Show RAILROAD 4 TO til anita EXTEND EMD HERE reports from the vast baat indicate that the barbu asphalt company compan which bich now owns dud operates tho lall jall road from mack lu in western estern colorado to dragon in utah lias has old worth of bonds tor for extending the road north to bonanza and tunnel through baxter pass thus boatly reducing tho grado grade of tho the present line ind making it practicable for the handling of general freight it also stated that the company contemplates the extension of tho line north to venial utah tapping unc one of the oat fertile fruit sections in the west and making it directly tributary JM denver denner tin load now cing ing planned from grand valley through meeker to salt lake city la Is also to taj 10 this territory while the laram larabel La raiEL halin hahn a peak road now completed nearly to steamboat harings hp rings has burl bur L s made into this samo same district t it thus appears that this lb Is soon boon to be bc made tributary to lo colorado markets by from one to thice railroads C B cook of myton utah la is now in denver deaver in the interest of the development elopement elop ment of this territory which Is regarded as aa one of the richest undeveloped sections in fit the west and from its geographical position I 1 is tributary to Coloia colliado do the uintah basin has a territory of acres and is especially suited for the cultivation of fruit tho the territory which lall roads must pass through in reaching tho the basin from colorado is especially rich in minerals mineral ls metals building materials and oils the railway was built especially tor for the development of immense beds of gilsonite clat erite asphalt and similar deposits the extension to bonanza ft ill tap P additional beds of these materials material ty 0 o other to tao roads contemplated wm will tap tal unusually rich oil fie fields ids lu iu tho the neighborhood of Ran langely rangely Rang gely cly extend aig into ca astern castoril utah rho dp deposits of coal aru are also rich and fco 60 that th the canoua railroads contemplating entering tho the country kaill hac an unusually rith rich territory in natural mineral resources to develop the uintah railway is now a narrow gauge lino line of almost impracticable grades and curves curnes in ili repairing it the company is putting in ties long enough to carry blond gauge rails ilie wherever reNer it Is esstry to put ties and it is expected that the on cn the line will be made broad gauge dy by the construction of the proposed tunnel it h lb that the line would bould otter offer a feasible toute route for an extension hobt of salt lake city and that thib cx extension tension is actually contemplated by the oNNi owners lers of the line denver news |