The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-16
Fish Springs-Ely Route
Via Callao and Ibapah
Distance ldl.2 Miles.

Distance lal.2 Miles.
Hardly any sand or bad road is en-
countered on this route. SSchclbourne
pass is the hardest piece Of road, with
q steep climb from both sides. Splcn-
did natural roads arc the feature of
this drive, badger holes being the worst
trouble encountered, From Schelbourne
pass to Ely, down Steptoe valley some
OF the best natural roads in the coun.
try arc encountered This is also true
OF "A great part Of the road between
lbapah and Tippets which follows the
old overland trail.
600 FISH sPRINGs-(Notc = The
Utah mine is situated near the top
of the mountains at Fish Springs.
Nearly all of the main Travelled roads
lead up TO this mine. One keeps to
the base of the mountain gradually
working around to your left, gen
orally keeping the right hand roads,
the left hand roads being ore roads
to the mine. Gasoline can always be
secured at the mine, but it is better
TO carry supply through here to save
the unnecessary climb to the mine),
Go straight ahead North and at 3
keep right road, left goes to mine.
2.7 BIG SPRINGS. 4. Spring, then
forks. Keep to left here On around
pount of mountain on your left. ga
Fork comes in from left and again AT
80, coming from mine. 6.1 Forks,
keep to right. 10 Road comes in and
crosses here. Keep to right and at
7.6 pass old well. 81 Road to Callao
from mine comes III from left here
IL. Forks, keep right. 11.9 Pass
point of rocks and old stone house
Two forks lead to left here, but keep
TO right. (Note.-In case of muddy
weather take either of these left hand
forks. They reach Callao by going
around mud flat and are about three
miles farther This mud flat is not
AS bad as one east of Fish Springs.)
Cut straight across flat and at lo.1
watch for pole stumps,
2o.3 KEARNEY's RANCH or Callao
Gas. Blacksmith shop, meals at all
stop, Follow main road straight
ahead past Callao P. o. at 21.5
Trips place. 22.l Forks, turn right
22.5 (Forks lead to right Keep to
left. 26. Forks. Keep to right
26.4 Forks. Keep left on up hill.
29,2 Forks and mail box. Keep to
right. 32.2 top of first summit. Old
stone house on left. Now going down
sharp curves. 1874 Forks, either, but
down. $40 Bad rock. 40 Midas
mine on top of hill to right. 363
Forks, keep TO left and go up hill.
(Right goes to Gold hill about five
miles away) 31.5 Clifton Mail box,
3s.S Top second summit. (Road to
1bapah from Gold Hill comes in here
from right( 10. Forks, keep to
left 43.7 Forks, keep to right. 40.
Main road from Wendover comes in
from right along side of fence.
ass IBAPAH or Deep Creek. Hotel;
gas, oil and general stores. Set
speedometer at zero. Go straight
south and at 9 keep to left. l.ij
school house. 81 Turn right, old
you turn and Deep Creek on your
left. 2,6 Turn left around fence and
fight. 5.3 Weavers ranch. SIS
Utah-Ncvada state line, broken mon.
umnnt on right. 81 Forks. keep to
right. 81 Ranch. 1l.2 Top Of hill.
lis Dim road comes in from right.
15.3 Dim fork goes to left. 1914
(road comes in from Ieft). 2l.3 Bad
sand in spots for half mile. 24.Sl
(Road comes in from rigbt).
25.1 TIPPETS.-Store here. Keep
straight ahead. 25.4 Fork to lcft)
Keep straight ahead 2S.7 Spring
10 left %. Dim road comes in from
left 35.7 Forks, take new road to
right. going up: 56.1 Top Of di-
vide. 500 Forks keep TO left. 37t
Forks keep TO right $40 Jeff Davis
peak highest peak in Nevada, away
off to left Altitude 1920 feet. 39.4
Main forks. Turn right. going north
mp valley 4o.T Forks, keep to right
going north. sign posts here. AZ
Posrccs ranch. t2.3 Cross bridge
then road comes in from right. 43,9
Eewe stone cabin.
47.2 ANDERSON RANCH-Fill mp
with water. heavy climb ahead i7.3
Forks. keep TO left. -. Summit
ScheIbourne pass. 52.9. Keen on
right side Of canyon going down
over new road
545 FORT sCuELBoURNE. - Go
straight ahead To $40, first corner
and turn left over creek. (Road |
straight ahead here goes to Cherry
creek u miles awayl 56.. Forks, |
keep to right. 5s.3 cross roads 30. |
Cross roads. 60 Forks. keep 10
right. Now going down Steptoe val. |
lev. 63.7 Road comes in from left !
50, Through Magnuson s ranch,
blacksmith shop here. ~ Forks. !
keep 10 right Keen straight ahead |
down valley to s29 McGiu, P. O. |
on left Keep straight ahead, follow |
ing telephone poles over main road
95.7 ELY. (see Gale S. Hoag for
routes here.)