Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-01
YERINGTON RAILROAD
IS ASSURED DISTRICT
Mines and Residents IN Mason valley
Soon 10 Have Iron Horsc--Ncring-
ton subscrlbcs FOR Bonds,

News from YcrlnEton today practical
~ assures Tho building Of the railroad
from Wabuska. ou the Southern Pacific
railroad. 20 Ycrlngton. Mason Clty and
Mornlngstar. and to the big mines that
are now being opened up ln the Mason
valley district 10 h declared that tho
people OF feriugton and vicinity have
subscribed Tor practically an Of tho
bonds that have been issued to extend
the road three and d half miles into
Yerington.
General Manager w. c. Orem has
been In the district for some time get
ting the matter In hand ana awarding
the necessary contracts A week ago
meeting was held al Yorington Tor
the people Of Smith and Mason valleys
10 discuss the taking up Of the bonds
for the new railroad. At the meeting
MI Orem explained the present hnan-
clal condition OF the new Nevada Cop
Der Belt railroad and declared that the
contract for building u miles OF the
road has already been awarded. The
present freight traffic is sufficient for
the new road 20 be profitable one
from the start All that was asked Of
the Heringtcn people was that sufficient
money Be subscribed for the remaining
three and "a half miles OF railroad into
Ycringt0n
Before the meeting was over $4,000 of
the $50 200 IN bonds necessary were
subscribed for. The remaining amount
Of bonds was 20 have been taken up
Yesterday and It is declared that almost
all the Issue has been subscribed for
a. y. Orem, who IS one Of the chief
stockholders In the Nevada Douglas
mine. which guarantees the bonds OF
the railroad, declares that the people
have subscribed literally for the honus
Mr. Orem said today that during w. G.
Orem's present stay Ga Yerngton most
OF the details Of the work would be-
mapped out He asserts that he win
let contract there for the ties. The
contract for the rails has boon let to
r G. Richmond OF Salt Lake city. A
deal has been an but closed Tor an en-
gine and cars for the road.
GRADING THIS WEEK.
Grading on the road should star,
this week. Al the Ludwig mine OF tine
Nevada Douglas the grading has been
done for considerable distance This
was done before the survey was hn-
ished
There are two ways surveyed for the
railroad and as yet 10 has not been de-
'AuNA winch Wtulu nt the NehL. one
way contemplates sending a road di-
rect 90 NernEton with a branch going
over Mason Pass To the Nevada Doug
las mine This road would have a
three per cent grade and be compelled
o. hug the mountains on the west side
Of the valley.
The other railroad would be about "a
miles long and would have a much
lower grade. II would pass through
Ycrington and on south to the West
Walker river where IL would swing up
to the northwest 10 the mines.
The road viii afford an outlet for the
big mines that are being opened there.
The road TO Yerington win be is miles
long
The laying Of steel bands into the
district means greater activity in the
district IL Is not altogether imprOb-
able that il will now make certain the
building of a smelter by the Mason
Valley mine This property has an
immense tonnage blocked out and
recently purchased a site and water
rights for a smelter