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Show City and Park City passenger traffic, and provides a means of rapid and cheap transportation for Park City ores to the smelters of the Salt Lake valley. The Railroads of Utah. West, To everyone acquainted with the upbuiiding of the Great the frontiers and especially to those whose lives have been spent on the result, of the past, it must be evident that the railroad is not It must be conceded that the but the very means of civilization. threads penetration of the once fancied deserts with these drastic of the vast of steel was the first step toward the ultimate reclamation resources barren areas; and also toward the development of the natural s mountain eternal the of snows the th undernea dormant which lay Thus does Utah, as does and the sagebrush growth of the plains. birth every other section of the earth’s habitable domain, owe its first railof enterprise and unfolding to the railroads that traverse it. The ed roads of Utah have been liberal and progressive; they have encourag now, until thought, every hope, every e, enterpris every and fostered leads this new rich State has its diversified resources in the trend that : : to perfected development. The The Salt Lak a and ake Los Angeles Railway The The Rio Grande Western ‘1 Railway The rail last the It it in * push its way into the productive it has developed more of the hidState than any other enterprise. identified with the growth and territory since May, 1883, when the connecting east through the center of Utah was laid. the with Marysvale—one to the of gold coming the ak Th e ‘Union Pacific System Short Line and Utah * Mining progress, the main stem of Northern the Union Pacific was being thrust forward to Ogden, to a connection with the Central Pacific and Utah Central from Tooele, Tintic, Park City and Frisco tend feeders Its roads. The Utah & California, of those districts. development greatly to the a projected line of railway to Los Angeles, will connect with the The Tooele branch of the road passes by Union Pacific at Milford. Garfield Beach, one of the famous bathing resorts on the Great Salt The Union Pacific furnishes the only means of transportation Lake. between Montana and Utah, by way of its Utah Northern division. It also brings us into close communication with Portland, the metropolis of the Northwest, and the ports of Puget Sound, over the rails of Thus it will be seen the Oregon Short Line, which it now controls. that these lines and feeders provide the means of exchange between of Utah. the products of the northern country and the golden harvests a8 : The Southern Pacific Company While miles of ES this great system trackage in Utah, of railway has but 160 nevertheless it is one of the most important, and has played a powerful part in the early history and development of the State. Connecting at Ogden with both the Rio Grande Western and the Union Pacific, it establishes the final link in the communication between the east and the west by way of Utah, and the central trans-contiIt brings us into a direct line of comnental route. mercial intercourse with the markets of California, the Pacific islands and the foreign trade of Japan and China. er The Utah Central - ¥ * mentioned, may front the future GEORGE W. HEINTZ. Railway It is Extends from Salt Lake City to Park City, a distance of 32 miles. a narrow-gauge system, comprising 63.6 miles of trackage, and trans- ports a good share of the Salt Lake City suburban traffic.. Its daily service to and from Park City furnishes quick transit for Salt Lake Interests Within of Utah. the limits of a brief newspaper article it is hardly possible to make mention in detail of the great mineral wealth West—is of Wyoming and Idaho were but wildernesses of the red man, when Denver and Salt Lake City were but small marks in the history of western patience, perseand * west roads, and has a mileage of 382.8 within the State It is the pioneer line. -When the prairies of Utah. verance Terminal % character of the roads hereinbefore without fear of disappointment. 8 * Creek tion facilities, then the young State of Utah, with organizations of the perhaps the only line of railway extension now being built by the older companies between the Missouri River and the Pacific Coast. The total mileage of the Rio Grande Western is not great—it has but 530.9 miles in its system, but its branches to Eureka and the Tintic - mining district (completed in December, 1891), to Bingham, to Scofield and to Richfield, thread the valleys of the State, making it possible for the husbandman to market his goods and the miner to sell his With its connections on the east and ‘the Southern Pacific product. on the west, the Rio Grande Western forms one of the great through trans-continental routes, furnishing transportation facilities to and from the east, as well as locally within the State, that meet with the ae entire satisfaction of the public. Includes the Oregon Grass As to the railroads that already exist within the borders of Utah, I can only say in conclusion that if the future of. a new State is dependent upon the enlargement, liberality and aid of its transporta- It begins and of camps Railway This completes the outline of Utah’s railroads. The list is not large, nor the systems extensive. There is room for more. The magnificent mineral and agricultural resources offer an abundant reward for the investment of capital in railroad undertakings. Home and foreign capital is beginning to realize the immense values that are within our very grasp, and the dawn of the coming of railroad enterprises such as were never before witnessed in the West is close at hand. ends in Utah, except that small part of the main stem which dips into the Centennial State to join forces Its San Pete and Sevier branch, with its strong eastern connections. completed to Manti in December, 1890, to Salina in July of the following year, to Richfield on June 1, 1896, and now in course of construction Valley +. extension is known as the Salt Lake & Pacific, and not only does the survey take it through the Deep ok Pete * trict the prominence of which needs only this transThis new road or portation facility to establish. %* San Extends from the Union Pacific main line near Echo, following Grass creek, to the large coal deposits in that district, from which daily shipments are now being made. The road is owned by Salt Lake men, but Union Pacific equipment is operated on it. a8 Was not the first to valleys of Utah, but den resources of the It has been closely development of the Railway Springs Hot and Has 55 miles of road, from Nephi to Morrison, in San Pete county. Originally a narrow-gauge system, but within the last ninety days the It has a good local traffic and its coal grade is being standardized. properties at Morrison, six miles from the terminus, are being extenIt has several projects and surveys under considerasively improved. tion at the present time. Popularly known as the line to Saltair Beach, has in contemplation, and in fact is under way on its extension to the Deep Creek mining district, a dis- Creek country, but onward to Munsey, Nevada. points to the Pacific coast, and should reach within a very few years, tapping on its way a new country walled with the treasures of the world. Lake Salt Great Is chiefly a suburban line between Salt Lake City and Farmington, 15 miles distant. On this road, as well as on the Rio Grande Western and Union Pacific, are situated Beck’s Hot Springs, well known to all sufBy reason of this ferers from rheumatism and kindred troubles. transportation facility, a vast amount of splendid garden produce and small fruits raised in the country tributary to the Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs railway is brought into the Salt Lake market- throughout The road is a valuable adjunct to the farming districts the seasons. through which it runs, and the possibility of further extensions will It is broadbring it into the coal deposits of northwestern Utah. gauge and is operated exclusively by Utah capital. A brief outline is all this space will permit, but in that short delineation it will be the purpose to show that the railroads are doing their They are sufficiently able to realize share in the upbuilding of Utah. that in the ambition, purposes and development of this great new State lie their own sucesses—and working hand in hand with the resources and in magnificent commonwealth, with the advantages climate, the future for Utah seems as bright as the light that shines If the investment of experienced capital can be counted from above. as an evidence of faith in the coming greatness of a new country, then surely can Utah tender assurances of growing prosperity, for in no locality in North America are there more projects for railroad extension than here in our very midst. *e i ARGUS. THE and possibilities of the new State of Utah, | and much less to call-ittention to the numerous mines to be found in the mountains and canyons of our several mining camps. Utah, unlike the other mining states of this intermountain region, has been kept in the background, as far as her mineral treasures were concerned, not because nature had been scanty in her deposits of the precious metals, for she had been most prodigal in this respect, but on account of the feeling of the pioneers of this commonwealth on WILL O. HIGGINS. this subject, for it was felt that in order to soil exist the settler must give his attention to the cultivation of the that inand the reclamation of the desert, and the edict was given out of the stead of searching the hills for gold and silver, the inhabitants the land should devote their time and labor to the building of homes, and catsheep horses, of raising the and life of staff the of production tle; and, whenever an attempt was to made uncover and extract the precious metals from the adjacent hills, the movement was immediately administered to the erring ones. checked' and a severe reprimand * * % - At an early day in the settlement of Utah, however, a few adventurous spirits, strangers to the predominant faith of its people, scoured the hills and canyons throughout the length and breadth of the Territory, for this was a Territory then, and as a result a number of very prosperous mining camps sprang up as if by magic on many mountain sides, and from the treasure vaults of nature many millions in gold, silver and lead were taken, and still the outside world then knew about as little about Utah’s wealth of mineral deposits as it did at that time And still, for about the mysteries of the telephone or the phonograph. forty years,.during which time the mining camps of Utah were most active in their development, and their output of ores was very great, the fame of our mineral wealth has barely circulated beyond our border lines; while, on the other hand, the merits of the mining districts of Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Nevada and California have been heralded to the four corners of the earth, yet the fact still remains that Utah, them.<all, by any means: among silent and unadvertised, is not . the least : ~ : The early history of mining in Utah, if carefully gathered and compiled, would prove to be a most interesting document, and should find Although battling against adverse a niche in the archives of the State. circumstances and with but few facilities for the mining and reductioh of ores, and these were very crude, the pioneer that they may well feel proud of, and it might miners made a recérd be stated that but for the discovery and opening of the mines of Utah, Salt Lake City today would towns be nothing more than a country village, whiie the surrounding and cities could hardly be called anything more than isolated hamlets; for wealth, such an abundance great civilizer, and, with such of precious metals bring, is a a condition of affairs can stay the march of progress and advancement, existing, nothing and what Salt Lake |