Show DIRECT ROUTE TO GOLDFIELD news ely nevada robert gordon of salt lake city who was sent out by a large number of utah people contemplating moving to goldfield in the spring to find the most direct route from salt lake to goldfield arrived in ely saturday afternoon mr gordon was on the road two weeks from salt lake to this place taking plenty of time to be sure to select the shortest route each day this is mr gordons route with drives made each day from salt lake to this place and it would be difficult indeed to find a more direct one salt lake to camp floyd 30 miles camp floyd to simpson springs 27 miles sim simpson apson springs to fish springs 50 miles fish springs to willow springs 24 miles willow springs to deep creek 26 miles deep creek to tippetts 25 miles tippetts to stone house 18 miles stone house to jones ranch 35 miles mr gordon informed a news reporter that not fewer than one hundred teams would pass over this route from salt lake to goldfield between this time and the first of april |