Show fc PAST FAST RAILWAY TRAVELING FROM OGDEN TO GRAND JUNCTION A most important and desirable jbangs in local railway and mail sere vice was inaugurated on the rio bio orande grande western yesterday heretofore twelve hours and thirty minutes were ere occupied by the fastest nasren aar fter trains in making the run between twe the termini of the road ogden utah f and grand junction colorado but by the adoption of the new schedule aule the time has been reduced to ten hours and five minutes the distance between the points named is miles dmd atod four tenths the road bed notwithstanding impasses it passes through many mountain gorges and i OVER HIGH SUMMITS v mr 0 aa rucky and romantic in their grandeur in i one of the smoothest safest and best beat kept in the west the change marks a new era in the progress of western railway travel and the management of the scenic route boute are to be complimented on their splendid achievement and unexcelled ac the initial trip was made by the chicago limited Y or the flying dutchman of the Boc kiep and was highly plessant sant and successful sul from tart start to finish the regular train con islets tots of one mail one baggage two passenger pae conches coaches and two pullman sleepers deepers lee pers yesterday superintendent PRIVATE CAR CAB WAS ras added to the train making it K larger and heavier than usual the I 1 tetter letter was occupied by mr welby A if H cowle cowie his private secretary S ka ad snyder Assists assistant mt superintendent P W P mcinroy Mci mcelrey broy purchasing puro basing agent of the road and the following newspaper r men B R J jessup of the tribune J al 38 hansen of the DESERET NEWS f young of the herald heraud W C edwards special correspond ent of the 1 new Y york 0 rk world denver republican and other eastern papers W H tallis of the western railway of denver deaver and james clove of the provo enquirer the above named gentle men were all invited guests of super 1 in welby and were handsome ly entertained bythan ever courteous t and enterprising official there were three shifts of railway t hands on the division and each acted under cinder the immediate supervision of S charles Shermer Bh ermer traveling engineer of the rio bio orande grande western mr sher has I 1 PILOTED MANY SPECIAL and official trains through utah and colorado among them the presidential train and party one year ago he is the coolest and bravest eagin engineer eer besides being the best 6 time soaker maker in the employ of the company he is said to have safely and successfully carried his bis train through many dangers that with orie one low lees skillful and experienced at the r throttle would have meant destruction and certain death to hundreds of passengers the schedule time for leaving og den was 7 a in but owing to the southern pacific passenger train being r bind time the flying dutchman did not steam out of the depot until 23 minutes later hiter salt lake was reached at notwithstanding stops between the two last mentioned points the astonishingly high rate of speed of SIXTY TWO MILES PER HOUR was made over two separate stretches of country the new train left the company a depot in this city at just 17 minutes late on reaching draper one minute of lost time had bad been recovered on arriving at provo mr welby consulted his watch and found that 4 minutes more had been gained at the garden city the enterprising Kesi residents dents gave manip man and its guests a hearty welcome and show showered eret beautiful bouquets of bokies upon the superintendent and party an elegantly embossed menu card containing a bill of fare that would satisfy the most fastidious was distributed among the passengers at t this point the usual stay here of twenty minutes for break fast was 1 rut ut down to ten minutes and the PRETTIEST OF TOWNS in utah county springville sprint Spring ville vil ie was reached on time thus making up the twenty three and a half lost minutes in a run of eighty seven miles on entering spanish fork canyon the grade drew gradually heavier and the throb bings of the engine became more plainly apparent while there was a decided falling off in the rate of speed yet good time was being made in this canyon the most attractive object of interest perhaps was the famous castilla kot hot springs the waters of which are fast becoming famous for their medicinal properties As a summer recreation resort the springs are ane becoming very popular and offer inducements to the tourist and health seeker that cannot be easily excelled on the property which is owned by the southworth brothers of provo a large and commodious HOTEL of brick and stone him has been recently erected and is being equipped with in many any of the latest modern conveniences ven dences the style ot of architecture to is pleasing and tho the material of which it is built the very best and reflects great credit on its owners the springs are on an elevation of feet at thistle station another engine was added to the train red bed narrows mill fork clear creek soldier summit pleasant valley junction kyune ayune and nolan stations are all situated along the line in a region of excellent stone quarries and were passed in the order named SOLDIER SUMMIT is situated at an altitude of feet and is the highest point on the road journeying eastward the observing traveler witnesses the more or less lees picturesque beauties of castle gate and price canyon castle gate is one hundred bundred and forty seven miles fro and is located in the extreme end of price river canyon through which the he rond serpent like winds its way into the very heart of the range it bears many striking resemblances to the historic and far famed gate gateway to the garden of the golds gods two gigantic and TOWERING PILLARS of sandstone one on either elther side of the narrow defile the bottom of which is now filled with a rushing roaring and rolley roiley stream of water swollen by the melting snow stand like untiring sen dinels in their lonely grandeur they are strongly streaked with stat stains no of iron of excellent quality and may some day be blown to atoms by the miner and speculator in this metal between the promontories along the bank of the river uncomfortably close to the turbulent stream runs the railway track near this place the rio bio grande western coal mines and coke ovens ovene in full and active operation were viewed by the passengers from the platforms and windows of the cars with intense interest HELPER is the next town along the route and will be readily recognized as the place which the rio bio grande western people have been booming with so much vigor for the past pear or more this is in the eastern limit of the second division and here arn ar located the corn com naoye main round house and repair shops price with a population of about people is the nearest railway station to FORT DUCHESNE and was the next point reached then in the order named the stations of huntington farnam lower crossing green river solitude little grand crescent thompson and white house were passed these places are all situated in the 4 castle grand and ut ui comp aligre valleys which comprise rich agricultural grazing mineral and coal lands cisco agate cottonwood westwater Ut utah allue no crevasse fruita and roan all intervene between the last named points and grand junction and are in a stretch of country remarkably well adapted for GRAIN AND FRUIT GROWING for many miles the railway skirts along the banks of the grand river under the shadow of massive sandstone dins cliffs the last seven miles this side of grand junction was traverse in six minutes the fastest time lime on record over this route the end of the division was reached two minutes ahead of schedule time and another triumph perched on the banner of mr shermer who emerged from the engine c vered covered with dust and smoke for the first time during the run having remained at his constantly he was GRASPED GRABBED WARMLY BY THE HAND and congratulated on his bis efficiency several railroad men had bad told him be fore leavia g halt lake that be could not get through on schedule time but he be proved their statement to be incorrect and was naturally jubilant here too the dutchman and its jovial crew were given a reception which amounted to an ovation grand giand junction is the county seat of mesa county colorado to is situated thirty four miles beyond the utah line and has a population of people supported mainly by agricultural and railroad pursuits it has but one newspaper the star a dally daily publication edited by a mr buntick at this place mr bunting informed the writer late last night that the town had for sometime pawed passed been runby run by GAMBLERS AND prostitutes A recent united effort of the citizens aad officers of municipal tion resulted in throwing certain re strict ions around the business buu ineas of this class of people but not sufficient to securely guard the morals of the community open and easy access to gambling houses was had last night notwithstanding the day was sunday before darkness had settled upon the city in fact before the sun had gone down a crowd of boisterous MOD men ara large boys were seen shooting craps unmolested on the sidewalk of one of the principal streets while a stack of SILVER COINS was closely guarded by the stakeholder the be town situated as it leat the terminus of three rail roads naturally attracts large numbers of the rougher element the altitude of the place is the lowest of any town in the centennial state but little snowfalls snowballs snow falls there in winter aud scarcely any rain in summer it has electric lights lightf a street railway and a good system of waterworks water works A st louis syndicate is said to have invested a million dollars in placer mining a few miles from the townsand tow nand vand a boom is longingly looked for this spring pring superintendent car was witched switched from the main to a side track Jin immediately mediately after arriving at gravid junction and had the itinerary of the party been carried out the trip would have commenced at 1280 1230 this morning but a DELAY OF ONE HOUR HOU R and twenty minutes mi D u tee was caused by the denver and rio bio grande passenger train which makes connection with the rio grande western at this point being that much late this reduction of time in passenger train and mail service went into effect simultaneously on the southern pacific rio kio grande western denver and rio grande colorado midland burlington and all continuous continuo ud and intervening roads as far east as chicago and ancl the time of travel between that point and san ban francisco was thus decreased twelve and a half hours AN INGENIOUS contrivance for catching and delivering the he mail pouches is erected at fourteen stations along the rio bio grande western and is so 80 cleverly operated by sergeant 02 0 keefe the postal clerk that scarcely any perceptible decrease in the rate of speed is noticed in making the exchange the return run was successfully made and this city reached at 1240 this afternoon |