Heber J. Sessions, Golden Spike Oral History Project, August 7, 1974, GS-1, American West Center, University of Utah

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-13- SESSIONS spike, Brigham Young broke ground at Ogden for the Utah Central Railroad, it was the only line west of the Missouri to be built without money from the government. January 10, 1870, the road was completed to Salt Lake. The steel mallet bore the inscription "Holiness to Behold the Lord" and driven by Brigham Young. The last spike was Salt Lake City, after 24 years was now in touch with the East and the West, and the days _of the Pony Express and the ox team were over. There were about 15,000 people at the celebration. 1871, the Utah Southern Railroad was organized. By 1881 there were three roads all of which came under the Utah Southern, Utah Southern Extention, and Utah Central. All came under the Utah Central Road. Road by the Union Pacific extended to Butte, Montana, known as the narrow gage. In 1883, the Denver and Rio Grande was laid through Davis County and was stationed at Farmington for years with Mr. Pratt, I knew that man. In 1887, Salt. Works and Lake Shore made a run for about four or five years and .was abandoned. I might tell you .that the pleasure resort was down at the lake at that time. Had a dance hall down in there, a recreation hall; N: Saltaire you're talking about? S: No, this is west of Farmington. The Denver and Rio Grande run a spur track from their station down to this resort. T: Is that right. S: And that was the old docks below Farmington and that was a pleasure resort down there, bathing and pleasure resort and it was transferred to Lagoon and I had my U.P. Old Timers in that building. The entire building was moved from Lake Shore ~p to Lagoon when Lagoon was o~ganized and it'F Ftill in service for lunching parties, up in the north-east corner of the park there. N: The Old Davis Pavillion?