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The railroad climbs steadily and makes several loops in order to 
decrease the grade and finally arrives at the summit at the siding 
of Altus (6,900 feet), about 2,700 feet above the starting point at 
Salt Lake City. By several loops and curves it descends on the east 
to East Canyon Creek at Gogorza and then follows up that stream 
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, East Canyon route; 3, Parleys Park route. 
to Kimball. eit the original trail by which Brigham Young 
and his party of pioneers entered the valley of Great Salt Lake came 
up East Canyon Creek and crossed the crest of the mountains north 
of Altus at nearly its highest point, this trail was used only a short 
way for their wagons through Weber | Hastings a messenger was sent ahead 
Canyon and were so much delayed that | to confer wi ith him. He advised the 
they were the last to cross the Sierra | “cut-off,” and as a result the party 
Nevada that season. On account of | proceeded down Weber River only to 
the difficulty experienced in Weber | the head of the dreaded canyon, 6 
Canyon, Hastings advised some of the | miles below the mouth of Echo Can- 
parties NP YEBE to take a route | yon, at a point h i 
farther south; passing around the south | of Henefer is now situated on the 
end of Ga Salt Lake. This was | Union Pacific Railroad. Here they 
partly explored the previous year by | turned to the left and crossed over @ 
iy and later became known as | divide and down a ravine to what is 
“ Hastings cut-off.” no 
ee ill-fated Donner party, which | route probably as rugged as the one 
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As they were only a few days behind | about 8 miles through a yery rocky 
