Show IOA1LIAY CIRCLES < I TheBroadGauging of the Ufcak Northern TlE VISITING TICKET AGENTS The Burlinglon and the Colorado Utah Pacific t TroubleThe Work at the Union Pacific Depot 31r E M Weiler Is down from his graders grad-ers camp near Willard city Asked as tow to-w 1at progress was being made on tho Utah Northern broad gauge he said Oh vo are progressing just as fast as we can but not nearly so fast as we should like to When do you suppose the work will be completed Well the Union Pacilic has no tined us I that they want to have all tho steel laid by September 1 but I hardly think they will I r be able to get there To my mind October 1 will be nearer the date at which broad gauge trains will bo run over the Utah Northern On this same subject the Busier has the i follwing Large forces of men are scattered all along the new line from McCammon to Og den and the work is being rushed as fast as I possible About seventyfive miles of track i are laid between these points and there are only some thirtyfour niss to lay over two I thirds is now ready for the trains The I northern force witn its track laying machinery ma-chinery has reached Newton Cache Valley and Will be to Cache Junction by Tuesday This is sixty miles from McCammon There are also live miles of broad gauge track laidjjotween Brigham and Doweyville and several miles from Ogden to Hot Springs The force now opposite Newton is laying one and a tenth miles of track e311 day The rails are all sixtypound steeL The heaviest work now on hand is at the cut on Brigham hill the fills at Sycamore and Beaver Dam hollows and the trestling restllngs in Bear River gorge In the gorge there remains one large trestle to be constructed one now being completed The 300foot tunnel is ready The track will be laid through the cafion as soon as the trestle is built which may be delayed three or four weeks on account of inability to obtain material The scenery through this caflon is i of surpassing beauty Large gangs are hard at work on the tills near Collinston another reducing the heavy grade near Brigham and a big force has just begun work on the new route which swings down west of Willard When do you expect to have tho first standard gauge train through asked our scribe of Mr Toombs Utah Northern roadmaster If all goes well replied Mr Toombs trains will be running by September 15 in about a month How will this affect your narrowgauge train schedule The time between McCammon and Og den will be reduced from three to three and onehalf hours on through trains II was the answer Whats to become of Cache Valley For a time we expect the narrow gauge will be run over the old route from Dewey ville to Oxford All transfers will be made at these two places until the new line is completed from Cache Junction to Men don This work has just been commenced and we hope to have it done by October 1 when Cache Junction will he the southern terminus of the loop Next spring the Cache Valley loop will be broadened from the junction to Preston |