White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-21
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TRANSCONTINENTAL AUTO ROAD
WILL FOLLOW OLD OVERLAND
TRAIL, ACCORDING TO LOG
GING OF PATHFINDERS.

The first official proclamation of
the route and plans for the Lincoln
Transcontinental Highway, from New
York to San Francisco, has reached
Salt Lake. Ii was signed and sealed.
Lincoln Highway association, and is
considered the final designation of
the route.
And Ely is on the line of the Lin
coin highway. which will traverse 13
states, viz, New York, New Jersey.
Pennsylvania. Ohio, Indiana. Illinois,
Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming.
Utah. Nevada, California.
The Overland trail route through
the territory west of the Mississippi
has been definitely selected in prefer
ence to the Midland trail. covered by
the Indiana touring party last sum-
mer Denver has thus been elimi-
mated from the highway, although a
branch road from Julesburg, Colo,
will be built to the Colorado capital
Following the old overland route
through Wyoming the road will
strike into Utah just west of Evans
ton, Wyoming. 1t will pass through
Echo and through Parleys canyon,
into Salt Lake. thus eliminating Og-
den from the highway after a hard
fight on the part of the Weber county
citizens. Leaving Salt Lake it will
follow the route south of Great Salt
Lake. as originally mapped by the
Tribune pathfinder
In selecting the route of the Lin
coin highway. the officials of the as
sociation declared in the proelama-
tion that they were governed by the
following reasons:
That in general it has been known
for nearly a century, and today the
main overland trail. and that part
lying west of Chicago is known by
that historical name.
That it is the most direct and most
practical route as to grades. curves
and general topography.
That ii is to the greatest extent
improved and marked throughout its
length.
That it serves the greater popuia-
tion, and
ic q n q af hai ctal
lished as fitting memorial highway
at the least cost.
Following are the principal towns
and the states through which the
highway will run:
New York. New York; Jersey
City, Newark. Trenton and Camden.
New Jersey; Philadelphia, Lancaster.
York Gettysburg. Chambersburg.
Pittsburg and Beaver Falls, Penn
sylvania; Canton, Mansfield, Marion,
Kenton, Lima and Van Vert, Ohio;
Fort Wayne, Ligonier, Elkhart,
South Bend, La Porte and Valparaiso,
Indiana; Ashton, Dixon, Sterling,
ton. Dewitt. Cedar Rapids. Tama.
Marshalltown. Ames, Grand Junction,
Jefferson, Dennison, Logan and
Council Bluffs, Iowa; Omaha, FIRE.
mont, Columbus. Central City, Grand
Island, Kearney. Lexington. Gotten
berg, North Plat, Ogallala, Big
Springs, Chappell, Sidney and KIM
ball, Nebraska; Julesburg, Sterling.
Fort Morgan, Denver, Longmont.
Loveland and Fort Collins, Colorado
(this includes the branch route to
Denver. which is optional with the
tourist; Pine Bluff, Cheyenne, Lara
mie. Rawlins, Wamsutter, Point of
Rocks, Rock Springs, Green River,
Granger. Fort Bridger and Evanston,
Wyoming; Echo, Parleys canyon, Salt
Lake City, Garfield. Grantsville. Tim
pie, Knaka Ranch, Fish Springs,
Kearney's Ranch and Ibapah, Utah;
Tippett's Ranch, Schelbourne Pass.
Ely. Eureka, Austin, Fallon, Wads-
worth, Reno and Carson City, Ne
vada Truekee. Tallac. Placerville.
Sacramento, Stockton. Oakland and
San Francisco. California.
The proclamation includes an ap-
peal to the citizens of the United
States to assist in the foundation of
this great and practical memorial to
Abraham Lincoln. 1t states that
nearly $5,0O0.00O has already been
subscribed. but that a fund of $1O,-
10000 is needed to carry out the
project. Those who wish to assist in
the work are asked to send IS for a
membership card, car emblem and
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