| Show NEW TRUNK LINE TO utan construe ANOTHER RAILROAD TO BE TED BETWEEN DENVER AND SALT LAKE tho tribune has from time to time stated that the burlington road terminus would not n remain main maln in denver the official officials got of the road have refused to disclose any plans as to the future extensions but D dibuno correspondents have given notice at different times of burlington surveys beino bein 11 made in the mountains yesterday it was learned that ter tain heavy railroad contractors had been invited to examine profiles and send in bids on miles ot of road to be built through h the mountains of colorado the matter Is being kept quiet but within two months it Ps is said that a lare laree large force of laborers will vill be brought to ao colorado lorado and work upon the proposed NO sed road be commended commenced it is expected expected that the work will be c completed within a year those cognizant of the facts in eor ear th the case positively refuse to state what controls the projected line lid but say that the new road will be bollt as soon as possible it Is hinted however that the new line Is a burlington extension to grand junction at which point connections will be made with the denver rio grande western and a third rail be laid to ogden the te reasons for the extension are obvious and may maybe be overlooked at present that it Is true that the new road WILL BELONG TO TILE tiie burlington BURLING TOX tos there Is little doubt for the past year burlington engineers have beell been in the mountains and have surveyed several different lines running off from the burlington missouri at orin the neighborhood of platte summit four of the ile surveyed lines are given beloer by routes route no 1 L leaving the burlington at platte summit and running through eric and ni wot and up through left hand cannon canlon to bals bais rat and gold hill and running thrond ward district it crosses the tre divide north of the arapahoe peak and enters on the south fork of the grand then down the grand calion canon to hot ilov sulphur springs from which place it follows the grand riv river riven i er to grand junction T I 1 route Rou teNo veno no 2 froin from platte sumna through the louisville and Mar marscall marshall snail eoal coal oil felds up to boulder crossing at the elevation of 11 r 0 1 14 tt ot anaf atal alini down dawn creek j L i lohs river and skirting I 1 A ross park to hot sulphur Springe and from that place to grand 1 unction along the van vad valley vailey y of 0 the grand I 1 this oest route of all a good road being all alon aion along the line I 1 at pre present ont shows easy grade and an n air airline lino iino eoute roupe no 3 from ili iii platte latto through longmont Long mont mout and along the middle rork fork of the st vrain crossing crossin north of arapahoe peak from thence thene t the line is the same as in the first route route houte no 4 froni from platte summit to boulder and up middle middie boulder creek er ossin boulder pass I 1 and continuing ul as in the second route route no J from erom platte summit through la salle salie junction greeley Gre eley eicy fort collins in through the mouth ot of the poudre canon following the poudre river to elkhorn and rustic through b cameron i meron pass into north park and across the gore range and down one of the branches ot of the green river striking the western road at green river iF station tation in utah the burlington has the franchise for right of way along this route but the union pacific c has graded its line half way into middle lle lie park in order to crowd out the former road WHICH routis routh WILL HE BE CHOSEN I 1 which one of the routes has been determined upon cannot be ascertained at present any one will open op en tip up a new country rich in agricultural and aud mineral resources next tuesday general manager potter will arrive in this city and some deci decided clod cled action will probably be taken the headquarters for the construction ol of the new line will be in denver within two weeks another surveying party will start out from the burlington office and if the new line is a burlington road the party will in all probability babi lity work with the construction company the question may arise as to where the burlington win will get sed its money A large sum spin was was deposited in the bank for construction purposes of the burlington missouri at the last meeting oi of the directors besides this the work ol of building the river route known as the winona alma has virtually been suspended and it is rumored that the money appropriated lor fon this line will be used on the mountain line and that the st paul line will be completed at a later laier time lencer lenzer tribune july 18 |
