can
assure you. The route through Utah
has been told ana retold, 30 little space
and tine need be devoted 10 this. Att
ar going due west for seven miles and
passing Garfield the tracks pass Lake
View, held In fond memory by MANY
who used TO bathe there. A peculiar
change has been that occurring along
ago the land was high and
dry but the tracks today run directly
through big stretches OF water Tho
water 70 not deep ana the track-hed
high so the change Is causing no wor-
~ After running parallel with the
Salt Lake Route tracks along the
iouth end OF the lake the parting point
Is where the Western Paciic tracks APP
proach the west shore. There are go
Ing TO he some great races along That
stretch some day,
STATIONS IN DESERT.
1T Is hit a few minutes ride now
ana the train is out on the Iesert.
Nothing bat o few plants characteristic
ef deserts can be seen, The first point
- be- reached is Grants a little sla-
ion opposite Grantsyllle Timpic Is the
next point and Dele follows. This
spring furnishes all the water used on
The line further 10 the west; the pre-
cious stun Is nauled over tho Hue 10
The scattered camps along the line ~
big tanks laid on nat cars. Lack OF
water Is a great detriment 10 the coun-
Iry pierced by the new road the land