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Show SOUTHERN NEVADA RESOURCES. Trip Over Proposed Route of the Clark Road. Assistant Chief Engineer H. M. Mc-Cartnev Mc-Cartnev of tr-.i San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt" Lake road returned yesterday afternoon from his trip over the proposed pro-posed route of the road, with Chief Engineer Henry Hawgood. He brought his good humor and fund of stories back with him. The two engineers went by wagon across Nevada, following follow-ing the prospective route of the railroad. rail-road. Mr. McCartney returned with increased in-creased enthusiasm over the possibilities possibili-ties of a large portion of the country through which the road will pass. "A large part of the country, of course, is desert, with small chance for many years of its being anything else," he said, "but there are some valleys that will soon be beautiful gardens, farms and orchards. Take the Vegas basin, for example. As fine fruits are grown there as anywhere else in the United States. There is plenty of water, and some day it will be one vast orchard. The winter climate is delightful. delight-ful. The air is balmy and everything is growing the year round, wherever there is a sufficient supply of water. Figs, dates and other semi-tropical fruits can be raised, as well as peaches, apples and fruits that flourish in a northerly climate. As for the minerals, there is a vast mineral belt there that has never been more than scratched because it has been too far from a railroad. "There is no question about the ability abil-ity to get all the water needed for th.e railroad. The Santa Fe has demonstrated demon-strated that. It has put down artesian wells all along its line in the desert, and has found that it can be depended upon to reach water at a depth of 800 1.000 feet. In some places the water has to be pumped, but there are many places where it reaches the surface." To prove his assertion as to southern Nevada fruit. Mr. McCartngy brought home some huge apples and other fruit coming from the Vegas basin. ' The trip was made to go thoroughly into the engineering aspects of the pro-posed pro-posed route. Mr. McCartney says the problems are not difficult, and that an easy grade will be possible nearly all the way between Salt Lake and Pioche, and from the end of the present pres-ent grade to the California state line. In the Meadow valley wash the graders are working from Calientes as far as Kiernan's. Mr. McCartney takes exceptions to the name "Muddy" for the principal ! stream of southern Nevada. ) "The real name or the stream is j 'Modi,' " he said, "as we discovered on this trip. The word is Indian and I means 'bean,' referring to the mes-quite mes-quite beans which flourish in that country. This has been corrupted to ! 'Muddy.' It is a misnomer, for the i stream is clear as crystal. In our offl- cial maps and in everything else we shall hereafter designate is as the 'Moapa, from the Moap?. Indians." j The engineering department is bend-j bend-j ing every effort to get its work in shape iso that, the directors can soon decide on the route out of Salt Lake and or-! or-! der work begun at this end. Five routes are open for selection. One goes west to the Deep creek country, and then south. Another goes west from SalULake; and then through Skull valley. val-ley. A third is by war of Rush and Tooele: vallleys. The fourth is down the west bank of the Jordan, and thence into Cedar valley. The fifth goes south on the east bank of the Jordan, and then strikes southwest. From Los Angeles comes the an- nouncement that Cajon pass has been selected as the route ,or crossing the mountains. This is the pass already used by the Santa Fe," The route from Los Angeles goes to Pomona, thence to Riverside, and through the San Bernardino Ber-nardino valley, crossing the mountains at Cajon pass. From this point to the terminus of the Navada survey no route has been fixed upon. EUREKA. Mrs. Jerry Hannifin;, and children came down from Boise. Ida., last week and will make their home here.. The members of the Altar society of St. Patrick's gave a delightful card party at the Woodmen's hall last Wednesday Wed-nesday night, Hallowe'en. A masquerade surprise party was given in honor of Mrs. D. J. Sullivan at her home on upper Main street recently. Only . ladies were invited in-vited to partjeipate in the evening's amusements, and after the masks were raised at 12 o'clock a palatable supper was spread in the dining-room. Some of the costumes were very unique, showing a great deal of care in their arrapgement. ? John Hill, a well known character in Eureka, Who died here Thursday week, was buried last Saturday. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. P. O'Donhoe at the Catholic church. ; Hill was 56 years old and had passed forty years of his life in the mining-camps I I of the west. He was in Pioche in the palmy days of that camp, selling newspapers news-papers and blacking boots. There he received the nickname "Shiner," by which he was commonly known here and in Silver Reef. Beyond some mining min-ing claims of doubtful value he was possessed of no property. OGDEN. E. P. Murphy of Pocatello was in Ogden last week. Mat McFall of Shoshone spent a few-days few-days in Ogden last week. W. L. Maginness spent a few days in Coalville last week. P. L. McDermott of Maryland is visiting vis-iting relatives here. Mrs. G. C. Randall is visiting in Elko, j Misses Lillian and Clara Monahan entertained a large party of friends : last week. -- Dr. E. M. Conroy has returned from the east. Mrs. Charles Jenkins is visiting Mrs. William McGaw. John W. Hughes, editor of Truth, was in Ogden last week from Salt Lake. Joseph Geoghegan came up from Salt Lake last Friday. . PARK CITY. Miss Minnie Kescel is visiting friends in Salt Lake. Mrs. F. C." Bowman came up from Salt Lake to join her husband at the Ontario mine. Judge Shields went down to Salt Lake last week. 'Miss Mary McGee left last week for Washington, D. C. , Mrs. Charles Shields is visiting friends in Salt Lake. ; Mr. and Mrs. John P. Kelly have returned re-turned from Charleston, and will reside here for the future. Mr. and Mrs. Carey have returned from their wedding trip. . . The ball given by the ladies' auxil-iary, auxil-iary, A. O. H., at the Dewey theatre Thursday night of last week was largely attended and was a social and financial success. The grand march was led by Miss Anna Corrizan and Mr. E. J. Higgins. Tuesday afternoon of last week Mrs. W. V. Rice gave an elaborate Kensington Kensing-ton to "a number of her lady friends. A handsome doily was presented to each guest with the initial of the hostess hos-tess in the corner, which was worked and kept as a souvenir. Another feature fea-ture of the occasion was a guessing contest, for which Mrs. P. H. Towey won the prize. It was a delightful affair, af-fair, and all present . enjoyed themselves. them-selves. The guests were Mesdames Le Compte. Towey. Mcpherson. Thomson, Lamb, Shields.Armstrong, White, Hubbard, Hub-bard, Hayt, Wilson, Scott and Miss Macom ber. ? Mrs. George Conrad returned from a visit to Salt Lake last week. Speaking in advance of an event which took place in this city on Wednesday, Wed-nesday, a Bililngs (Mont.) correspondent correspond-ent of the Butte Intermountain says: "Invitations have been issued announcing an-nouncing the marriage of Miss Eva Snider and Mr. Adin T. Peck, which will take place at the home of the former"s brother, Rev. W. E. Snider, in Park City. Wednesday. Oct. 30, at high noon. Both the young people are favorably known in this city. Miss Snider is a sister of Mrs. A. M. Lane, and made her home in this city for some time. Mr. Peck is the youngest son of E. L. Peck, deceased, and a prominent young ranchman residing near Park City." |