Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-06-29
SOUTHERN NEVADA THE GOAL

Southern Nevada is becoming the goal for all the live cities which
nave nyNralroad connections with US and now comes the Salt Lake
Tribune advocating a road from its city into the district, passing through
ronopah. Some of the business people of the Mormon city. inspired by
the interest shown in this section by the business men of Los Angeles,
are planning for an excursion into this country, and the Tribune is out
with a few good reasons why they should come. In this regard, the
Tribune prints the following:
The Tribune has heretofore spoken in favor of an excursion OF the
business men Of Salt Lake into the great Nevada camps of southwestern
Nevada. In support of this proposition we have the following from a bus
mess a of Tonopah:
Il have read some of your editorials relative to a excursion OF your
bushes men tic visit the Nevada camps n hope you will agitate the
project until we have the pleasure of meeting you all, face to face. I
believe Salt Lake should get or of our trade, especially if better rail-
road facilities could be had.
We believe that NJ mor profitable excursion could possibly be n
tered upon than the one indicated. Salt Lake City is in first class condt-
on to enter upon the competition for that trade We already have the
facilities for supplying machinery and other requisites in mining camps
nearer at hand and in greater quantity and opportunity for choice. than
any other place affords.
The railroad facilities comprise, first, the Los Angeles road, and its
branches up to these camps; and, second, the Southern Pacific and its
hne down there There is besides, the proposition for building directly
into that country from here. The Western Pacific will To- connect with
the Nevada Northern and give US a n entry to Ely. The branch promised
by Senator Clark from his main line westward beginning at Tintic juno
zion direct to Ely would give us also another and direct connection with
that great region. This line from Tiltic Junction to Ely would also open
up a large section Of the rich Deep Creek country in Utah, and in Nevada
aear the state line There has been talk also of a cutoff on the West
en Pacific line DETECTING southwestward to Ely, which would also be a
valuable aid IN developing thu northwestern portion of the Deep Greek
country.
From ELY it is inevitable that a line will be pushed across to Tono-
Dah. There are rnmors of such a project already That it would be a
profitable line, opening up a rich mineral country. there al be no ques-
ton. There is also a project o n foot with good prospect of materiahza-
ton, as " understand, of a railroad from the Western Nevada lines
over through the Mono lake region into California. 1t would not be far
systems and especially with some OF the numerous lines auxiliary TO the
Western Pacific company which has bought up a considerable number Of
those local roads. A road from here through Ely. Tonopah, and the
Mono pass into California would be the shortest, easiest, and most pop
uar line from here to the coast at San Francisco. There can be 40 doubt
but this would be one of the best paying roads, both locally and IS a
through line, Of any that could be Constructed. 1t has always been a
marvel to us that George Gould in planning his Western Pacific ran it
away up to the north. al he did; whereas il he had pushed 1t straight
west from here, detecting to the south of west after passing into Nevada,
,oug through below eureka and close to Tonopab thence onward
through Mono pass, he would have had the best possible line from here to
san Francisco; a line much easier built, shorter, and with greater local
wealth to contribute to the roads traffic when completed, than the route
which he selected. Such a road would pass through a region now in
served. and would have the complete field to itself across the whole of
central Nevada.
But the particular point in touching upon this more direct line is to