The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
Report Persistent That Salt
Lake Route Will BE EX-
tended From TOOele.
INTERNATIONAL SHELTER
READY TO TREAT TONNAGE
Line Would Open Up Valuable
Mineral and Agricultural
Districts.

The connection that prevails throughout
Utah ana Nevada in regard 20 new
railroad connection between Salt Lake
City and Ely may or may not be re-
sponsble for the rumor. but the report
was circulated industriously here Friday
that such an enterprise is being shaped
out. and that many definite steps had
been taken to put the road through.
For some time past the western part
OF the state OF Utah has been pretty thor
oughly gone over by surveying parties.
cstlma ties were, drawn UP and the pro
posed route was pronounced ideal for rail-
road purposes. the cost OF construction to
be al minimum. These surveying par
ties naturally created no end of discus
sion but the proposed deal began to loom
upon the horizon larger than ever when
the Cole Ryan interests purchased the
smelter site at Tooelc and began the
erection of the International custom cop
per smeltcr
Developments came rapidly. The low
tonnage of the Utah Consolidated COM
pany of Bingham, which was TO have
been the best customer Of the lnterna :
the, local copper ore market being well
In hand by the American Smelling inter
ests. while there was very small
amount o. new development work on
what might become copper ore producers
for the new reduction plant
Complains About Freight Rates.
Several weeks ago the Cole Ryan In
terests filed a protest with the interstate
commerce commissinn against the excess
sive freight charges OF various roads over
which the companys machinery and sup
plies came 20 the GirouN property at
Ely. The International Smelling Il Re
express purpose OF competing With the
American Smelling interests in Utah, and
in the protest against the freight rates
the GirouN complained especially of the
Nevada Northern rates from Cohre 10
Ely. the Nevada Northern being owned
by the American Smelling interests.
Rumor. therefore. has taken these va
rious threads Of information and from
these have been created the comprehen-
sive plans current yesterday 10 the ef-
feet that among the capitalists interested
Ryan syndicate. and that the road 10 be
extended was the Salt Lake Route from
Tooele. AS far as can be determined this
is nothing but rumor. yet that some such
plan is pending is practically known 10
be certain. Time only can determine the
outcome
Would Get Big Business.
Such a road would secure from the out
start big business from the Ely camp
In copper ore transportation To Toocle
and In returning fuel and general mining
supplies. One proposed route would take
in numerous points OF western central
Utah, especially Fish Springs. Dugway
and Deep Creek, which have prayed for
such a line for forty or nifty years. This
is a section rich in all minerals, copper
silver. lead. gold. Iron, tungsten and bis
muth predomi1atlng. IN Deep creek helns
several copper mines In completely de-
veloped condition with ores of Ideal flux-
Ing qualities for the furnaces Of the
Tooele plant
Doubtless other extensions aud branches
OF such line would be sent out where
conditions justified them opening In Utah
and Nevada q rich mineral and agricul
tural empire not now within operating
distance of railroad facilities
There doubtless is good reason TO ex-
pect this road TO be sent through during
1871. but just now the pfoposition is
pending.