The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-03
WASH0UTS TIE UP
SALT LAKE ROUTE
Floods in Utah. Nevada and
Southern California Cause
Heavy Damage.
WESTB0UND TRAINS ARR.
RUNNING ONLY TO ACOMA
California Passengers and the
Los Angeles Limited Sent
Over Southern Pacific.

Inere was no change in the food silu-
ation ON the Salt Lake Route on Sunday
Inc wsshout which occurred below Lund
was repaired, bAi the one at Mimic
where 1000 eet of The roadbed and two
bridges were washed away. had not been
reconstructed. a large gang Of men is
at work and material is being rushed 10
the scene
Mimic. where the washout occurred. is
situated at the mouth OF Sawmil canyon.
which pours its waters. into the Meadow
valley wash. There are number OF
smaller canyons which drain the waters
INTO SaWmill canyon and the volume OF
water which pours from this latter into
the wash is enormous 1t comes like 4
shot from gun
In Meadow Valley Wash.
The Meadow VALLEY wash OF CANYON
ern.nS el,nr country covering at least i0O
square miles. The canyon extends from
Mimic 10 Moapa. n distance OF 100 miles
Ana a{ At Aoape the wash cmptlrs into the
Muddy river and tho waters arc carried
into the Virgin and thence into the Colo
RADIO river.
When Rocks !. reached. a. station about
twenty miles this side Of a1ospa The
canyon Wldens out, hut so great is the
volume of water that new channels are
| cut There has been a great deal Of rip
rapnnlIng done there and the officials are
conhdent mat this part OF the road has
not been damaged. although no advlccs
nave neeo received, owing TO all the wires
being down
Where Real Gorge Is.
The real gorge in the wash is between
Caliente and Elsin, through Rainbow and
other canyons, a distance OF tTenty-one
mics, ana II Is here that the waters did
SO much damage two years ago and whero
INC present flood. The fact that all wire
communication with CalIente and points
beyond has been cut off would Indicate
| that more or less damage had been done
! by the flood
Mon have been sent over this portion
or the road on go-devils, small gaso-
tions today. \ gang Of men is at work
| In an endeavor 10 restore isIegraphic.
communication so that The cStont OF the
d2msse' i any. may be learned today,
| Monday
General Manager Wells Arrives.
the scene Of the Minto 0ashout re-
| turned 10 salt Lake, arriving here at
1890 sunday night All the trains tied
mp by the wnshout also returned 10 sail
Lake OH sunday. and a train consisting
OF three standard Pullmaus, Two tourists
one coach. an observation car, q diner
and the Califorpi1 passengers as also
those who came in on the Los Angeles
Limited, Saturday evening. were sent on
this train over tho Short Line and
All passengers destined for California
over the Salt Lake Route and who como
over the Rio Grande. Will be taken TO
Ogden. and will bo sent over the South
ern Pacific District Passenger Agent
Kerr is in Ogden looking after the wants
Of passengers and aiding them in every
way,
Tho Los Angeles Limited. due here
Sunday evening at S:l3 O'Clock. did not
Southern Pacific, Salt Lake passengers
being brought from ogden over stub
train made up at OSuen.
On Los Angeles Division,
On the Los Angeles division thercj Is
trouble at Cajon pass and ut Otis. This
latter place is at the west end OF Alton
canyon, which canyon. drains the coun-
Try from Gina, the high point between
Las Vegas and Otis, In Cajou pass on
the joint track there is a landslide. and
adyices from Los Angeles are 10 the ef-
feet that il VIII be two days before That
portion oi the road is repaired
In view of the fact that IL WAS i'm
possible to reach Las Vegas by wire Via
Goldfield and Tonopah, IL appears
that the road from Tonopah tosLas We
gas was also in trouble. as Jack % wire
communication may mean that tne
salt Lake Route officials here are ad-
vised that southern California is badly
flooded, The company is doing all in its
power TO restore communication on both
tho Salt Lake and Los Angeles divisions,
and il is expected that This will be ac-
complished within Il couple OF days.
Trains bound west 40 only far
Acoma and no tickets arc being sold 10
points beyond that place,