Show TUNNEL WORK IS COMMENCED Long Bore on Western Pacific Now Under Way Nevada Work lork Progresses TO REACH SOUTH NEVADA CONNECTION WITH SIERRA PA PACIFIC PACIFIC PACIFIC IS RUMORED Work the Nevada Nead of the Western estern Pacific Is progressing nice nicely ly y according to reports which come from the different construction camps Lamps From Beckwith comes com s the news that good bOod progress is being made mada on the tunnel at Spring Garden The heading at the west mid end has lias been completed and work w on the tun tunnel tunnel nel lie proper Is already commenced A steam shovel is razing the scenery in fn that vicinity in great chunks A 1 foot heading on the east cast end en of the tunnel ic le completed and mid from now on oni i tork ork will be pushed alizad from rom both hoth ends The Thc fill across the tho valley is as assuming assuming suming Fuming shape and work along Spanish creek Is going ahead rapidly Second Line Proposed Residents of Reno believe firmly that the new Gould road roal Is to enter Reno Ren Renand and tho the southern mining Districts of Nevada NIada It Jt is pointed out ont that the Western estern Pacific will enter ent r Reno by b a road from Boca connecting with ith the tho Virginia Tru kee which is reported to be under control of the tho Gould Inter t A meeting of the stoc stockholders holders Ers of the Sierra Pacific Railroad company is isto ISto isto to be held in California next week wook w k to vote tote bonds for tor the construction of or that road from Porterville Cal Ca to by b way of or Tulare and the new railroad town The Thc main line ine v Ill also have a lateral running from Porterville to Globe in eastern county Word Vor comes from rom Porterville that the th present eastern terminal of the Sierra SIt main line Jine will be at Porterville but bur further construction will bring It to a point near Walkers Talkers pass in Kern county It is believed that a connection will wiIl be made ma e near that point with the Western Pacific By B such a connection the tho Western Test ern Pa Par Pacific Pacific r will have a line from Reno lleno to To Tt Tonopah Tonopah and then to the tho coast through southern California besides its through line from Salt Lake to San Francisco |