Show ONE OF THE TRAINS OF THE UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION TATION COMPANY NOW HAULING THE CARDIFF MINING COMPANY ORE IN BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON I I ts r I i L k I y uCO 8 o d T p. p 44 4 Iv ti s X yaa O amt r r. r p 41 ny N r n Ae i r g f x yv xi A r f w v y l St f o S' S y SS ti Y rr A i. i ry x i. i f y H l a i tS t'S r t y v s c. c y t t 5 x S This company operates at present two of these trains and has made arrangements ar- ar arrangements arrangements ar ar- to add sIx sli additional trains The ore is hauled from the Cardiff mine bins at the mouth of South Fork Forkin in Big Cottonwood canyon to the Utah Ore Sampling company's tipple on Lovendahl street Murray a distance of sixteen miles The canyon roads with 15 per per cent grades In places are slick sUck with snow and ice yet these powerful tractors drawing two trailers are able to haul twenty-six twenty tons of ore in twelve hours hoars The drive wheels of the tractors have been specially equipped by the United States Transportation Transportation Transportation Trans Trans- company company with pointed steel lugs luge which give a a. sure sure tread to tg the powerful wheels These trains carry two t tons ns of machinery lumber gro groceries groceries gro- gro ceries caries and coal on their up trips to the Howell Price Tar Baby Reeds Reed's Peak Peale and Big Cottonwood Consolidated mines b besides sides all supplies for tor the Cardiff Mining company At pres present nt the Cardiff and Maxfield Mining companies are the only com com- panics shipping out of Big Cottonwood canyon but the above named and other companies ar are vigorously pushing de development development development de- de work and it l le confidently expected that other big producers willbe will willbe willbe be opened up The city and county comm commissioners of Salt Lake with as assistance assistance as as- of the Cardiff and Maxfield companies spent OI on the road to tomake tomake tomake make It possible to tc haul freight with tractors to eliminate all teams from the the canyon for the protection of the city water supply obtained obtaIn from this source I I |