Show ANOTHER CUTOFF MAY BE NECESSARY Bottomless Desert Makes Construction Construction Construction Con Con- of Western Pacific Difficult TIMBERS RUSHED FORWARD gl 10 le amid II Ills Av Are Arc Pushing Work CI FO Despite All Ahi Al Oh Obstacles taek Imperative e orders have ha been lIcen Issued 1 by Geor George e Gould that the work vork on the tile Western Pacific bo be lo pushed forward with wih the greatest po possible haste and In Inthe Inthe the face of or these or orders er the time con construe construe- truc- truc ton department t of o tho time how v nc railroad has hns struck one of time tho most difficult propositions in railroad building ever tvr encountered In ill thin the West cst This difficulty ICCI- ICCI cul catty culty Is all al the more baffling for or tho tim reason that thal It i comes at nl a place where It I was expected that the construction of time the road would be as S easy arid antI ant as s cheap as an any place In the United d States SlateR When the lie Western Pacific was sas surveyed sur stir acro across s the Great American desert It Il was waN plc predicted b by railway en engineers that tho time Gould interests would have a a. stretch o of more than lOt 1 miles mies o of railroad railroad rail rail- ral- ral road that would require only lala ballastIng ballasting ballast ballast- lIng l- l Ing Ing- over tho time entire distance and anti the time cheapness of I Its construction would bring down own the average cost per per mile mit of the time road 1011 appreciably The he construction tion ton gangs gans havo o hl found however howe I that Instead of oC easy casy sailing saing It I Is almost on nn Impossibility to find bottom on tho tin desert desert des ds- ert that imn has haq stability enough nou h to hold the tics and rails rais I on n time the Virgil VIrgi M. M 11 Bogle Bogue chief engineer o of tho the Western t Pacific had a warning o of the difficulties that thal would be Le encountered when he hc first went over time the round ground n nearly arl one year ear ago At that time time the corps o of engineers tool took soundings on the tue desert on and It I was found that the thelong thelong thelong long steel rods rod carried b by the surveyors survey survey- ors could be pushed down In Into to time the desert desert des des- ert five or 0 six feet without meeting I any material resistance The Time en engineer corps started out with wagons and teams tams an and went as far a as they could before the light wagons pulled by four horses each sank in the tJ sands so that they had to be abandoned Then the tho part party continued on foot Coot and horseback driving stakes across the tho level expanse to mark the tile course of oC the tile new road On their return a few fet days as a's later ater and an after a rainstorm hail had soaked tho ho district district dis dis- It I was found that the thc surveyors' surveyors stakes stales had bad hat been entirely covered by lIy the salt sil and soda o of tho tile desert desert This had hind been heen wet down by the tw rain so that It formed in crystals ci about the wooden stakes covering them entirely anti and baylog leaving bay leav ing log only a i L hump bump on tho the sand as ono one of the thC engineers called caled them where the stake slake had been lIcen driven ort Th civil chU engineers wao mapped out Olt the route o of the new mcw road hoped against hope ope until a few days ago when tho the construction gangs gang's struck tic the edge ed e of tho ho desert and then lien their worst tear fears ears were ere realized All Al went well until tho the tracks had mI been laid for Cor a mile mie or more moro across the time sands and antI then there came caine a rainstorm Tho he next lext day the tics had sunk into tho ho sands s Und timid the track would not would not bear benr the this weight of the time conJ con- con tUna the J work ima l p slowly tJ and nna tho the for Tor or time have been obliged to la lay heavy y planks and limbers limb ers len to support the tho ties and ant rails rais as ns th the work progresses These timbers are arc reinforced by lala ballast t that Is 18 thrown In as soon a ass n possible but Lut the situation is said sal to lt be Ime growing worse vorse as the time work vork progresses e Ono One On of oC time the engineers connected with wih the work worl says the company compan will wil undoubtedly edly he be compelled to build huld the greater part of the track across th the desert on onI piles making making- another r Lucia off cut across 9 what was once the bed Led of or the Great Salt Sait Sal Lle Lake Iii In II Those rhes difficulties s. s however how will wi have no effect on th time the time line that the connecting connecting connect connect- ing link of or the tho Gould trans trans continental line lne will wilb wi be completed for the piles ples and timbers for rO the trestle work ar are being Iu rushed he to the tho tho desert with nil all al possible speed Yesterday ny the time construction gangs were sere working about 97 fj miles mies west vest of oC Salt SaI Lake The Time tracks o of tho time Denver Rio Grande Granle and the time Rio Grande Grando Western estern nr are literally lined with rails and te ties for fOI the tle new neW line lne and arid the rais transportation of or materials for the time V. Pacific plays no small part hart in inthe time the freight congestion that hint has hns threatened threat threat- cued ened enel to tie tic tc up the time Rio Grande system for many weeks Time Tho stretch o of road rond for the first 10 miles west o of ot the l e desert Nt through eastern east east- ern evil Nevada Ne Is 1 giving time the engineers more trouble than an any other section of the time Western stern Pacific and even at time present lime home the exact route has Imas not been definitely decided on This Is despie despite de tie- spite spie the time tact fact that lint lar large e gangs of engIneers engineers en en- and surveyors have llave been een running run run- ning lines through that lint territory Corthe for Cor forthe or orthe the last six months No sooner Would one oile line lne be bo completed than bait the time engineers engi would woul receive Instructions to try another way wn und un time the mountains antI and with stakes and valleys aro are dotted markers aloys that havn formed a bewildering bewilder bewilder- who tho have ing maze to the time contractors hn been Leen over the time ground with wih a view v to bidding for COl oi the construction work Route Leaving the time Great American Amerle desert the time Western Pacific will wil run run almost f almost due dut west to Sliver Silver Siver Zone Pass Pass a n. distance I o of about 21 mIles and then therm the time survey goes goos across a flat fiat fat valley crossing time the tw Nevada Northern at about 2 20 J miles from Cm Cobre Colre the tue northern termInus terminus ter tem minus mies o of 11 time the Nevada evada e a a Northern A few miles west of the time Nevada Neva a Northern the time Western estern Pacific will sill wi cross Flower Lake PO Pass g. g which is about 25 2 miles mies from roam the time Utah Nevada Utah n-Utah Ht state te lne line At this timis point the road will wll build an ordinary switchback switchback switch switch- swich- swich back that will vIll wil b be used while u a. 1 lon long tunnel is being constructed Here and amid andal andal al at other points along the line lne theme thoro will wil be built buit a number of shoo files Cles or temporary tracks to allow alow for the time openIng openIng open open- Ing lug of or the time road for ough t lough travel before before be be- fore rore the time permanent location of tho time road math bo lie completed These temporary rn tracks will in some ome Instances have grades as wil hl high bight h as CS C G pet per cent but Lut will willbe willbe wl be he reduced greatly 1 by the tho final Unal construction construction con con- of the thc roam road which ma may take tak two years longer I Long ii At Flower Lako Lake Pass tho time cn engineers have havo made two tv distinct surveys One Omme is 13 for muto a tunnel to l bo be feet Ceet long long- and the time other Is for or a n tunnel C feet Ceel long In Iii these two plans there Is a difference differ differ- once ence of about four our ml miles s In the HII length o of the time road In keening tho time grade rde g-rde down downto to 1 I per 1 cent The flit r approaches to cither of or the tunnels through h Flower Lako Pass will wil bo be comparatively Y ens easy Tho The running surveyors ors have Just completed switch back that will th the tho line lino for or the tile wi at nt that point for tor UtO until one lt of the time tunnels Is completed Starting west from Crom Salt SaI Lake the Sil Silver SI- SI Sil- Sil ver cr Zone Zono Pa Pass s will wil bo Le the time first tunnel proposition 01 on Oil the tile road This tunnel which will wi be 5 feet long will wi be easily com constructed but lut the tho approaches will be difficult as each will wil have t ha to tobe tobe tobe be wil about six miles mies long to mako a agrade agrade I grade of oC 1 per pr cen cent t. t To facilitate work on these tunnels shafts will be sunk so 80 that the rs will wi have ha e wl four lour or six working surfaces intro have been for fur a Arrangements o hl maco supply for Cor tho the workmen In dIgging digging dig mug ging time the tunnel nt it Flower Lako Lalu Pass whereby herebY pumps will wH be bo Installed In a I valley about three Ile miles from the montii of or the tho tunnel tunnel TO lO OPE OPEY HUNTING GROUNDS alU DS Stilt nl Lithe Interested In II Clear 11 trice J. J II 11 I. I Burtner dl district freight and passenger pas pas- tn er agent for Cor tho Ow Salt Sal Lake hake Routs ROUl has lias returned from Crom a a hunting expedition to the Clear Lake district In southern south south- ern Nn Utah with wih a fund timid of or Information regarding what hot he lie believes es to be le th the fittest finest duck hunting region in time the whole mountain Inter country Ho lie lu also brought back a 1 good la bag of game Clear Lake Swan Swami Lake Blue Lake and I Round Houn Lake Lale are situated d along time Sf Se- Se vier Ier river about l miles mies south of or Salt Sal ako 1 on UI time the Salt Sal Lake Lako Route Houte on und and 3 34 miles mies south o of Lynn Utah the n nearest settlement of or Importance These lakes Mr Burtner says are arc virgin territory so far Car as hunting Is concerned and amId no Improvements or accommodations for Cor hunters are to be bl found Cound Several S prominent prom promo local sportsmen men have ha formed Corme a aplan aplan aplan plan to build a clubhouse and supply conveniences con for Cor duck uck hunters before beCore next season pa on Hunting rights have been applied for an and a limited number will willbe willbe wi be Le taken takemi into the time organization all funds Cund to be ii expended for lor the time erection of the clubhouse and und the time Improvement of th time the property The Time string o of lakes comprises about GM square miles mils and ld Mr Mm Burtner says sas ho lie never nc saw sass so many wild wid fowls Cowl as UK-IP UK are to b hi bt found there now Special hunters hunter rates will wi be mn madey made c la hy y time the the railroad next year ear timid and all It I will wIl be possible to leave lea Salt Sal I Lake Lake- LakeIn al In iii the evening even even- o cn ing log an and reach Clear Lako station staton at 4 a. a m m. so 80 that lint the drive trl e of or eight miles mies mu may be lie made mlle In for the he earl early morning hunting Hunters will viii willbe wi be bl able to take tak In time the tie evening hunting the time same day ay and ant leave for Salt Bal I Lake kc at midnight arriving hero early euy In him the time morning V NI Ct CAH it SI r lUnke k C Ad Additional tl Necessary The rime great Increase In passenger tra travel between cn Salt SIt Luke Lake and antI the time ho has made Jece necessary Sr a I nl new w through tourist car cur service between Salt Lake and Chi cago eago car will wil run O over tho tilo Rio Grande Grandc Colorado Midland Rock nock Island anti and ant Chicago o Great West est frn lines I Leaving Salt Sal Lake Thurs Thurs- lays Hays at nt 8 S p p. m. m time the tl car elI will wi Chicago Chi Chi- ca cage cago o at 15 n a. m. m Sundays an and returning return return- In ing leave Chicago o at C G p p. in m. Wednesdays Wednes days dUK multi and ant reach Salt Lal Lake Friday C mornIng morn ing lug n. D I NOTES The Rio Grande e Western will wi run a special excursion to Eureka Sunday to take taka the local socker football team and visitors to the last game Game of the tl season Special football excursions will wi also be berun berun berun run from time district dl an and from Ogden for tor or the time game between the Boulder Boultier Boul Boul- Osden tier del college team and tin thu th University of Saturday C. C H. H 1 BurCum assistant city ticket agent for fOI the time Delaware Lackawanna Western in Buffalo was smas In iii Salt Sal Lake yesterday yes t C M. M 1 F. F Houlahan ticket a agent ent for Cor the time Illinois Central at East Dubuque la in spent tho day hero here yesterday esterday and left lef for tor Los Angeles last nightA night A A Jury Jur in tho time case of J. J C. C Fuller Fuler against the Salt Lake Route Houte In which 0 damages was as naked asked for Cor the time death of o Mr Ir Fullers Fuller's children disagreed yes yes- |