Show PEAK HIGHWAY COST FIGURED Two Possible Routes for Mt It Ogden Drive Described Engineers who vho have ha been studying the possibilities of the proposed Mount l Ogden scenic Kenle highway reaching from irom Ogden to 10 the cry ery topmost point of that great peak have announced that there arc are two feasible routes one ono up the west face of the tile mountain and the other largely up the cast side but approaching tile the crest along the west est estem est est- I em n ridges Continued Interest In the I proposed road has resulted in John JohnC i C Brown rown city engineer r and B B. J Finch district engineer of the United States bureau of ot public roads giving some details regarding their Investigations made at the request of ot an Ogden chamber of commerce com corn committee committee of ot which E. E J. J Hanke is 13 chair chair- man POSSIBLE COSTS The two engineers made a recon recon- reconnaissance nal Sance of ot the road prospects dur dur- during durIng during ing the summer and have hare since given considerable time Ume to 10 studying the con con- conditions conditions affecting highway building They declare that one route up the westward face of the mountain would mean m n construction of ot 19 wiles miles of highway ay the east route would mean construction of a highway 17 miles long but also Including a short hort tun tun- tunnel tunnel nel net near the mountain crest Based upon usual construction figures the cost of the cast highway excepting the tunnel and surfacing wilt will be If Ie a foot 12 road is built and If Ie the road is 15 built 18 feet In width Surfacing will cost 2000 per mile for the foot 12 road and for a foot 12 highway they report The tunnel estimated at feet in length will cost coat about and the location survey sur It Is esti estl estimated mated will 1111 cost coot The engineers n suggest that the route from the mountain peak would run along the western side in a general southwesterly di direction di- di direction direction Into Burch Burn Creek canyon canon where there would be a 11 number of ot loops the road dropping down the slopes Jopes on a gradual five fl per cent grade toward Uintah to the le level tL eL This Tills would bring the lower terminus of the road to the of the new Weber canyon highway For the eastern route the road from the p peak k would be along the westerly slope for about a mile to the upper reaches of ot Burch Buech Creek canyon canon then turning toward the east and through a tunnel In the mountain ridge to 10 the east eMt side of the mountain There would be loops loop and switchbacks to 10 a high mountain bench with the road dropping gradually from that thit point to the th proposed Huntsville Morgan Hunts lorgan road or into the Wheeler basin PRIMARY OBJECT In ln the original report to 10 the Og Og- Ogden Ogden Og- Og Ogden den chamber of ot commerce regarding the alue ulue of the road the engineers said said- The desirability of a road to Mount Ogden is evident beyond question its primary object being to provide pro a great scenic drive drUe The elevation and snow conditions would at first sight seem to restrict its usefulness to 10 the open summer months There is no doubt about its seasonable use but It has wonderful possibilities for winter use In the way ot of opening up a deep snow area with Ith ith steep inclines to win win- winter winter winter ter sports |