Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-08-19
ATrip Through n Desert.

We extract from II work entitled "Travcls
in Central Asia" by Arminius Yauberry, the
following tbrillirg sketch. Of Lp throughth
sandy desert Of Central Asia; .-.s
After. leaving his hospitsble Sjonrp, the
cariivat perttrattd fuftuer aud further the
uu,roddeu wlis Of Cen'fal A 81, iuhhfil hey
reached The sandy desert on lie route n
X kbara. $50 Here they were doomed IS en.
counter-ihe most dismal ,errors.. Il was
he mouth of July 81 The fist station
brought them TO a sea If sand, cx,cnding
as far as the eye can resch.. On one side,
il was formed in'o high hills, like wuv 5
lnshed Into that posi ion 10y llly Storm =
On lie other side, it was like the smooth
va ers Of a sill lake, sereue'y firpled by
be vest rn wind Tue, camtls aud uses
sank TO heir knees at every step. Nof "A
bird was visible in the nir: not - worn. or
leatle uptn The ear'h, Tie bones Of those
Who had leri>ht on The way, " hirening in
the sun, us LEY lay collected in heaps 10
euidethe match Of fu' ure travellers, formed
a somlre memorial Of departed life. The
strerg of the camels had been exhausted
before they entered the desert, aud two of
th tn died ut the first days station. Tie
territie heat h"d already lrft the Travellers
without strengths two ofihe poorer mem.
bers of the company who had tramped on
fo' blythe side ofatbeirefeeble beusts, be-
came SO sick That they sere uuable / o sit
or ride,und had 10 be bound at fall length
upon the ramels. As oug as they were
able to arlicua'c, they kept exclaimiiig,
"watel! water!' the only words ..lh.t
escaptd d their lirs," On lie four h day,
one Of Them was relieved by death from
the toImeuts of thirst B.fore.. he drew
bis last breath his lorgue was qn,e biuck,
the roof Of his mouth of a grayish white,
his lips sh vylled. and the teeth exposed
Before leaving The desert, the author had
only about six glasses of waller left in hi,
'ealheln bottic. These he drabk, drop by
lr'p. o 10. alpease the burning heat. =
Presently his tongue began 20 urn black
and, alarmed at he dagger, he drauk fl
half Ibe remaining store at druught,
biLking thus 10 save. bis life But ii
Nnly increased The fever in his veins. His
'treng b was gradually leaving him, when
rhegcaruvun VAS sttuckrbyo lhe teLb,d, IN
poisi n rus wind of the desert, Which had
hu' ried rapidly toward them with dea b in
rs appca sEce.' II |Hr0'. a' '''8'''S
The comel>, from Which they lost no
time III dsmouuti g. uttered a loud cry
fell on their knees. stretched their long
nctks alcng The & ound, aud strove ID o
bury their heads it The sand. The wind
rushed 10y with a 'dGiI clatteling sound,
Leaving tho party covered with'aE crust Of
,an,t ~ o 6ngersithick. The Grs. particles
that touched The .IGdy. seemcdat O burn Ike
ram OF lakes of ii e.. III I'd ihcysInet rhe
wind six miles deeper in The desert. The
whole carayau W wonld doub less haEs,perised.
rue anthor' was left half dead lie could
not d,mount from his camel vi hou',
assis 'ance. y 'As'lle was'hid' fulf lengih' up
on the ground fearful Ere seemed to con
sumo his inte sior jslrs wasAddven7 almost to
madness by the pain in his headj he was
apparently suffering the agones of ho ril
death. Starting toward midnight on the
perilous march, be fell asleep, and on
waxing in the morning be found himself
in. q mud hut, surrounded by people
with very long boards, He hadyno strength
tSpeak 10 Them, bpt they kindly treated
him, gave him something warm to drink,
aud afterwards some sour milk, m 'xed with
wafer aud salt, which soon set him once
more upon his feet q" sar sa -i-