Show ANOTHER RAILROAD FOR NEVADA progressive west southern nevada is not to be behind in railroad communication the dark clark road will reach bullfrog first but it will not be r the only road connecting the southern gold fields with the continental lines to the south nevadas wealth in minerals is so great and 1 her future agricultural development on a large scale so certain that railroad builders are falling over each other in their desire to fr get in what a marvelous change of the outside world toward the despised nevada of a few years ago As a feeder for the santa fe which will give that system access to sections rich in lead iron copper salt borax soda and ably gold and silver the borax smith road according to the proposed route will be a strong competitor of the salt lakes new vega branch the borax smith road is to be miles long to start at ludlow and run north ito to rhyolite nev crossing the salt lake gl road nineteen miles north of ludlow at the south end of soda lake it will cross soda lake en cn the west side of silver dry lake pass the east end of the Aya mountains to salt springs and at a point seven miles north of the springs will enter the armagost Arm agosa river canyon which lies between the kingston and funeral ranges from the canyon the road will be to the old borax works near resting springs following the river through resting springs dry lake until it strikes ash meadows and branching to death valley to connect with the lala C borax mine and the furnace creek section that part of the line in and about arma gosa river canyon will be the most difficult difficult of construction the remainder having been surveyed for the greater part through dry lakes and over desert land |