Show Three Railroads Railroads' i t Headed This iV e eThe The Whistle of Locomotives Will ViiI ReEcho Re Re- Echo Throughout g t the Basin The new new year opens very I auspiciously for i Myton nn and the thc entire Uinta basin It lt s seems enis I more lilOre more than probable that before the thc close dose of the l present ye year jear there will be some ver very important im l developments development in railroad rail rail- rail rail-j road natters matters affecting this this' see see- tion Everyone E recognizes the importance of a railroad connection connection con COIl i I with lith the outside world i and it is therefore a n sours source of I iO 3 I of a n railroad roa grow row l 1 brighter At least three sep ep separate arate anite lines are Ire now HOW contemplating 1 plating an nn extension into this 1 region The Thc Moffat road the Grand l River cr 1 Meeker er and ancI Salt Lake ron road DU and th the Uintah are nIl ill three now apparently making mak luak- ing active preparations to to extend ex ex- extend tend into this territory In Denver it is is' is authoritatively stated by those who are close to Lo the thc Moffat interests that the thc I road will he begin n active construction tion Oll work westward from Steamboat Springs gS the thc coin coming jag summer It is well n known that Mr l Moffat has beet been L exerting I every gery effort to secure the thc need aced needed ed cd funds to continue the road to Salt Lake and it seems quite likely that his efforts will soon be bc successful The Thc Meeker road is already equipped with I funds for construction work I and work is said to h be progressing progressing progressing res sing rapidly on the new v line linc LJ between Meeker and nd the Gra Grand ul I river Officials of the road say I that the grade g will be completed t- t ed cd into Meeker by hy spring and work vork will t then be pushed on the survey westward 1 It t is not known that an any survey lias Iles been made for the Jon road through the valley alley unless it has been I done without the public knowin knowing knowing know know- I in ing about tit it However if the therond road rond is built it il will twill undoubtedly undoubted undoubted- ly follow the Duchesne river Lastly the little Uintah railway rail rail- way ay a which has hns always regarded regard regard- ed cd this section l with a n covetous co eye is said to he be making active preparations to extend their 1 line northwestward l from Drag Drag- on The Thc route rute c has already been decided upon and the thc st survey made it IS is said and the thc actual 1 construction work will begin in very early in ice the thc spring String It is understood that the e proposes building 1 a n branch line into the thc oil fields at Colo CoJo as ns well as extending their pre present line linc to either Han Randlett let letor or I Ft t Duchesne The Uintah r imS very ery large mining milling and ot other er interests the Uinta basin and it it thit deC de- de C of their own Mini Y property is a n factor in iu the decision decision de dc- de- de to extend westward One thing seems assured viz Our of the several projected projected projected pro pro- lines all nIl reaching out outto toward to to- toward ward this territory the Res Reservation Reservation Reser Reser- r. r country will rill ill draw one a actual railroad in the very near future |