The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-04

edge OF the Great American desert Ia
encountered. To imagine tho desolato
nature Of this cheerleSs sand waste is
almost beyond the power of one who
mas not seen the sand Itself, and little
wonder is II that even the coyote and
renegade wolf shuns the vast reaches
OF wind-reft sand extending hence
westward far into Nevada.
Twenty miles further west is the
way station of Arinosa and 10 miles
still further the train arrived at Sal
Duro. which Is in tho center OF the
great salt beds, which the legislative
party had made the trip to see.
These beds are composed of layers
OF solid salt, shining white In the sun.
and extend. 1t is estimated a length OF
perhaps 30 miles by width OF s
miles. the salt lying on the surface
OF the earth TO n depth OF from three
inches TO IL and Is feet thick 1t is
said that chemical analysis has prov
en- the salt to be 9S per cent pure. The
salt formation is so hard that along
side the railroad track where the
company placed their telegraph poles
1t was necessary to use dynamite to
blast out holes for the purpose,
These salt deposits are the great
est In the world. and In case the ter
mination OF the litigation In which the
title of these beds Is now involved. in
the United States supreme court is
favorable to the university, the lead.
ing educational institution of the state
OF Utah Will have resource that will
place untold wealth at its disposal
A brief stop was made TO permit the
party to inspect the salt beds. But
the run to Wendover was continued,
with the intention of stopping again
at the beds on the return trip, when
the party might remain so that moro
thorough examination OF the beds
could be made by the party.
The two dining cars did yeoman
| service on the trip out. The guests
were treated TO breakfast in relays;
| each detachment receiving the best
that the hospitality OF the railroad
company could produce. The entire
! service was extended with the COM
! pliments OF Pres. Jeffrey, who sent
message OF regret that he could not
be present TO make the trip In person,
| and delegatlng Nr. Warleigh TO act In
his behalf
Wendover Is 121 miles west from
Salt Lake City. and will be tho first
division terminal OF the Western Pa
| clfc railroad when the through line
has been completed Machine shops
| and a round house will be erected at
this point. and the time is not far dis
tant when this, the most westerly
| point in Utah on the Western Pacific.
Will become a thriving railroad town,
with hundreds of prosperous people,
and Will constitute one OF the impor-
tant local points on another great
transcontinental highway.
Salt Lake City. Utah 3.-On board
The first passenger train TO run over
the Western Pacific, the Western eX-
| tension OF the Gould system were the
J governor and the members OF the Utah
| legislature and other guests of Presi-
dent r. r. Jefferey OF the railroad.
| The train left Salt Lake City at y
o'clock this morning. went TO Wend-
over half mile from the Nevada
line, a distance of 100 miles. and re-
turned at p. m. President Jefferey
said that regular service to Elko New,
would be instituted March 20
For twelve miles tho new road
runs through a bed of Salt 9S per cent
pure and of immense value. Engin-
GERS say that the bed Is 720 square
miles In size and contains $4,000, 900
cars of the product The salt land is
held by the state for the state univer-
slty.