hostMine

function placeTurtles(turtles, spacing)
    slot = 1
    for i = 1, turtles do
        for i = 1, spacing + depth do
            turtle.digDown()
            turtle.down()
        end
        turtle.dig()
        --replace following code with advanced search through turtle to find a computercraft turtle
        if slot >= 16 then
            return "out of bounds"
        else
            turtle.select(slot)
            turtle.place()
        end
    end
    id, workerstatus = rednet.receive() --this process should have a large time limit for worst case scenario.
end