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Show PROSPECTS THE SAN PEDRO Georgo Z. Edwards Gives the Result of His Observations Along the Route. FLATTERING reports of the prospects pros-pects along tho line of the San Pedro Pe-dro road In Nevada are brought hero by Ccorgo Z. Edwards, tho well-known well-known local mining engineer, who has just returned from a trip to Cullontc, Moapa Mo-apa lind thu surrounding camps. Tho country, ho says, has every formation and kind of rock that good mines have been found In. Good-looking mineral, he says, Is exposed In nearly all of the many small cuts and hples In 'tho mountain sides and In thti Bhallow shafts In tho llatter ground. Many of tho prospects aro most promising ana some havo been developed to tho point that they may bo called mines. "These properties," says Mr- Edwards, "deserve or Justify moro work, but owing to tho limited means of tho owners, nothing noth-ing but tho yearly assessment work, und hardly that, Is done. Notwithstanding tho flno showing of very good oro in sight, 1 believe largo and good oro bodies will Ho dormant for years to come, unless tho owners will consent to part with their holdings at prices that the properties Justify, Jus-tify, according to location, wood and water wa-ter conditions and accessibility. Capital must be given Inducements. "With tho completion of the San Pedro railroad thero can be no doubt about the outcome of this section of Nevada. Sixty miles an hour Is now being made betweon Callento and Moapa, and tho company Is sparing no expense In making Its road llrst-elass In every detail. There Is yet about 110 miles of 3tocl to lay, and from present Indications this will have been done beforo next year; then we can travel from Salt Lako City to Los Angeles. "Tho tlmo Is not far distant when tho reports from the miners' bla3ts and the ecno of the locomotive whistle will mingle In the ears of the many inhabitants along tho lino of tho San Pedro." |