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Show PIOCHE MAY BE POT ON MAIN LI Operators in District Relieve That They Have Logical Roufe. Though the progressive and promising mining section in and about Ploche. Nov., is at present pni'-Uraily cut off from the outside world on account of the severe washouts through the treacherous Meadow Valley along tho route of the San Pedro. Los Angeles & Salt Luko railroad. local mining men Interested In-terested In tho district arc of the opinion opin-ion that ultimately that accllon of country coun-try will be benefited by the unfortunate circumstance which lias for the time being be-ing (led up all traffic. It Is contemplated that the railroad company will make no further affcnipts to carry Its tracks along the Meadow Valley Val-ley route, where so much trouble has occurred, but that It 'will follow a survey sur-vey farther west and that In crossing the range II will approach nearer to Ploche. within five miles, perhaps, so that In reality Mint camp will bo on the main line. The town of Callente. In this event, will probably cxlsl no longer, but the railroad company will establish a new division point farther north. Other Districts. Besides opening up the resources of the Ploche country to greater extent and making possible the more profitable marketing mar-keting of the ore of the district, mining min-ing men of that section say that It would serve to attract attention to other mineral-bearing sections of great possibilities possibil-ities in western Lincoln and southeastern southeast-ern Nyc counties, so that It would stimulate stim-ulate the mining Industry to a considerable consid-erable extent. It Is stnted also that from the standpoint stand-point of the railroad company, tbe Ploche way Is the logical route, as an easy grade, with but little additional distance. Is afforded them, and at the same tlmo all probability of a repetition of the disastrous dis-astrous washout.-? of last week and Ihrcc years ago will be precluded |