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Show SAN PEDRO COMPANY MAY BUILD FIRST ROAD TO TONOPAH, NEVADA'S BONANZA The San Pedro is seriously consider-ing consider-ing the advisability of building a road from Calientes, or some other, point on the line near there, to Tonopah the Nevada mining camp which promises to become the richest in the West. A party of San Pedro officials consisting consist-ing of R. C. Kerens, vice-president; Senator Kearns, David Keith and Perry S. Heath, directors,- accompanied by United States Deputy Surveyor Cole and II. B. Maxson. left Salt Lake this morning for Tonopah. The chief object of the trip will be to investigate thoroughly what the prospects pros-pects of the camp are and to ascertain whether the business of that locality Is of sufficient volume to Justify the building build-ing of a railroad. The original intention of the party was to go to Calientes and drive from that point over the proposed route. As this would have necessitated a stage ride of about 200 -miles', it was later decided to go by way of Reno and Sodavllle. The party will return to Salt Lake June Sth If no delays are experienced. Until then there will be nothing definitely defi-nitely decided. The projected road can be built at a comparatively low cost and if Tonopah is the camp it is said to be, and if the properties there are found to be prom ising, there is litle doubt but that the road will be built. Each of the four officials who are now en route is .heavily, interested in Tonopah properties, and It is said that Senator W. A. Clark also owns valuable valu-able claims there. Many are of the opinion that there are other rich mineral districts lying between Calientes and Tonopah on the line of the proposed route that will be developed as soon as a means of getting to them is provided. If the report of the officials is a favorable fa-vorable one and it is decided to build the road, construction work on it will be commenced within a short time, probably at the same time work Is commenced on the main line south of Calientes. |