Show TO SURVEY URVEY ROUTE VIA VUI STGEORGE Sf GEORGE E. E G. G Tilton Tion chief engineer of the Salt Lake route and ana Car Carl Stradley one of the the- most moat trusted of the Harriman system civil engineers with wih Arthur Mc- Mc GuirE a well wel locating engineer for fOI the Salt Lake route will wll leave M-e M this city within with in the 1 next lay day or two for a preliminary h nary r survey u for f i a possible new e W line lino for forthe forthe the thE Salt Lake route mute They will wl rIca leave e the former main ma In line hue lne of the Salt Sal Lake Ike route at a a a point near thorough Lund and will wi first make a Investigation of the time feasibility of a road through Washington county Mr lr Stradley is familiar with wih all al of the old surveys mado malo that section sec eec ton tine tion from the time maps and plats plat now In Inthe inthe Inthe the possession of the time Harriman people He lie le has also made a I trip over at least leasta a part of that county count several years ago The party part will wi make an examination of the Te possibility of o a road mad front from rm some Bome point near Lund into Washington county thence thenN down the tho Virgin river to near St. St Thomas Thoma Nev Nev and mm the te Muddy river on tho the route surveyed several years year ago alto for the Moapa Valley Valey Railroad nai road company com pany pan panto to Moapa While no definite announcement announcement an an- has yet been made It is be believed bl be- that the tho engineers will wi work back from Moapa fo via the district It Itis Itis I If f is also possible that while the engineers e of f time the Salt bait Lake i route t and the Harriman system s stem are working south other engineers enli- enli engi nears will wi be he sent ov over r the time Pioche district district district dis dis- dis- dis and will wi meet them when they como come from the tho south to Moapa Moapa That the road will wi not be rebuilt through the Meadow Valley Valey wash has not not yet been definitely y decided An of of of- firer of the tho compary stated this morIng morn morn- mor- mor leg Ing that the company was I areadY ordering order order- hug ing material and that just as soon as a it I was wa known which way vy the tho te road mad was to togo togo togo go work would be bo started Chief Engineer Tilton Tion Is still stil in this timis city report and as will w possible probably ra on his matte make findings as full be between between be- be a tween Rox fox and Calente 3 J. J Ross Clark second vice president of or the road mad left I for or Los Angeles last lat night night He will wl re return return return re- re turn to this tills city in about two to weeks week Before leaving Mr 11 lark Clark and First Vice President W. W H. H Bancroft prepared the following statement which was wa made public this morning Tho The weather conditions since the washouts in the Meadow Mcadow Valley Valey wash have hao been such that a thorough examination Ix examination ml- ml nation of the time present line lne has not been possible and such an examination cannot cannot can can- not riot be mado made until later but as soon as Cs tho the weather will wili 1 permit the tho matter mater wi will be gone over carefully by competent engineers to determine the exact extent of Dr tho the damage done and the feasibility pf if reconstructing the line lne through the can canyon on of the time Meadow Mcadow Valley Valey wash in tim inis its is former foner location or elsewhere In the meantime are being bIng made on two other othmer routes with witha a t. view to ascertaining If a satisfactory alternative is available If I it is not found feasible to rebuild time the line lne through the tho Meadow Valley wash on an absolutely absolute absolute- ly safe basis then it is possible one of the time other lines hines Ines being considered will wi be adopted and the road constructed on such tuch route However as yet nothing definite defnie has been Deen decided upon and nothing can be beor ber beor or r will wi be decided as a to what Is to bo be belone done lone in the future until full ful reports aro are submitted by the time engineers giving the time results of their investigations |