Show SALT SAIT LAKE CITY ROUTE direction and distances grades and shortness this road go boea west cat past garfield to Grants grantsville ville thirty miles thence to the north end of 0 skull valley ten miles thence up that valley southward about fifteen miles thence west to dugway about forty miles thence southwest ten miles to fish springs thence south twenty gilve miles to mount blount marlah pass thence fifteen miles to muncy thence south to a little over a hundred ralles at fish springs a branch line should bo be run north aven ty live five miles to the mouth of deep creek thence south up deep creek thirty miles thence west to antelope valley ten miles thence west to kinsley five miles thence southwest sonic some forty miles to cherry creek this branch line would be on the only through line which can be built west front from salt bait lako lake city to san francisco GRADES from salt lake city to tho the middle of 0 skull alley there are no grades thence over the sand hills would be a short 1 per cent grade thence to dugway fish springs and the loot foot of I 1 mount pass are no grades nor bridges except c a bridge or fill 1111 over the old riverbed river bed which would be email thre there are no bridges from salt lake city west to skull valley except the jordan front from tile the loot foot ot of morl all ah pass there will be a 2 per cent direct or a longer I 1 per cent grade of about ten to fifteen teen miles I 1 e toward money about seven miles ascent and on n equal descent it might be longer but not much longer irom froin muncy southward ire are no grades but a tew rew little bridges across the mountain streams till 1111 you reach a point south of 0 osceola osccola whets there will mill be an ascent and also another one near bioche but bill the per cent of grade crade 17 I 1 do not know on tho the branch line from fish springs there will be no grades nor bridges to the mouth of deep creek and thence there will be patches 0 of 1 per cent grades to kenley ana about ton miles beyond there will be one bridge across cro n stream ten feet wide in deep creek valley and a few smaller ones near cherry creek SHORTNESS AND directness OF THE ROUTE there Is no other oilier route possible from salt lake city to los angeles or san francisco which Is as short it as easy grades or has the resources which the route which I 1 have given has should any other route be chonen choden some pome other road will build over the route indicated and take away both the local and through business |