Show A E R I A L TRAMWAY FOR COTTONWOOD I DISTRICTS Only Solution of Transportation Transportation tation Problem Is Opinion Opinion ion of C. C S. S Herzig Tho The failure of the narrow gauge railroad up Little Cottonwood canyon to handle the ore produced in the district has once more brought to the front the question of an aerial tram train way v. The Tile climatic conditions and heavy grades make mako the operation of a surface railroad d extremely ely factory In fact it may be said that economical results cannot be obtained by this method The average grade from Wasatch i to Alta AHa is in tho tile neighborhood of 10 per cent the canyon rising to an elevation ele eie II ration of about feet leet at the town of Alta The canyon itself is e ex extremely precipitous and tho the fall fail of snow heavy The district has been visited by a number of disastrous snow slides which have not only destroyed destroyed destroyed de de- de- de buildings and other property but hut have taken a toll of more than lives in the last forty years ears according according ac no- cording to reports The Tile difficulties caused by the excessive ex cx amounts of snow can partially be overcome by a surface railroad I with the construction of snow sheds I However the difficulty adherent to the steep grades still remains and I the difficulty of holding any rolling stock on wet Icy rails ralls around sharp curves has not yet been solved so II that a train is safe at all times In Inthe Inthe Inthe the operations of the tile passenger au automobile au- au I au-I car on the tile narrow gauge the thelast thelast thelast last summer there have llave been several accidents one of which resulted in the tile smashing up Ill of a number of Greek laborers Another caused two of the tile company's steel ore trucks to be put putout putout putout out of commission by jumping the rails and turning over an embank embank- ment The Tile record of operation does not give much hope that this tills method of transportation will permanently help the mines in Little Cottonwood can can- yon yen Hauling by teams of course is I unsatisfactory at all times not only on account of the tile large amount of supervision supervision supervision su su- su- su which is required but also because of the bad roads The natural result of these conditions conditions condi condi- is that the operators are now seeking to obtain some absolutely seure means of getting their ores into the tile market as it is mined at all seasons of the tile year In view of the failure of the tile surface railroad because of the snows and the steep grade the natural alternative which suggests itself is an aerial tram tram- way Half the distance is already I spanned by the tramway belonging to the Michigan Utah which has been successfully operating for a number of years Two years ago a survey of the canon canyon can can- you yon on was undertaken in behalf of Charles S. S Herzig who proposed to construct a line with an ultimate Capacity capacity capacity ca ca- of 1000 tons tolls a day from Wasatch to Alta Provision was also made for a a. connection to the Cardiff mine At that time Mr Herzig it is stated had arranged for all the tile capital required except The Tue various mining companies were approached to contribute this tills sum sum but were weaned away from the idea of an aerial tramway by the possibility of ofa i a surface line lille being constructed The only solution to the ore transportation transportation transportation trans trans- problem in Ia both Little and Big Dig Cottonwood as well as American Fork said Mr Herzig yesterday is isa a wire ropeway That this will even- even Continued on page 8 I AERIAL TRAMWAY Continued from page 7 be constructed there is little tittle doubt It will Insure the regular movement movement movement move move- ment of as large a tonnage as the mines are able to produce and will willfully willfully fully overcome the tile questions of grade and heavy snow which prevents the tue surface line Une from being operated with facilities The location of the snow slides that cause trouble are well known and the towers for the tramway can be put in such a position as to be out of danger from this source The Tile work at atthe atthe atthe the mines can go on throughout the winter Instead of being compelled to shut down for sever several l months in the tile year as In the tile past The main trunk line would be built from Wasatch to Alta with kickbacks or branches to all the other mines in inthe inthe inthe the canyon as well as running over overto overto I to American Fork and Big Cotton- Cotton wood The question of capacity depends depends depends de de- de- de altogether on the strength of the towers and size of the standing rope so revision can be made in the beginning to take care Of t all that the mines produce for many years to come From Wasatch to the smelters the link is the Salt Lake Alta Ita railroad which has recently been taken over overby overby overby by the D. D R. R G. G and which can be put in condition to serve the needs of the tile district though in the past due duei i to lack of sufficient capital the service servIce servo ice has not been what it should have been I |