The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-16
Tooele to Fish Springs Route
Via johnson s Pass. Dis
tance 1877 Miles.

The one bad spot in this route Is
Johnson $ pass which ~ about tWehtF
miles west Of Tooelc The climb Is
stecp from both sides. but with I'M
provements would probably be the neSl
routc west OF Salt Lake. snort
stretch Of sand Is encountered apout
twenty miles farther while passing
over "A low range of hills. The desert
proper is excellent going in dry wealth
er Under fair conditions tnc trip can
be made under five hours ordinary run
ming time.
600 ToOELE. Go straight south with
courthouse on left. 4 Davis hospital
ON right I Turn right. 60 block
and turn left and at |. cross creek
over two concrete bridges, and fol
low main Travelled road to stockton,
"a building new road through hcrc.)
(i0 Honerinc mine half mile to
right) D. Over great gravel bar
stretching across head Of Vooclc val
lev 81 Forks. keep TO right down
hill. (6.l see mines 10 left.)
Ga STOCKTON. I. o. o. +, hall IIo.
tel, gas and general stores. Keep
straight ahead about 100 yards to
forks three WAYS. Keep middle fork
railroad at Go; railroad now on your
% left. IL Benson s ranch 1.5 Rush
lake of to right. 7.6 Cross railroad
81 Road comes in from left. So Old
smelter dump. 9. Forks, keep left.
81 Forks, keep right and follow
poles (Left fork goes to Mercury
(Young's ranch to right here.) %
Forks. either will do.) Pathfinder
kept TO right, o.S Cross 7 .ilroad and
follow poles III Leave poles and
at lis take left fork. l2.5 Cross
RI, 80 i,h- 81
cr road to st. Johns comes IN from
railroad station about half mile TO
left. 13.1 Cross slough. a. Turn left
and pick up phone poles.
l1.6 ST. JOHNS. j. T. Russell's store,
gas and general supplies. Keep
straight ahead south past postofice
1876 MAIN FORKS. Turn right around
straight ahead here goes to Ajax and
Fish Springs via the Point Lookout |
route,) II, Forks, keep right and at
III turn right again past brick
church on right; schoolhouse and
general store quarter-mile to left
here. This cluster of houses is Clo-
Yer. Keep straight ahead west up
grade for Johnson IS pass. 1873
Forks, keep. TO right going west to-
ward hills. fence on your right, 1877
Bottom of pitch and forks, keep to
down through cedars. 20. Creek on
left. 20.s Turn left and cross Clo-
yer creek and start upgrade. 21,s |
Enter Serviceberry canyon. fence on |
your left. 22.2 Going up dry creek |
bed, "a. Forks, keep 10 right. Some |
heavy grades now to
,4.3 SUMMIT Johnson's Pass. Start |
down. Fine spring at 25.2 25.5
DEVILS gate. 26.6 Through gate.
26.7 Fine spring. 2S.2 Forks, turn |
left, sandy to 29.1.
,9,5 HATCH'S RANCH. Last good |
drinking water here until reaching
Fish Springs 30.3 Road comes in |
from left 30.5 Turn right on new
road with fence on your right and |
follow new road around fence TO 321, |
where you strike old road again.
This is Skull valleyD 33,s (Din
fork goes to right.l 34.3 Frame house |
and poor water, sometimes occupied |
35.2 Old Scribner's we'll poor water. |
37.2 Old road from Scribner s field |
comes in on right.
rs MAIN FORKS. Road from Grants
vile comes in here. 37,S Forks, keep
to right. (Left here goes to Simp. |
sons springs, about twenty-five miles
sway.) (Watch for wild horses
through here.) Fine roads, mine
dump on left, 90 about quarter of |
mile farther TO 40 and keep left fork |
TO miss sand. 409 dim fork leads |
TO left and comes in again at ALL |
(Can see Deep Creek range straight |
ahead about ninety miles. usually |
snow year around.) 42.5 Alkali flat, |
good going. 43.3 Bad sand TO 45.9 |
(Road comes in from right is one
left at red dump.)
81 DYKES OR COUNTY WE'LL.
Large galvanized tank. Can get wa
ter here safe 10 drink but not good. |
50.7 Forks. keep to left. (Rigbt goes
10 old Cannon spring about ten |
miles. This road is also cut off TO