Show FROM PIOCHE TO ELY for years it has been the dream of mining men to see the camp of pioche in lincoln county nevada connected with the outside world by bands of steel and iron pioche should have had railroad communication years ago this desire has at last been granted but no sooner have the privileges accompanying the completion of the system aroused the enthusiasm of the people of this great camp than a movement is made to extend the line so that even greater facilities may be enjoyed ever changing conditions in the west are constantly demanding a branching out along industrial lines no one ever dreamed that the future would ever make a great smelting smelling sm elting center of ely less than miles north 0 ot pioche and when a demand was urgently made that pioche should have a branch road connecting with the salt lake route at caliente it was then believed that such connection would be all that would be needed or could be desired for the welfare of lincoln countes coun tys great silver lead camp now however it is beginning to be realized that ely as a point for the reduction of ores offers aa advantages vantages which cannot long be ign ignored red ely also wants all rail and direct connection with pioche and it begins to look as if such a road is now well within tl alie realm of possibility the distance is short the route easy and favorable vo rable and the diversity of ores found in both camps contribute a fluxing flexing proposition greatly to be desired then too ely has the smelters shelters sm elters the concentrating plants and other facilities which should prove of sufficient inducement to those behind this railroad enterprise to push it to a speedy completion |