The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-17
SURVEYORS To De
SENT INTO FIELD
Surveys of the Flooded Dis
trict on Salt Lake Route to
Begin in Two Days.
MEADOW VALLEY WASH LINE
MAY BE ABANDONED
Two Lines Open in That Case,
One Towards st. George,
Other by Phoebe.

Within the next two days surveying
parties In charge of Carl Stradlcy. ono
Of tho most prominent locating engineers
connected with the Hartman system,
and Arthur Mcguire, a well known To-
eating engineer OF the San Pedro. Los
Angeles Il Salt Lake Route. Will begin
reconnaissance surveys under Tho direc-
tton of Chief Engineer T.. q. Jtlton
with a view of tablishng the sec
ton OF tho Salt Lake line wiped out by
the recent foods Mr.. Stradlcy. who is
thoroughly familiar With the country be
tween Salt Lake and DagGett. where the
Salt Lake Route Ties In with tho santa
re. Is expected TO arrive in this CITY
Monday morning and VIII leave Tuesday
for the south 10 begin preliminary sur
Icy -
OF the san Pedro Los Angeles Salt
Lake Route. Left Sunday afternoon for
Los Angeles Via the Southern Pacific.
Before leaving Mr.. Clark stated thar
operations would be rushed and as soon
ss a feasible line had pccn decided upon,
construction outfits would he placed In
the field The preliminary surveys VIII
bc rushed through with all possible has ste
and as both Mr. Stradlcy and Mr.. Me-
Guire are familiar with the territory
they arc about To Invade 1T is not cN-
pectod that the location work Will con-
sumo much time,
What Mr.. Clark Says.
Before leaving for Los Angeles sunday
afternoon. Mr.. Clark gave out the follow
ing interview on behalf OF himself and
w H. Bancroft first vice president OF
the Salt Lake Route:
"The weather conditions since the
Washouts In the Meadow Valley Wash
have been such that a thorough cXamina-
ton oil tho present line has not been
possible. and such an examination cannot
be made until later. but as soon as the
gone over carefully by competent engi-
neers To determine tho exact extent OF
the damage done and tho feasibility of
rcconst struCtlnE the line through tho can
Won OF the Meadow Valley Wash In it's
former location or elsewhere. In the
meantime rcconnolssances are being
made on two other routes with view 10
ascertaining IL satisfactory alternate
Is available. II 1t is not found feasible
10 rebuild the line through the Meadow
Valley Wash on an absolutely safe basis.
being considered will he adopted and the
road constructed on such route. How
ever. as yet nothing definite has been
decided upon. and nothing can ne or VIII
bc decided as TO what is to be done In
tho future until full reports are submit
ted by the enginecrs giving the results
OF their Investigations.
To Give Up Wash Line.
II Is pretty generally understood, all
though IL has not been definitely an
nounccd. that the Meadow Valley Wash
line will be abandoned There are two
alternative routes. one would leave the
present line OF tho San Pedro near Mo-
dena. going in the direction Of ST George
and meeting the established line OF the
Salt Lake Route near Moapa The other
would range toward the north and west
and would touch F1oche, skirtinG the
foothills and coming in TO tho present
line about nifty miles this Side OF Las
Vegas II the Meadow Valley Wash limo
is 10 he reconstructed. a high line will
be surveyed,
During his visit I'm Salt Lake. Mr..
Clark made II positive that no time is 10
he lost In the reconstruction Of the road
lust as soon as "A route is decided upon,
construction camps will be established
and the work OF patching up the missing
section will he commenced.
Mr. Clark expects TO return 10 Salt
Lake In about two weeks.