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Show ELECTRIC LINE IS PLAHNEDTfl MINES Road Is to Be Built From Wells, Xev., to Latham Properties. Prop-erties. NOW BEING FINANCED OHIO LEAD SMELTING CO. AYill Afford Means of Developing Develop-ing Sprucemont, a District of Great Resources. M'ord received here during the day from General Manager George L. Mouts of the Ohio iead Mining and Smelting company', operating what was formerly icimwn as the I.ntham properties nl Bprucemont, Nov., thltty-flva miles South of Wills. embodies cheering Information fr mi who are Interested In the development of that region. Electric Road Plnuncd Mr. MoatS said In his message lb.it not only wf re all arrangements complete for the erection of a smelter and concentrator tu handle the outpuj of 'he mines, which throtlKll ears nf dl li ntllli d" 1 lupiil' have been pro'en to pOSSGSB Immense mi reservoirs, (.arriin profltabli values in lead and sliver, but sdded that the company com-pany now had Well under way the financing finan-cing of a plan to COPltrUCl an electric railroad from Well. N. . ti the propi r',s a distnnco of thirty-live miles If this plan in SUCC4MStUlly called nut. and there Is small doubt that It will be. the backeri of the company being O. B und W A. Black .f Dayton, O., men lth wide experience and vast capital at their command, it will have a direct and Im- portanl bearing upon the develupmenl nf one of Nevada's great mineral SOtK -Numerous Sprncenioiu properties, In ihe day when silver whs at the high-water mark, yielded ores that afford. d their owners comfortable fortunes, but of hue years the expense of the wagon ha il hits cut down the prollts until only the richer product could be handled, to advantage. Easy to Build Road. The construction of this proposed line win not Involve the expt ndii ore of so large a sum of money ss might be anticipated antici-pated Fortunately, the country from well to sprucemont Is practically level perfectly drained and of :i nature to in.ikw the required grading slight ITurthi 1 mere detailed word from Mr Moats Is expected ex-pected from Dayton at an e.-u h date, and will be awaited with Intereat bv numerous local operators who posse Bprucemont holdings. |