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Show from 8n.lt Lake to tho ulf. Grand Junction is anticipating great benefit from a railroad which John W. Young is contemplating building from Salt Lake to the Gulf of Mexico, and for it he is reported to have raised 8S,000.000 in England. He has determined deter-mined on a route from Salt Lake to Green river, at the mouth of the White, but from this point he has come to no definite conclusion. He is considering, con-sidering, says the Aeirs, one route down the Green river to the Grand, thence up the Grand to Dolores, thence across !,.- i:Mi,,l o n,l , l,r Tl, , f,. TV, Liw jriiimi anu up tin- juii ua lira li-ra 11 gO. Another route is from the Green up the White river to a point opposite the divide and down Rille creek to Rille, thence down the Grand to Grand Junction, thence to the Dolores Do-lores and to Durango. But a third route has been suggested to Mr. Young, which is now receiving his careful study. This route is up White river to the mouth of Douglas creek, thence up Douglas creek to the Great Salt wash to Grand Junction, thence to the Dolores Do-lores to Duranjo. This last-nmnc-d route is claimed by the Xeirs to be the most direct, cheapest to build and operate, and the most promising in the way of local traffic. |