The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-28
ALTA Mines
TRANSPORTATION
Scheme to Give Camp FaCill-
ties So Badly Needed Is
Fully Worked Out.
RAIL WAY TRAM COMBINE
MINE OPERATORS AND LOCAL
TALENT JOIN UNITY.
RAIL WAY TRAM COMBINE

The transportation problem for the
camp Of Alta Is solved. A combination
of aerial tramway and broad-guage rail-
road is to furnish the relief the district
has so long needed and the present sea-
son will see the entire system in full OPP
Grafton. it has taken ". J. Robinson,
president Of the Unity Mines company,
successor TO the Continental companies,
lust ten days to round out the scheme
and he returns 10 New York today TO adj
wise his company of what has been ac-
complished. This is the most important
niece of real news in the local mining
world that has been released in many
day.
Means Boom for Alta.
1t IS given out by Mr.. Robinson him
self and is therefore authentic and true.
It means a boom for Alta. 1t means
that all companies operating in the camp
can now get down 10 business, safe in
The assurance that a modest cost OF
transportation Will be available TO each
and all of them, as the transportation
company proposes to place its facilities
at the disposal of every company and in
dividual that has business to offer it.
II means that il will be possible to ship
ores out and SUPPLIES in at all seasons
of the year. for the aerial tram system IS
10 be brought up 20 a stage Of efficiency
and power 20 resist the ayalauches OF
snow that tumble down the mountain
sides at certain seasons, thus making its
steady operation sure.
Local Talent Takes a Hand.
THE transportation company" said Mr.
Robinson yesterday afternoon, is TO OPP
crate Independently of the Unity Mines
company, just as was intended by the
old mana cement of the Continental COM
panies While the Unity company Will
be a prominent factor in its control, l
want to say that some of the biggest and
best operators in the camp, together with
prominent local business and railroad in
terests have gone into the proposition in
a liberal fashion and in a spirit of ear
nestness that shows their faith in the
wonderfully rich district and its future.
Ropeway Expert at Camp.
Contracts have been signed up with
tse Columbus Consolidated. City Rocks
and other companies operating in the
district which already guarantees a daily
shipment over the tram of more than
go tons Of ore. f. G. Ribblett, of the
Eibblett Tramway company, and Leschen
Rope company of St. Louis, is now at
camp with Manager Harry A. Lee of the
Unity Mines company, going over the
present line of tTamway planning for its
reconstruction and Improvement One
thing has already been decided That is
that the kinks and elbows shall be AIKEN
out and the line made TO run on a tan
gent We have contracted to have the
present line in shape to handle ore by
the 18th day of May between the City
Rocks and Tanners Flat terminals.
Tramway and Railroad Meet.
Just as soon as possible a new line
OF tramway viii be constructed between
Tanners and Wasatch, at the mouth OF
Little Cottonwood canyon, where connec-
ton viii be made with the rehabilitated
line Of the Rio Grande Western between
Sandy and that point. While the new
tram Is being constructed new ties and
new rails viii be laid on the grade from
Sandy TO Wasatch and the entire system
VIII, we expect, be ready for business by
early in the fail, this depending on the
promptness with which materials and
equipment are delivered after the plac-
ing Of orders
Mr.. Robinson is highly pleased with
the manner in which he has been able
10 round out the transportation scheme
because 1t means everything TO the Unity
company. as well as other operators IN
the district. He will be out this way
again during the next month or two.