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Show WYOMING EASTERN RAILROAD. Parsniufr a Direct Route to the Pacific Coast. Major Wilkes has returned from Wyoming, Wy-oming, where he has spent most of the winter on the line of the proposed Wyoming Eastern ' Railway. Major Wilkes left several months ago, it will be J remembered, with a corps of engineers and surveyors, and has been busily engaged en-gaged ever since. In reply to our reporter's report-er's query, he stated to-day that the new road would pass through the Platte and Sweetwater valleys on to Fort Fetter-man, Fetter-man, and would pursue for a very considerable con-siderable distance the old emigration trail which many of the early residents here have traversed. The line, 6aid the Major, will have the least possible grade of any road over the Rocky Mountain country, and will open up some very desirable country. The winter has been called a mild one out where I have been operating, operat-ing, but if they 'call that mild I shouldn't want to have to endure any of their severe seasons. "What. will be the particular country which the road will traverse west to Fort Fetterman?" asked the reporter. "Well, now, as to that, lam comrelled to say I cannot tell you anything, and I would prefer you let your questions rest just where they are." This wa3 spoken with a very knowing expression, which seemed to say: "I am expected to keep mum on that." There is.-little or .no doubt but. the Wyoming Eastern will pursne a direct route to the Pacific Coast, and the reasons 1 for keeping the company's plans for the 1 present a secret are very patent. Major Wilkes expects to . return to his post of duty in a few days. 1 |