The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-06-01
Awatering Place Upon the Desert.

A watering Place Upon the Desert.
Who that has crossed the immense was
tes lying between the MississippiStates and
the shores of the Pacific, does not re-
member the forty mile desert bordering the
sink Of the Humboldt upon one side and
Carson river upon the other? Sure tits,
that once having tasted its bitterness, the
remembrance remains to the last unim-
paired
1t will be source Of great satisfaction
to those who have travelled the overland
route through the south pass OF the Rocky
Mountains to know that an effort Is short
ly to be made to obtain by action OF our
National Congress, a sufficient appropria-
ton from the immense overplus IN the Ire
asury for the establishment of watering
place amidst the burning sands of the
American Sahara alluded TO.
For some 800 miles of the route prior
to reaching the desert, the traveller is COM
PEELED to quench his thirst from the alkaline
waters of the Humboldt, which as they
near to point where they sink into the
ground become more and more disagree
BILE, till at the sink they create nausea al
most unbearable With such liquid as we
have described is the thirst to be quenched
upon the desert. Each draught seems to
burn like liquid fire. and the system de-
mands waters and is alone answered by
that which increases thirst till it would
seem the way-worn and weary traveller
would sink and die Thousands of draught
animals. after working faithfully till near
the conclusion of the journey, lay down
and perish in the utmost agony of thirst
and the effect Of the liquid poison at the
sink of the Humboldt.
We have had conversation with the
gentleman who has made arrangements
to memorialize Congress through our Leg
islature to establish in the centre Of the
desert watering place for emigrants.-
He has travelled over this disagreeable spo
and seems confident that without much
difficulty, water of good quality can bt
obtained at the point required, or brough
a distance of 20 or 80 miles from Carson
river. Should Congress give favorable
consideration to his plans, the first methot
he will put in operation in futherance Of tn
desired object, will be to sink an Artesial
) well. Should he not succeed thus in obtain
ing good water in sufficientquantity henex
f proposes method which although inyolv
ing great expense can but be successful
The country between the sink Of the Hum
4 boldt and Carson river is very level, con
sequently but little grading will be neces
a sary for the laying of pipes from Carso
rivera stream Of good water-to tn
, point on the desert chosen for a reservoir
and this he proposes to do.
Whatever plan is adopted, certain it
: that the object be gained. The immen;
immigration pouring in upon US yearl
from the older States, and generally COZ
sisting of hardy adventurers, such as sett
with their families upon our agrlcultur
districts, unfolding their riches, and mo-
than aught else betting this State, shou
have this one great obstacle to the con
fort upon the overland journey immediat
" removed. California will reap mut
advantage from the greater number
stock of all kinds reaching her marke
- y: instead of dying upon the desert as her
= tofore Cal E0ea. Journal.