, ▁where ▁he ▁owned ▁min ing ▁claims . ▁The ▁Den ver ▁& ▁Rio ▁Grande ▁Rail road ▁wanted ▁nothing ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁it , ▁so ▁M off at ▁built ▁the ▁road ▁entirely ▁at ▁his ▁own ▁exp ense , ▁forming ▁the ▁Rio ▁Grande ▁G unn ison ▁Railway ▁Company . ▁Then ▁when ▁it ▁began ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁profit ▁he ▁sold ▁it ▁at ▁a ▁heavy ▁profit ▁to ▁the ▁Den ver ▁& ▁Rio ▁Grande ▁Rail road . ▁ ▁Den ver , ▁North western ▁and ▁Pacific ▁Railway ▁( M off at ▁Line ) ▁David ▁H . ▁M off at ▁and ▁his ▁business ▁associ ates ▁established ▁the ▁Den ver , ▁North western ▁and ▁Pacific ▁Railway . ▁It ▁origin ated ▁in ▁Den ver ▁and ▁was ▁planned ▁to ▁terminate ▁in ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City , ▁Ut ah , ▁though ▁it ▁went ▁bank rupt ▁before ▁reaching ▁that ▁city . ▁M off at ▁built ▁his ▁own ▁dep ot ▁for ▁his ▁rail road ▁at ▁Fif teenth ▁and ▁Bass ett , ▁which ▁was ▁three ▁blocks ▁west ▁of ▁Den ver ' s ▁Union ▁Station . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁re organ ized ▁as ▁the ▁Den ver ▁& ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁Railway , ▁it ▁reached ▁Craig ▁in ▁M off at ▁County , ▁Colorado , ▁along ▁the ▁Colorado - U t ah ▁border . ▁ ▁M off at ▁T unnel ▁David ▁M off at ▁en vision ed ▁a ▁tunnel ▁through ▁the ▁contin ental ▁divide ▁west ▁of ▁Den ver . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁M off at ▁T unnel ▁took ▁place ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁to ▁