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Show . .-Seeing- Sail kfie Valley From lie InneiSaiiss 6 VER THE BINGHAM & GARFIELD RAILiVA Y. ggm BmMBiMMMBjMBMillM Chief among the wonders of Wh Is the blgb line of tbe Bingha. jfl rail- rgl Til Mil bJSK &!TS1 way. which climb8 the peaks to the southwest of Salt Lake City. Spreading before the H 11110 I H 1P neering feats in the West. All have been worked out to satisfaction wtkSefi tourists as they scale the heights in the well quipped trains of this road are the Great .XL AESLE V SL UUlv glide aionK up the mountain side with the same ease that wouidWe sell in riding over a Salt Lake, the beautiful Salt Lake valley, Lake Utah dotted with 1U cities and hamlets, , prairie railroad. The work has cost as much per mile, If not-morp than any other road in the many villages, lakes and streams of the Salt Lake valley, pretty scenes along the the state Every effort haa been made U miki fne line as short ajd straight as possible. , . . , i , , r,r.v mrt.aiu ' TRAINS LEAVE "SALT LAKE In doing this some of the greatest bridges in the state were constructed and several mountain and a magnificent view of the great .Wasatch range of mountains. rtat,on tunnels were necessary. I V I , ' . In passing along the way on the Bingham & Garfield railway, now the greatest ROUTfc union kiaiiun, The maximum grade on straight track is 2.5 per cent, or 13. feet In a mile. The ; scenic road in Utah, one passes close to Utah's inland sea Great Salt Lake past mills SALT LAKE CITY. rate of grade la much lighter on the curves, on all sidings and tunnels. The average R belonging to the Utah Copper company and which are the largest la the world and wn 1ft0 Kde for the entire length is 2 per cent The maximum -degree i 4 curvature Is at Dry then on ,p through the hills and valleys ot the Oqulrrh range to the oldest camp, In Leave .Salt Lake!. .:..:.7:4S a. m. SmUmST " " t "" U aWroxK' I Utah and the greatest mining camp In the world Bingham. Nature has endowed this . Leave Arthur ... . .8:20 a. m. ,-Tne total length of tunneling is 4,795 feet, divided Into four tunnels of the following I railroad with a wealth of eeenery that cannot be found at any other point in the world, Leave Magna .,,..8:24 a. m. ' length: 682, 754, 2079 and 1280 feet These tunnels are 18 feet wide and 22 feet high and in addition carries one along the great artery of Industry of the state, ending at . NO. 111 above the top of the ral. There are three steel viaducts in Blnghan canyon; one acrosa the greatest mine in the world, where 75 per cent as much material mineral and Leave Salt Lake .....3:15 p. m. Carr Pork, adjacent to the mine and ore yards of the Utah Coppe, company, having a waste is handled each day as was handled by the myriads of workers on the Panama Leave Arthur 3:50 p. m. length of 690 feet and a maximum height of 10 feet; one across Msu-kbam gulch, having canal. Leave Magna .............3:54 p. m. a length of 640 feet and a maximum height of 125 feet, and another across Dry Fork, Over the Bingham & Garfield railway each day passes over 24,000 tons of ore and Arrive Bingham 4:35 p.m. near the old Copperton plant of the Utah Copper, having a length of 670 (eet and a max- other freight and the tourist have an opportunity of seeing some of the largest trains .N0 11fl, . lmcm height of 168 feet. t In the world. On account of the grade a heavy type of Mallet articulated compound loco- 0 r The Bingham depot of the Bingham ft Garfield railway is high n above the town of motive is used. .These engines are next to the largest that have ever been constructed. Leave Bingham .9:2o a. m. Bingham in Bingham canyon. To reach the towi the railroad has an electric tram that ' At the time the engines were built they were the most powerful ever designed. These Leave Magna 10:O3 a. m. rung up an1 down tne 1(ie toe Dm for tne pUrp0ge of caring for Jassengers. These engines are used exclusively in the hauling of freight The engine and tender have a Leave Arthur ...........10:05 a. m. tram cars are provided wth seats and every convenience for the comfort of passengers. ' f : i .. combined weight of 650,000 pounds, with a weight on the driving wheels of 457,000 Arrive Salt Lake .10:40 a. m. From the depot a splendid view Is afforded of the great mountains copper ore that pounds, and there are 16 drivers. The total length ovt all tender and engine is . 90 NO. 112. .'' , is being eaten away by the UUh Chopper company. On iU side can be seen 27 terracei , feet 6 inches, but on account of the articulated feature tbey take the curves better and Leave Binjrham 4 55 p m or leveIs up wn wnlca ore trains tug and puff and 22 steam shsvels are at work easier than the large consolidated type. The great tralnloads of ore are made up of ateel . . ' " ' ' gouging out the mountain side. Besides this there are thousands of en at work drill- , cars. These ore cars have a capacity of 120,000 pounds, with 10 per cent excess allow- Ke Magna t: i J p. m. ing and blasting, running the trains and stea m shovels, and at other occupations. From ance for overloading. They are the hopper bottom type so that the ore can be dumped di- Leave Arthur .5:35 p. m. this mine 24.000 tons of ore a day are sent to the market. At the saae time an excel- rect into the ore bins at the mills at an almost Inappreciable cost per ton for unloading.! Arrive Salt Lake. 6:10 p. m. Jent view of the. mines in Carr Fork and Up er Bingham can be obtained. Excursions are run every day om fTT) Tl FA n rT-11 Tl f V T"l V via the "Salt Lake Route" and OJ W U Special Excursions Dur - Bingham & Garfield Railway r H n l I :'l :;-!,; ; $1. 75 Round Trip LHJ.U U.XJ.VSJ U UiAUV U, ' ,. ?g;Ag Samnier Months For further information apply to any "Salt Lake Route" or Bingham & Garfield Agent or I H.B. TOOKER, General Passenger Agent, 612 McCor nick Building, Salt Lake City The Bingham & Garfield Railway Company . X5he Popular Route Finest Equipment. ; v Best Train Service. ' TWO TRAINS DAILY. Between Bingham and Salt Lake City TIME TABLE Leave Salt Lake City Leave Bingham 7:45 A. M. 9:25 A.M. . 3:15P.M ; , , 4:55P.M. . Arrive Bingham Arrive Salt Lake City 9:05 A.M. ..... L 10:40 A.M. 4 :35 P. M m : : 6:10 P. M. Ticket Offices: Carr Fork and Upper Station. Take Electric Tram at Carr Fork Station. H. B. TOQKER, G. P. A, E. L. GARDNER, Agent, Salt Lake City, Utah. Emgham, Utah. ,, M Travel Should Be A Matter of Economy in west things except Comfort and Service. ' . Economy In Distance. j Economy I IS. m time consumed. Jm ' Comfort and Service-real fiervke-ara : h HJ - theap at any price. ' . ft '"J0' ta9 Hfoics of ih fast passenger trains dally, providing everything that modern standards require lncludln tns j extra-fare-all steel. ,i SPECIAL SERVICE OVERLAND LIMitfb Jl leaving Salt Lake City at 3:60 n " ! IH and t THE PACIFIC LIMITED J all steel, no-extra far or j ' THE L03 ANGELES LIMITED ri both high class throughout, leavin Bali t-v. City 12:01 and 2:15 p. m respeciwei, V?" I are three other h'gh class trains leavV r.u ' at 7:25 a. rn., and 6:20 and I oJ , ; Ths fast trains operate on scheduiei fm (A t 5 "ur. 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