Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-20
Western Pacific Special Carrying
Press and Invited Guests
Going West.
ENTERS NEVADA At 1880 A. M.
Celebration and Reception nj Winnie
mucca Tonight-Roadbcd I'm
splendid shape.

Wendover. Utah, Aug 20.-The special
train over the Western Pacific arrived
here on time 10 the dot with T., L.
Lomax. general passenger traffic man
ager in charge OF the train, and q, F.
Herr acting as host.
The train Is due to arrive at Winnie
mucca New, at $50 this evening, where
1t will remain until morning and a
celebration will be INDUCED in and a
reception by the civic body will take
place.
Among those on board is Julius Kahn,
congressman from the Fourth district
of california. who attended the COVER
nors conference in salt Lake in the In
terest OF the Pacifc-Psnsma exposl-
tion.
He expresses himself as being delight
ed with Salt Lake and her people, ana
with the results OF the conference OF the
governors.
The roadbed is in splendid shape
for new line and the stretch across
the southern end of the lake is now
high above the water.
The party was much interested in the
salt beds at salduro and found Wen
dover now thriving town.
The train crossed the Nevada line at
80 and the next stop will be at
EIko at 80 this afternoon.
II. NJ. Ogilvie. superintendent OF the
eastern division OF the Western Paclhc'
Is in charge OF the running OF the tram
while the train crew Is made up OF
w. ]. Meehan. conductor; Charles Sui
Ivan. engineer. Arthur Gregory, hre-
man, and Brakemen ii. l.. Woods ana
j. Mraggs
Engine iO4 is pulling the first west
bound passenger train over Gould's last
link to the coast.
Leaving the handsome new Salt Lake
city Union station at I O'Clock the
press special began Its westwa$d UP
Emerging from beneath the umbrella
sheds al the west OF the depot the train
followed the new tracks for Its run
toward Garfield And while no effort
was made to create speed record, inc
present Journey being undertaken Tor
the purpose of enabling the newspaper
men to observe the road Itself and the
points OF interest along the line yet
the train went along at good cup,
skimming over the brown plains be
tween Salt Lake and the smelter city
near the lake.
Garfield Is Il miles west from salt
Lake Here the vast smelling plants
of the American Smelling a Refining
company we're throwing out columns ~
thick. black smoke I'm the process or
transforming the gross ores into valu-
able metals. Historic Black Rock was
passed near this point, and the remains
of the once popular lake resort named
for the second martyr president.
The trip over the rip rap rock bot
toned track over the edge or tho lake
came next and for five miles the train
had the appearance of running through
water This stretch OF track has caused
the Western Pacific much trouble dur
ing the past sea son, having been wash
ed out number OF times by the en-
croaching waves OF the steadily rising
lake Finally the track was raised up
several feet on a foundation OF rock,
and now 1t is high and dry and II is
thought safe from any further damage
by the waters OF the lake.
Among the points of interest passed
by the train is the old r. T. city, for
merly a nourishing supply point on the
stretch toward the Great American des-
ert The old pony express station west
OF the lake was also an object OF in
terested gaze.
SALDURO-ETERNA SALT.
Grants station is 81 miles west OF
salt Lake, and Timpie is something
over 40 miles Both places are stations
on the Western Pacific. The next sta
ton reached is Dele, which is As miles
out. Low comes next. 81 miles, Knobs,
81 miles, where the real desert country
begins; Barro is 81 miles. Arinoas, l02
miles and then at a distance OF ll2 miles
from Salt Lake is one OF the great
est natural wonders on the route OF tho
Western Pacific. This is the stop at
Salduro, a word from the Spanish and
meaning eternal salt" Here the train
stops in the midst Of vast field OF
solid salt, 10 miles wide by Is miles
long and which stretches downward in
places 20 a depth of 10 feet, The field
of glistening white extends for miles in
each direction, the white particles MAX
ing up the mass being 30 per cent pure
salt The construction gangs of the
Western Pacific found IL necessary TO
haul heavy plank TO lay upon the salt
beds before construction could so for
ward Gravel and sand was hauled
from the eastern edge and piled on tbs
plank. and the roadbed was thus slow
iy and laboriously constructed over the
long stretch OF moist yet sold, salt
After spending short dime explor-
ing the surface of the salty area and
attempting to compute the probable
number OF people that could be sup
piled with salt. how many years with
each person consuming so much per
day and other similar interesting prob
lens. the newspapermen vaulted back
on the train and the start on the last
stretch OF track in Utah WIS made.
wendover Is situated Just east OF the
west line dividing Utah from Nevada
lust a couple OF hundred yards from the
station the line between the states is
Indicated by two high sign poles, one
on each side OF the track. bearing the
words Utah" and Nevada" In largo
letters. The track crosses the limo at
an angle and continues It's meander-
ings across the western end OF the dos
cert after getting into the Nevada coun-
try.
wENDovERs IMPORTANCE
Wendover is a station Of some inn
portance on the line. IL was headquar-
tiers for division supplies and repairs
early IN the history of the road. and
more or less extensive shops and ware
houses were constructed here. Wen
dover II further distinguished as be-
ING tho junction OF the line 20 be ex.