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Show Railroad for Nevada Camps Lino Beinfc Surveyed Which Will Tap Principal Carpps of Eastern Nevada. Although tho frxet Ib not so tvcll realized In this State, the San Pedro road h is not been Idle during tho recent mining excitement In Nevada. The camps through the eastern part of the State, which have been struggling for recognition recogni-tion fur years past, have at last received LU ntion. The San Pedro road hits a large corps of engineers and surveyors running a line fur a branch road between Wells, Nev and Ploohe. This news Is brought by Mr. Howling of Wells, who Is In this oily on a short business trip. He states that the proposed lino win take in Wells, I in-rr. Creek, Spruce Mountain, Plocho and a number of minor camps. This survey sur-vey Is directly due to tho magnificent de. eiopments made in tpeso camps, where II large tonnage has been exposed Nearly all of these camps have produced pro-duced largely In the past, when silver w:is nt a premium, but iho shipments were mostly frorr tho surface and were confined to the highest grade of ore. Hardly any of the mines In these eampfl Were worked to any depth, with the exception ex-ception of the Ploche mines, and were practically abandoned when they had been gutted of their hlgh-grado" ore. Within the Inst few years, howeer new companies have taken hold of the prop, ertles, and have brought them to a batds which command?; recognition, by modern methods of mining. Then, too there has been inure prospecting during the lost few years In the State of Nevada than any-wheie any-wheie In tlv Wist und some must worthy new properties have been opened up. The one trouble which has kept these enmps from marketing their product wa.i the question of haulage. All of them were compelled to employ long wagon hauls, and the companies who have properties prop-erties there have either been compelled to erect large and extensive plants or leave ore on the dump which would be considered hlgh-grado if found where It COUld be more economically handled. If the railroad which Is now being sitr- veyed Is built Into that section, it win mean that all this trouble will be n thing of the past, and the camps, thus connected with the smelters, will without doubt ex- peiience wonderful prosperity, it win also be Of great advantage to this city, as the ire will be brought to the valley smelters for treatment |