Show MC PLANS ROAD ROAD IN SOUTH AMERICA A. A W W. v McCune mine owner and railroad rail rall- road man sean arri arrived ed in lii this city yesterday afternoon after an absence of a It year and anda a half during which ho he has spent the greater part of his time In Peru South America In addition to being heavily in interested interested interested in- in in mining in iii that count country y y Mr 11 McCune l Is the prime mover for tor the building of a South American railroad which will connect the Atlantic and the tho Pacific Mr McCune says the plans for forthe forthe the he build building In of this road are now practically practically practically completed and that work worl will commence in the near future The road which will be about 50 miles long Jong will pass through a country that hat is hut but sparsely settled but hut is wonderfully wonderfully wonderfully won won- rich in minerals timber and agricultural ag IlS' tg- tg possibilities The survey calls for a road oad from the present terminals of the Cerro Ceno de do Pasco i railroad the a in l Peru river 1 e to Puca which h Alpa flows a rn into point polut I I h the on Amazon Puca Alpa is about 2800 miles by water from the Atlantic ocean by the two wo rivers which are navigable to the largest argest steamers the year round Mr McCune expects to remain in this elt city until June when he lie will leave for South America to begin actual construction construction construe construe- tion work on the new road |