| Show f I NEW PACIFIC COAST j I u I I I I t I i 4 e I I I I I I y r ti I l l 1101 n 11 C C Imm Vice Ice UT ot of the hop hopes and plans which for tor years ears hay have failed to ma a grant grand O ment Is at last lut to lH be consummated consummated mated and with It Inland sea and people are aro areto to be Je directly bound Jound hy by hya bya a hIghway ot of steel with the treat ocean and people ot of southern California No 0 one now MW doubts that the San Pedro Los Angeles AnlIs and Salt Lake Lako railroad Is to be Je built n the enterprise arc arf men of at wealth brains and good brood nt men ot of conservative training nn lives Hes The fhe man many protects that were outlined to In years that are arera ra past t which hall had for their purpose the building of at such n a road would make too long 1 a star story to tell here and ono one that need not be Jo recited on this i eca Flea flon It Is to way that no noless less leas than ton ten times have hals surveys ot of such fuch n a line been made mado Utah end And some p pint the t tIn In each Instance more or lees leu money was spent In some soma caie the WM bras con Generally thole who en engaged caged In the work believed that would attend their efforts OUI ers era scarcely ho hoped 1 to do more than In hr those who should come after with the nece necessary tary capital with which to prosecute the work worl to n finish The Union Pacific It may mAiO be safely said Fald came nearer a completion ot of the undertaking than all any other tion As 8 Is well known It had not surveyed much of at the road but had IId traded a long stretch of at the came from through Utah cud Into Nevada Iu Its operations were quickly cut short hO lver by the failure ot of the Barring end and the ante ensued and which put the ot of the tho Union Into the hands ot of receivers Various others th then n took up th project but without PLANS FORMULATED I A few tew months ago aso the name ot of Sena Senator I tor W A Clark the great mining mile mil ot of Montana became with It While It was known that S senator Clark usually accomplished hat he set act out to do It not known that he was actually book baek ot of the enter Nile The trend ot of events however suon made It clear that he was at the tho helm and that other well known busl ness nese mon men ot of and 81 elates ates were noting In conjunction with I m Soon the project began to assume uI shape S Senator Clark went wenton on n record as saying that the road rond would be built buill The statement was nt at once accepted as n a fact and that too with Treat joy jor find and rejoicing In n the way war warI I of substantial encouragement the Ilo I n er Square of at ten acres was wall freely Creely b by the City Council when It WM was lIk naked d for tor n a depot site Then came the organisation of what hat le 18 now the San Pedro Lan Angeles and Snit Salt Lake r ad company with a ot of 25 CO COMPANY D The o ot of the company are arc W A lark of Montana president R H C Kerens Jr ot of Missouri II vice Ice dent J Clark or of California sec eec second end ond vice Iee president nt T E ot of third vice Ice president T I F Miler ot of California F K lule of California treasurer These together with tel Smoot W S R McCornick R E W V Clark Thomas Thoma J Hearne the latter tour four being Utah men Gorge George D B Leighton Charles W V Clark Ind Perr Perry S heath form Corm the hoard ot of The full tull list of at tOts tors are W A Clark George n B I ton Heed Smoot Perry S Ileath W V R 11 I clark lark n ft C Korens Kerens David Keith S A Bemis Remis g F W V Clark W S McCornick I C O 0 A II T Thomas Kearns Kearn Charles Clark Cllrk CONSTRUCTION COMPANY I A com company pan known as I I Empire Construction company I Stith lilt a capitalization ot of teas also incorporated as follows Incorporator and Ross Ho Clark lark David Heed moot inlet T E Ef f F tiller Miller Gee Geo D I Leighton It e C Kerens Clarence J If W V A Clark Ross naps Oeo Geo J It Leighton vice II ih E Mc Ie Ieee tee ee ot of Cali secretary e find and t a er FOR FOn For the purpose ose ot of carrying on the Work 1 ork by its the Ios An 1 r lee and Salt lAke Exploration and company with n a of at was RS also organized n as toll follows ow Incorporators and Kearns n ft C Kerens rens Jr r f E Gibbon W V S B McCornick Perry S a heath n It C W A Clark David Dald Keith Ith j r y y 1 y y 1 y i l ly y y THE Nan flen who Will y build it and soma y thing of the tha rich coun country try through Which it Will 1 1 pass passy y y y y 1 1 1 7 N NN u ts tsi i Ri s J a a at aF aI t F I J 1 ROSS nOSH CLARK Second Vice President 0 0 aM Hearne President I rry S Ih ath vice president IL H C ChereM Cherene herene hereM Jr wee wa identical with that of Lord Hose Itose bery berr Each ot of the there speakers adopted the same ame tone and amI tl dwelt on the same lame lamet t copies Mr Ir Balfour DalCour and the Duke ot of otA ofA A NOTABLE mNO It was waR on November on that the gentlemen named above who probably completed the most notable gathering of that over ever tn in conference lIco capacity at one aile time within the ti e State Stale ot of Utah met at the ford font The meeting was called to order In the afternoon and It ft was after arter 2 I t on the following morning when the promoters arose with the nary part ot of the greet great undertaking hI he hind them since that time there have ben been other steps taken which will re fh In the filing ot of the articles of at In incorporation corporation In this State within the tho next couple of at weeks ROUTE The exact route of the new road can cannot cannot not be definitely slated at this time Jut but It will be ono one ot of the two lines In on the following page ot of this paper It is 18 about all as certain ns as an any anything thing cnn can be that It will have Its out outlet outlet let and Inlet Into Salt Lake through Tooele county Jut but whether it II will HO go south after leaving the Point of the Mountain be beyond ond Garfield running through city olty and Rush Ruh h Valley and pushing o on n south to Leamington on the Short Line or It wilt will run around the south end ond of at the Salt Inke through and Into Skull Valle alley and across AcrON the desert via the Deep Dep Creek countr country to the tho Pacific coast cannot be stated A RICH COUNTRY Either route that ma may be chosen will pus pass a country ot of many rIch though undeveloped resources 8 This is III particularly true with ith reference to mineral The route which lies farthest est esl south Routh and east eRst will rome come neater the thes s great nt Iron and C coal Jal beds to bt be found Cound In Iron ron county though In either case ale It will be necessary to construct a branch line to till tap thorn them Concerning corns ot of the rt resources one EXpert has hal contributed ted the following to the promoters ot of the new railroad as Indicating what the they ma may depend upon In the way ay of at mineral minerai fj feeders eders Gentlemen Herewith find the names ot of the mining district ot of the eastern side Ilde or of Nevada and western Utah which will contribute to the tonnage of at the entering the Deep Cree coon conn tr try Cherry herry Creek with its Star mine which has already millions and le II still a producer 1 Egan an Canyon Conron n gold camp district which has hall a number ot of productive prop properties l Eagle alle district which with will a great tonna tonnage Wr Iffy district which wilt will contribute as It lies hu In an immense tonnage Duck reek Creek with Its lt nf ore lr district noted for Cor its silver ores Doll Dolly Var Varden en district In n which Lewis Sizer has recently d extensive oper altone The old copper C r property In the Doll Dolly Virden Varden district has produced the highest grade copper ores om discovered in III inthe the Welt esl viz 00 per cent Through mismanagement tide this property has hall been Idle for some time but will 1111 r resume ume shortly tinsley district with lIh Its man many PA patents tents which has hall producers IDan many thou end tons ot of ore orl but on account of at the thelong long lone wagon walOn haul has haa not produced late latt lately lattI I ly It contains also alo the great ot of marble which or Edison pro pronounced to he equal It If hOt superior to the heist African marble This Thill marble can be used for tor both loth statues statUM end and super superstructure structure The quantity Is II hie district mAny low grade oos which with railroad transportation would furnish n a large tonnage Buby Hub lull district is III a high grade ralo sliver and tad iced proposition and there Is a greet future for It with tho advent o of a railroad Muncie diet contains contain the largest body ot of low grade lord lond and ore are In this count coun try Iry The vein le Is vcr very wide Ide and carries Its own fluxing material There is III also A large copper vein In this district At HH Hl t x J 11 I j jt t Y y ii Y 1 r Y 1 Y f 1 l I y h Y Y y y y y t X T I It t X t y rI Y T X X I Y Y 1 I i iI X J t T I T X y I IJ T Y J 1 1 y y X j 1 1 y Y T Y 1 ris 1 1 1 h 1 J h 3 u S SENATOR W A CLARK J f President and Principal Promoter of at the San Pedro Lou Los t Angeles and Salt Lake Lak i r 1 T Y r r Y I 1 J 1 i tn IIO t I Ir 14 the de depth th ot of 00 M feet Clet It S all an deposit district 1 Ifs surroundings hn have VI produced more I a or er gold than an any other IlIc lon In t l ta or Lexington minIng I adjacent i Iu aa developed sliver and gold WId pI p r ties tiel Mt It Mona district In Snake y V I Iby 10 by contains a 11 number ot of silver t 1 td lead properties Glencoe mining its JIS embracing the Well time 11 other othor nines would also I liberal tonnage Pleasant Valley alle ills dis some IK me tine lead prop r ties Johnsons leak mIni mining IIII district t tIn In the Deep Creek mountains contains 1 a number ot of producing properties Fit teen Milo ills Creek that contains the Queen ot of Sheba Jumbo anI and Merrill Group are gold propositions and there Is now noli In course or of erection a modern mill which will soon loon be In operation Clifton Gold end and Dutch Mountain are too well known knon to make an any cm These Thee camps alone can enough tonnage to supply a ra II 1 l I themselves Furber district with It its immense qUAntities of low grade fires drell already extracted I is anxiously await awaitIng Ini Ing railroad transportation Willow Springs mining district Dry And Sheep canyons will al furnish Its portion of lead and silver ores orea Granite Mountain North orth of Dugway I Ihas has some very er flattering silver and lead propositions Nish Ish Springs district with Its fam famous famous ous Utah Gelena J Emma and last Chance hAnco has established IIII a record eee and ond to no other district In the tbt Deep Creek country mining district contains a number or of lead and silver propositions which have an Immense I tonnage already extracted and In sight awaiting tran transportation amon among whIch RN are the Ruck Horn mine which produced from the grass grassroots roots dawn to the depth o of test ft Also the Cannon property which II lieu of to tons ot of lead and sliver or ores ready d for shipment In lon I would edd that to togo go Into the or of these districts would tal take e too much time and enss hence hellM I simply enumerate till the districts which would contribute tonne to a railroad which would enter the Deep reek Creek ot III nt CEDAR CITY lITY W ANCIL Concerning a branch line to Cedar City W S the wU minIng min Ing operator and hat has fur furnished the following data to the offices ot of the San Sen Pedro Los Angeles A Salt alt Lake railway A branch line would ot of be eo built to Cedar City to tsp tap tk the cal Oft I and Iron of Irn ern Utah This branch could leave the main tine line at Meadow aUt ton lOI Junction fourteen miles south uth or of and follow tN Union I Pa cIne grade rade to InU and thence HeroN I Valley easterly to Cedar City same miles making In nil all not to ninety miles A somewhat shorter antI and better route J I am informed can CAD bl be had by following up UI Meadow Mentow Vallee V lh h ha a trw t miles further tin t a suitable poInt of diver to lb r 1 Ill sp Jia as tp close crOM the 1 e o over r a t 1 tb It r rIUS IUS gup t ep l b by bythe the Pat tc II e ethe J the Sheep Springs 1 abs but of n nit d tar from It ot of h r n b bas t as Ii Ir if necessary Another excellent route and a F e nr what shorter on one can lIf be had b bins Inv ins the Oregon Short Lint Line at 1 L t ro rU r tu U a and running northerly In an si p I n through h Tint nail Itu li h hI I II with the Salt Lake Nada uda terminus at Stockton thirty cl eight ht miles from this city This would tU tap East But and Vest Tin Ur Uc Mercur Ophir and n J La Latrine trine The Dee Deep Creek Crt el and it could likewise be rea ro a hr l 1 ly running n a from Oasis or Inton tn running Sir ud C is route putI he bl ih Il ry mt mgt I TIT IT trill In ng camp camis eon on 1 tI V Prig e cr r need ned n a d t be Je left leCt un r Ide far But nul I ti l C I st t O 0 I I IV I C n II I I I I I h Jack Jark and tol districts all tant so far as aa heay heavy tonnage is II be quickly reached by laying the rails ralla over the Union Pacific grade for Meadow Valley Junction via 11 to a distance of 32 12 miles The narrow narro gauge Buee railway ralla already built hullt connecting with the Day lIne aline at Jack Jae miles long could be extended e d to seven miles further end and thereby secure the battle ot of this district so 10 remarkable for Cor Its large quantities of fluxing 0 ores ct composed almost wholly of Iron lime and carrying arryl lIver diver lead leaI copper And a little gold old and with scarce An any silica The full tull significance ot of this vast ore y 1 X X t 1 1 1 is WILL tap great graat mine min mines Y 1 y y yera s era 1 d districts is t r i c t san and d i iI I 1 coal beds in this Stater State Stata r and many big camps in X N Nevada a f a d a 1 Y 1 1 1 g Y J r 4 oj g rM s v I 1 II a Lot LOl al Diro tar lor I I I bearing zone especially as to tonnage the Da Day minI mine alone being able to toI I ship tp cons In Ii a It its be bearing on the smelter Interest ot o f this section o or r probably at some suitable point south on this the main line Une where thle ort ores and those from Deep Drel Creek k and Stockton could b be worked to better advantage thAn In the Ile Salt Lake VAl fry 11 can hardly har bt be and should not be overlooked The Cedar City It branch moreover J leaving the Utah sad Pacific It at Lund or Modena would be lees then than fitly mites II elt a as against ninety mile from the tho Meadow Valley Raeh In view of all the facts therefore It If permanent mining interests 1111 easy grades rades And a short through route lH be between t tween Salt Lake Lak and Los Lol Angeles are to say paramount factors In the CASe I am forced forcell to the ion that this route would prove proe the most desirable In vip view ot of the enormous tonnage that would be required from Cedar and vicinity a line Une nil as above In rated crossing as al It would ouM the rIm ot of the basin at Its 1111 most mOlt practicable point and following the Meadow Madoll Wash Nash at a gentle And uniform grade for tor live miles to IS as against cross crossing ing Ina the summit south of Cedar edAr City and down almost grades on to St George and thence over a 11 treat difficult route to the same ame place ihen Ih these l Important facts are known to III say nothing about difference In distance there would seem em to be beno no doubt daub All as to which ot of these rout routes wilt will be selected I can an be or of a shy lY further service to you In connection with Mr Clerks CIrk gigantic and praiseworthy un do not hell hesitate tate to let me know I HoW San an Pedro Was Chosen I HE present narration h has to deal lJ with 1 a contest ihl which h was waged through a period 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