Show ELECTRIC LINE TO PARADOX examiner telluride colo As intimated in the examiner two or three weeks ago there is much probability of placerville erville being connected with norwood woo d the la sal mining district paradox valley and other points in that section by rail stockholders of the copper glance mining company owner and operator of the la sal group of mines are backing up the enterprise and as some of them are men men of almost unlimited wealth if it is dem that it would be a profitable investment there is little doubt as to the construction of the line A number of the stockholders of this company recently visited the la sal mines and made an inspection of that region and upon their return to denver C J wetzel secretary of the company in an interview with a reporter for the denver news said we intend to spend in various improvements in san miguel and montrose counties including the building of an electric road seventy five miles long from placerville erville in san miguel coun county ty it is planned to have the new line extend to norwood san miguel county thence to naturita Na turita and to bed rock taking in the paradox valley country in montrose county this will be near the extensive farming embraced in the irrigation schemes of P T stevens and the paradox valley irrigation company with which I 1 am connected A short branch of the road will probably be extended to the la sal mines one of the greatest copper producers in the country we have more than in copper in sight and believe there are many millions more in the property the mines which the copper glance company control are located near the la sal mountains close to the utah line mining on a small scale has been carried on there for several years but two years ago we stopped mainly because of the poof transportation facilities the new road in addition to placing the copper mines of our olif company advantageously as regards transportation por tation enabling us to work it extensively and develop it into one of the greatest copper producers in the united states will also make possible the opening of other mines in that vicinity which have been unable to ship ore and work the claims profitably on account of the heavy expense of hauling it a distance of about seventy miles to placerville erville the nearest railroad point for shipment associated with mr wetzel are W J cashin the michigan and canadian lumber man and capitalist who has heretofore an bounced his intention of erecting a beet beel sugar factory at montrose james N me mc bride manager of the copper glance mining company frank reed joel davis dr T E rowen of E elgin agin II 11 and bert fickles fackles Fi ckles of joliet ill |