Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-02-26 | Page 11 | Moffat Surveyors at Work in Eastern Utah

MOFFAT SURVEYORS ' AT WORK IN EASTERN UTAH , 1 Tho Vernal Express has the following 1 IH Interesting Item of railroad news: "Assistant Chief Englnoer Smith of the Moffat road returned from his trip with Charles Carter over the proposed 1 ! line from Lcland to Vernal last Sun-day Sun-day evening. Ho found that part ot I the country very rough, and formed the conclusion that a line to reach Vernal and bo feasible should leave the Du-chesne Du-chesne above the bridge. . "The survey down the Duchesne f 1 IH crosses from the north to tho south 1 ! . HH Bldo near1 the Indian village and fol- ( lows the river on down to the bridge. The trip with Mr. Carter will result In ' a nhnniro hlnir made In this survey as . far as it applies to the Vernal, or up- I per route, and a lino will be continued I on down tho north side ot the river and across Lako Fork, and on around on !! the ridge this side of tho bridge and 1 on to Dry gulch. From1 there it Is easy 1 IH running to the fort and on several miles , I 'IH further, when some little difficulty Is -J encountered In getting across the washes that cross that section, but a jH pretty good line can be found never- . thelosa through to tho Uintah gap west 1 of town. ' "In reply to a question Mr, Smith .( stated that the line from hero to the Duchesno was perfectly feasible. ( "A trip was also made during the .1 jH week to Island park by Mr. Smith, In . t company Isaac Burton and Mark , Batty. When asked concerning this 1 section of the line Mr. Smith stated that Bnioh creek was tho hardest prop- osltlon on that part of tho line. From Vernal to Brush creek via the Burton 1 gap will, however, furnish a pretty good grade, and from the creek to Isl- 1 and park wpuld give no trouble B "Thursday morning Mr. Smith started for Jensen by way of the mouth !, jH of Spilt mountain and will bo gone sev- , t eral days looking over the country i jB around Bluo mountain. When this trip Is finished he will be able to form some , t conclusions as to which route will be f chosen, but It will not bo definitely r known until the lines are actually run If BftH and submitted to headquarters. ) "Word came In Just beforo Mr. Smith j BBV left that the Bear river surveying party were within eight miles of the ;l mouth of the canyon."