Show ANOTHER DEEP CREEK RAILROAD the memory of the younger generation of mining men not back to the time when a railroad was not lot talked of for the deep creek district of utah every year has seen its crop of rumors of work to start in the near future and each one has brought forth disappointment for the men who have pinned their faith on the future of 0 f that land of great possibilities this condition finally resulted in recent years in the expression another deep creek railroad being regarded as a joke with a more or less tragic background and then a few weeks ago when hope was almost dead in the hearts of the old timers the announcement was made that a company had been financed f for the under taking and within less than dian a fortnight later actual construction work commenced the entire project was started off il in 1 a businesslike way entirely without the usual nourish flourish of trumpets and pyrotechnic display and work had been started almost before the public knew what was transpiring now deep creek is coming into the light and stepping high every branch of business there is showing unprecedented activity and the entire section is destined to take on a steady growth which will soon place it among the great districts of the state where it undoubtedly belongs it is one of the most promising mineral regions of the west and the advent of the railroad will enable owners and operators to develop their holdings on an extensive scale the line outside of the mining interests it will serve will also open up a vast territory of farm land which will be placed under cultivation with the coming of connection with the outside world A matter of especial note is the fact that the line is being constructed by local men backed by local capital and after the great transcontinental railroads had refused to consider the proposition duncan macvichie of salt lake is the man behind the gun in this case he deserves more than passing credit for the way he stuck with the proposition through foul weather and fail fair he has emerged from the fight a winner and the world can thank him for the stream of new wealth which will begin to flow from deep creek soon after the first of the year |