Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-19
PROPOSED ROUTE
FOR REBUILT LINE
One Via st. George Viewed as
Likely to be the One
Selected.
THE OTHER FROM CRESTLINE
Would Connect Phoebe Branch Onco
More With Salt LIKE Route
Near Panaca.

yo much inquiry has been occasioned
by the recent floods on the Salt Lake
Route as to the extent of the disaster
and the amount of track washed ont
that The News has prepared a man
giving a fairly accurate idea of the
damage done by the flood waters OF
the Meadow valley. Also indicated on
the accompanying map arc the pro-
posed routes which may be followed In
the event tho railroad company decides
TO abandon permanently the Meadow
valley line, which now seems highly
probable
The washed out district on the Salt
Lake Route extends from Barclay to
Rox, a distance of 75 miles, and is
shown on the map by the dotted line.
The stations included in the washout
belt beyond Barclay are Islen, Big
Springs. Eccles, Calente, Etnn, Stne.
Boyd, Elgin, Kyle, Leith, ST. George.
Carp. Vigo, Gait. Hoya and Rox. Al
some of these points sections of tho
track are left, and 1t Is probable that
50 miles will cover the actual amount
Of track destroyed by the flood
Ono of the proposed routes for the
building of the Salt Lake is by way OF
Cedar City and st. George, starting
from the present main line at Lund. 1t
Is said that the company had under
serious consideration only a few
months before the last flood came, the
construction OF a branch line from
Lund to ST George. and that favorable
engineers reports had been taken un-
der consideration. Therefore it appears
likely that the st, George route may
be selected In case a new route is chos-
en-. From Lund to Cedar City is 35
miles; from Cedar City to ST George Is
approximately 90 miles; from ST
George down the Rio Virgin river, taking
off probably at Bunkcrvllle from the
river to cross over to Moapa, where tho
junction with the main Line would In
all likelihood be made. would cover
another go miles, making a total of 15b
miles by the new route from Lund by
St. George to Moapa. The distance be-
tween these points by the present route
IS 157 miles, so the mileage would not
be increased by the building of this
line This proposed st. George line Is
shown by a chained line.
Tho Commercial club Of Pioche has
asked the railroad management to
build the new line by way of the Pioche
branch, recommending that the new
line begin at Crestl1ne. intersecting the
Phoebe branch below Panaca, through
Lake valley over Bristol pass to Della
mar and thence to tho Muddy valley
and back to tho main line at Moapa-
The distance from Crestline to Phoebe
is probably 40 miles; from Pioche to
Delamar, 10 miles. and from Dclamar
to Moapa, 80 miles, or a total Of 100
miles, This proposed line leaves Pioche
still on q side track. the main line pass
ing some miles below the town. This
proposed line Is also shown on the
map by g. chain.
line from Modena to st. George has
this route Is. from Modena to St
George. 65 miles: from st. George to
Moapa 60 miles, or total of 126 miles.
A limo has also been suggested from
Modena via Phoebe to Moapa, which
would give a distance of approximately
lao miles.
There are number of reasons which
in the estimation of railroad builders
would seem to operate IN favor Of
choosing the route by way of st.
George. Some OF these wore enumerat-
ed today by James Andrus, of St.
George, who ia stopping at the Cullen
hotel.
The st. George country would supply
1000 cars Of freight to the railroad
where 1t receives 25o at the present
ume," said Mr.. Andrus. THE cattle
interests are extensive, and would be-
come more SO II tho railroad were built
IN The road would pass through the
heavily mineralized districts of Iron
and Washington counties, which would
atonce spring into prominence with the
advent of n railroad and furnish
great deal In the way of ore ship
ments. Tho oil industry OF the Virgin