Newspaper Items
Dates, 1910 and Later
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10 June 1913
"Little Cottonwood Granite Selected" for the new state capitol
building; as to the railroad - "Plans for early construction operations
are being taken up by the Alta & Jordan Railroad company, which owns the
old right-of-way from Jordan to Alta… This company, incorporated about two
years ago,… "The old roadbed from Jordan to the Wasatch resort near the
mouth of the canyon is still in such shape that the reconstruction would not be
very costly. From Wasatch to Alta, the old rails of the gravity tram way are
still intact much of the way, although now overgrown with brush. In some
places, the wagon road has appropriated the right-of same "Midvale to
Wasatch Railroad to be Completed at Once." J. G. Jacobs is to build a railroad
to the granite quarries at once, the work to start in a day or two; nearly four
miles is built now, and the grade for the 11 miles to Wasatch has been
established. "The roadbed and right-of-way has been leased from the Denver
& Rio Grande." (Pitchard, Salt
Lake Daily Herald, 10 June 1913)
13 June 1913
"Work Starts on Road Which will Haul Rock…" "J. G. Jacobs,
lessee of the old right-of-way up Little Cottonwood Canyon, began active
construction work yesterday in building the line… The terminal with the Rio
Grande is at Midvale and the road now extends to a point 1-1/2 miles east of
Sandy. From that point on, the road must be practically rebuilt, though the
major portions of the grade for the old ore tramway up the canyon still remain,
making the grading work easier than would otherwise be the fact." The
distance between Sandy and Wasatch is stated to be eight miles; the road will
go 1i miles beyond Wasatch in order to reach the upper quarries. Jacobs thinks
that his road will be there by the first of August. He will have his own
locomotives and passenger cars, but will use D. & R. G. flat cars for the
hauling of the stone. (Pitchard, Salt
Lake Daily Herald, 13 June 1913)
19 June 1913
"Spectacular Fire Razes Denver & Rio Grande Car Shops; Loss is
Estimated at Half Million," in a fire that was yesterday, the 18th, the
alarm being turned in at 7:33 p.m. Fire is stated to have started in the Paint
shop, and destroyed that as well as the blacksmith shop, planing mill, pattern
shop, car foreman's office and all records, and 25 box cars and six passenger
cars that were in the paint shop at the time of the fire. (Pitchard, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 19 June 1913)
13 September 1928
"Eureka Hill Railroad to Stop Operating" on the 22nd of September. J.
William Knight, who was interviewed, says that the railroad has been operated
under a lease by some people in Silver City, upon which lease a small amount is
received by Knight Investment Co., owners of the railroad. But for the past
year revenues have been so poor that Knight sees no point to the continued
operation of the road. (Pitchard, Eureka
Reporter, 13 September 1928)
18 October 1928
The officers of the Eureka Hill Railway have filed application with the P. U.
C. to discontinue all service on the railway; last run had been on the 24th of September, 1928. (Pitchard, Eureka
Reporter, 18 October 1928)
13 December 1928
The owners of the Eureka Hill Railway (all heirs of Jesse Knight, deceased)
have been granted permission to discontinue operation of the railway, there
being no opposition to the petition. A similar action, for similar reasons,
allowed in the case of the St. John and Ophir Railroad. (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 13 December 1928)
11 April 1929
David Greenhalgh, of Silver City, has put together some sort of 'locomotive,'
powered by an automobile engine, and there is some talk of its being used on
the Eureka Hill railway's track, this spring. (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 11 April 1929)
25 April 1929
Greenhalgh is bringing down two cars per trip with his gasoline locomotive. The
Operating Revenues of the Eureka Hill Railway in 1928 were $12,887.00, per the
report filed with the Sate P. U. C., and expenses were $12,532.37, leaving a
net income of $354.63. operations were discontinued 25 September 1928, per
order allowing that action by the Public Utilities Commission. (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 25 April 1929)
11 July 1929
An item noting that much of the Knight mining property has been sold to
International Smelting Co., but no mention made of the railroad. (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 11 July 1929)
12 December 1929
"Small Locomotive Arrives for Use on High Line," being a very wordy
history of Greenhalgh's efforts. His gas loco has proven unequal to the task,
and the paper says that he has acquired- an 18-ton rod locomotive from
someplace in Idaho, which thing arrived Monday. It is expected that 100 tons of
ore per month will now be handled. The item mentions that the Eureka Hill's
'cog engines' (the shays) weighed 75 tons. (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 12 December 1929)
10 July 1930
Proposed agreement for the transfer of most Knight Investment Co. properties to
new North Lily-Knight Company, which is backed by the International Mining
& Smelting Co. The transfer includes the railroad and its equipment. The
agreement is to be ratified (or not) at the stockholders' meeting on the 25th
of July. (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 10 July 1930)
31 July 1930
The above agreement was ratified at the meeting; all affected properties are
listed, including the railroad. (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 31 July 1930)
29 January 1931
Two carloads of ore were recently shipped from the Dragon Consolidated via the
Eureka Hill railway (it was mentioned specifically) to Silver City and
connection with the Rio Grande. (Pitchard, Eureka Reporter, 29 January 1931)
30 April 1936
A road being built and rebuilt from Eureka through Knightsville to the Iron
Blossom mine; "The road will be constructed on the old Eureka Hill
railroad bed." (Pitchard, Eureka
Reporter, 30 April 1936)
