There is no doubt that the claims have a schedule of investment that the owner has to conform to. If this railway is to proceed, there will have to be excavations all along the route to get material to construct the roadbed, much of it blasted rock, particularly if it is rail. These excavations will not necesarily be on the line or roadway itself. In addition, there are excavations and rockcuts along the direct route. Many a deposit has been found at a rockcut or excavation. If the railway is going ahead sooner rather than later, it might be a smart even if a very speculative investment in staking the claims. Don't forget, the right of way goes through unexplored country on the way to a vast and rich mineral area called the Ring of Fire that goes around the Red line for seventy or more kilometers. There just may be a lot of free exploration work done for him during the construction.