Show l Uintah Railway Survey Will ViII F. F r. r r 1 B. B e i Du b To wW a rd 1 V it Vi Work orI Will Begin as soon as Engineers can be Placed in an the Field After Estimates Estimates Estimates Esti Esti- mates of Cost Cyst of off Tunnel are Made Madeo Steel Bridge over the White River is isnow isnow isnow now under tinder Course of Construction don As soon as the en engineers of the Uintah railway have completed com coni- pl ted the estimates of pf the cost of the construction 7 t of f the tunnels tunnels tun tun- nels ads to be bored through the Book Cliff mountains work will begin on n the sun surf ey for forthe forthe the extension of f the road d. d ib into to the Reservation In a n recent issue the Record published an arm item to the effect that the tunnel survey y had been finished The item was correct as far as it went Instead of I one tunnel however howe there will willbe willbe willbe be five The longest is to be he feet and the next about feet The shortest will be from to feet The aggregate aggregate aggregate ag ag- ag- ag greg ate length of the five thc tunnels tunnels tunnels tun tun- nels will be about one mile Now comes the news that the Uintah people are at work ork building h the Ion long longbridge talked of f steel bridge across the White river three miles from the station One abutment has been finish finish- ed V Work ork on this structure will progress j just st as r rapidly pi as s pos pos- s- s sible One gr great at obstacle inthe in inthe inthe the way of the extension of the Uintah railway has always been the Whit river bridge But it seems now such obstacle is to be surmounted Another important item in connection with the Uintah is that a n contract has rec recently been let for a large cosign of broad gauge ties and that these ties are to be he delivered this spring along the SUT survey ey inthe inthe in inthe the direction of the thc l Reservation esen H. H C. C Means Menns who has just rt returned from a n business trip east is very much munch encouraged at the railroad news he heard He Etc confirms the above ye regarding regarding regard regard- ing operations of the c Uintah I He Hc had an interview with Cap Cap- tain taro Cooley on his way in and nd the Captain informed him that he intends to come to i I 1 Myton tn inthe inthe in iq the near mr ar future with a n view t td es establishing establishing an automobile service service ic ice into this gown vown Mr Means leans has all kinds of off f faith it in th c hg of oJ th the e lof- lof fat In fact he lie ob obtained some me inside information nf while in Denyer th that t he is not in a position position i tion to divulge He believes believes' also that the Union Pacific is going to build Of course this Union Pacific part of it is an anold anold anold old story but old stori stories s are arc sometimes very ery interesting When U active oper operations begin begin begin be be- gin again on the Moffat it i is 1113 my opinion that there will be activity activity activity ac ac- y in l Union Pacific circles said 11 Mr r Means this morning morning- And HAnel I do not believe that the work of one outfit will retard the work of the other This country is big bib enough for more than one road arid and the builders are beginning to realize it One thing thin is is- certain eHa li There is more mor more outside talk amon among bi big railroad railroad rail rail- rail rail- road toad officials than ever er before All these conferences of magnates magnates mag mag- nates in Denver Salt SnIt Lake Chicago and other cities are significant cant TI There re is no doubt but that a transcontinental line is to be be built Through what t tI I I part of the country will willit it pass Certain Certainly tHis side of the Uin Wa- Uintah Uintah I tah mountains and without question this side of the Book I Cliff mountains r The Tiie e most feasible route between b tween the two points is along the river The Denver and Salt SaIt Lake newspapers continue to publish items about the coming corning corn com ing of the r Moffat road and other other other oth oth- er roads |