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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-22
More Explorations ON tho colorado.
A Terra IucOEnItA UnVeIIed-Inex'
hAnstlble Wealth OF Minerals
and TImbeF-TFAees Of
Ancient CIVIL.


EAtIOn.
WASHINGTON, October 10.
Colonel Samuel Adams, who has
spent the better part o! the past four
years In explorations up the Colorado
River and through the widest portions
OF the far Southwest, has Just returned
from another expedition, the most dan.
gerous and difficult yet undertaken.
He arrived last night. and will submit
IN extended report Of his discoveries TO
the Government within few days.
His party consisted Of eleven men, be-.
side himself and all the expenses OF
the expedition, including the cost oi
boats, conveyances, instruments, pro.
visions, and other necessary articles OF
outfit, were borne by himself, and the
undertaking was purely Of a private
character, without aid from the Gov.
ernment or from any State or associa-
tion.
THE EXPLORATIONS
Were confined to the Upper Colorado
and its tributaries and the country
adjacent, and embraced sections never
before penetrated by modern explorers.
The party started at the summit Of the
Rocky Mountains, near Breckinrldge,
Summit county, Colorado, where fiIty.
two hydraulic mines are In operation.
and where much gold is taken out
during six months OF the year.
Colonel Adams represents that he
found localities equally rich In mines,
that can be worked during all the
months Of the year, and that In the
northwestern and central portions OF
Arizona and New Mexico he found the
richest country he had ever seen. He
says lie saw wild wheat, rye, oats and
barley, growing to the height OF six feet
and that he also discovered ruins
OF cities, built OF stone, forlilicatlons,
canals and abandoned mines, several
hundred years old; and he gives II "a
his belief that the cities, the ruins ol
which he dIscoYered, were inhabited
centuries before 81. Augustine, Florl-
da, which is believed to have been the
first settlement embraced In the pres
ent Territory OF the United States. The
party also discovered oil wells, tar
wells, and salt and coal In abundance.
After starting, the explorers descend.
ed five thousand feet during the first
hundred miles, following the river,
and Colonel Adams states that the
growth oftimber, very limited at first,
Increased as they descended, and that
an ine1haustlble supply was found,
which would supply the whole South-
ern country In that region, where now
the supply is brought from the country
about Puget Sound, and reaches its
destination only by being shipped along
the coast, In the Pacific waters, up the
Gulf OF California, and thence up
through the navIgable waters OF the
Colorado.
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THAT pleasant couple In Marion,
son TO death, have at length succeeded.
The child was missed, and by digging
10 the garden the body was found. The
poor little fellow had eaten OF his
fingers and died In great agony.
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The cruel rumor that reaches the
Cincinnati Gazette that Sam. Carey Is
going TO tear himself away from this
his native land, and hle to the lakes
and glens and Blarney-stone Of Erin.
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NEW YORK, October 81.
The market for most classes Ia quiet
and depressed, yet we have but few
changes to observe In prices to-day
The Utica 1914 bleached sheetings are
reduced In price from 70 to 671tc, and
the Sd do OF same make from 65c to
R1lko
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ABOUT now a great many people are
putting up, or causing to be put up,
stoves. A friend thinks that II Job had
ever been called upon TO put up stove
itwould have ruined his reputation, es-
pecIRlly for patience.
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THE La Crosse Republican recently
suspended publication for 3 day In or.
der to allow the hands to attend base
ball match,
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A MARYLAND youth has been acqult.
ted for the murder of a negro on &C.
count OF previous good character.
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DuvHi, KeighIer & Co., .Chancery in
w the ClTcultCOuTt
Thomas omens EXT, etuI. ioronio County.
Notice Ia hereby given that will. on tho
9Th day OF November. 1863, at my office, on
Fourth street, In the CITY OF Wheeling,
West Virginia, proceed 10 tako, state and re-.
port an account OF all the dsbLA and claims
against tho estate OF Thomas Omen, de.
ceased, and their pTlOriues II any, and AlEO
10 state and report other mRtteFH which !
cd may require.
HANNIBAL FORBES,
Commissioner In Chancery OF said Court.
CALDWELL q BKo., Atty's FOR Creditor
6kD,SJ.OaWd HrlbW
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GheqnteILiarnrer.

REUBEN DAVIDSON (Demecrat,) and
Harmon sInSel LIB. Rep.,) are candl-
dates for House Of Delegates In Taylor
county,
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Judge Of he Supreme Court Of PenmsylrGtta,
PHILADELPHIA, April -, 1855.
"I consider Hootiands German Bitters, a
palttdble medicine In case OF attacks OF indi.
Hestion or Dyspepsia. can certify thIs
from my experience OF II,
Yours, with respect,
JAMES THOMPSON"
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River and Weather.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 81.
River falling with four inches and
seven feet OF water In the channel;
Weather cloudy; Thermometer 3SS.
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COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL,
MARKETS BY TELEeEAP1I.
New York Money and Stock Market.
NEW York. October q.

New York Money and Stock Market.
NEW YORK, October 81.
The Express money article hints at
the coming bear campaign on the Stock
Exchange, saying It Ia rumored that
injunctiOns on the Madison Avenue
Railroad and the consolidation OF the
New York Central and Hudson River
roads, are within the range OF proba-
biliIies In this campaign, but TINT the
programme lies very much In the old
system Of locking up money, with
variation In the shape OF buying green.
backs at a premium to evade the usury
laws. Money is already flowing South
to move the cotton crop, and the West
will be wanting currency 10 pack the
as The banks begin 10 lose heRvi-
will take place when the Government
supplies small bills more freely than
At present, then these bears arc 10 lock
up money and return their borrowed
stocks. Receiver Jordan, Of tho Gold
Exchange Bank, reports this afternoon
that he has paid the 25 per cent on all
claims OF creditors, with the exception
0fthe nine firms ostrcaiZed by the cir
Cular Of President Benedict, He has
also settled the claims Of depositors
whose books have been properly adjus.
ted. Tomorrow he will proceed to
collect the claims due the bank on the
street. The report that he would pay
m additional 25 per cent Is untrue, US
The order OF the Court at present re.
strains him, although he expresses the
opinion that the bank Is fully able to
pay.
MoNEY-Easy at 6s7 per cent, chiefly
at per cent for call loans.
SrERLING-Firmer at l00Xal09X.
GoLD-Ftrmer, opening at 130Is, clos.
ing ut 1907,
GOVERNMENT BoNDs-A shade lower
bat firm. AT the Treasury purchase
to-day the entire amount was one mill
lion Of new '65's at 1880, taken from
Fisk & Hatch,
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Hon. GEORGE suARswoop,

Justice Of Lhe Supreme Court Qr PHInayIrdnia.
PHILADELPHIA; June !, 1859.
"I have found by experience that HoOi.
lands German Bitten Ia very good tonic,
relieving dyspepuo symptoms almost dl.
rectly. GEORGE sHARSWOOD."
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We are to have more new postage
stamps. with-this tlme-President
Grants head on them.
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Readl Read Read II
CURE OF DYsrEPsIA AND sCROFULA.
pARRRRaRTIR0 AnrlI 10

PARKERaBURG. April 10.
4. II. LOGAN, Eso.-Dsar Sir 81 wrote 10
you some time Hlnce for bottle OF Brent
llngerB Fluid Extract OF SRISaparIl lila and
Dhndellon, and must say that IL has acted
upon me like charm. have boon A1filct-
ed for near two years with Dyspepsia; two
thirds OF the time V0mited from one TO
three times day. l had given up the idea
Of ever getting well, and Indeed my friends
getting we'll again. Added 10 this, suffered
with the scrofulA very much. since last
september one side OF my neck was one en-
tire sore, composed OF Bome seven running
soreS. The use OF one bottle has much i'm.
proved me. My stomach IL relieved aud my
neck has improved beyond my most san.
gulne expectations. l feel much encouraged,
and think by the use OF one or two bottles
more, lShall be relieved entirely. You will
please send me two bottles by the boat.
Yours, respectfully,
J. W. HOMER.
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TALLoW. ETC.
Notice to Creditors.

To the CrerlitOTS or 1homaI Omen, deceased:
TN PURSUANCE OF A DECREE OF THE
i CiTcuit Court Of the County OF OnIo,
made In cause therein pending, 10 subject
the real estate oil the said Thomas Omen,
deceased, TO the payment Of his debts, you
against the said ThomATtOmen for AdJudIcR.
tlOn 70 hannibal Forbes, comm mlRioner, AT
his once III the said county, on Fourth
street, In the City OF Wheeling, West Vir.
glnia, on or before the 9th day OF Hoven.
DER, 1859.
Witness, MIchaelJ BreInIg, Clerk OF said
Court, this 20th day OF September, 1859.
MICHAEL ]. BREINIG, Clerk.
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TENNESSEE.
The BallOtinE for Senatorial. J.
Coming up.

NA5HVILIhI OUI' AIs
The Convention OF the Legislature
voted four times to-day; vote for John.
son IS; EtheridGe 81; Scattering "a;
johnson wanted four votes to elect
him.
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Hon. GEO. W. WOODWARD,
Cniei Jtntice Of he Supreme OOtrto Of Pa, writes
PHILADELPHIA, March IL, 1857,
"I ind AoonAndb German BittefH IL a
good tonic, useful In diseases Of the digestive
organs, and OF great benefit In cases OF de-
billty, and want OF nervous action In the
system. Yours, truly,
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HooE1AND'S GERMAN TONIC.
HooF1AND'S GERMAN TONIC

Ia a pleasant preparation Of the Bitters for
those who do not like extreme BlLters. II
BitteB combined with pure santa Cruz rum
and agreeable flRvOring extracts. It's use
recommended when some pure BtlMulRnt IL
required In connection with the tonIc pro-
DeItIeB OF the BItteFS
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Money recelved on depoEt; Exchange
bought and sold.
Collections made and proceeds promptly
remitted,
Interest on Special DepoGits OF the rate of
-FOUR per cent per annum whore the de-
p0sit remains hx months, and 1--WE per
cent, Hfor one year.
Accounts OF Merchants, hAnuActurerSt
Bankers and othaN solicited.
Revenue Stamps for sale In sums 10 suit.
A con slant supply OF New Fractional Cur.
rency, and l, 2, 3 10 coin, kept for the Rc-
conImodAtion OF depositom and the public,
GEO, X, WHEAT, Prea'L
GEO. ADAMS, Oash'r.
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READ AGAIN.

EXTRAo ORDINARY CuRE OF MERCU.
RIAL DISEASE.
DEAR DOCTOR You know what was my
condition when l called upon you. WAS
SoreA all over, literally covered with misty
black scRbB, and so palned In my joints it
night, that sleep or rest was utterly lmpoa.
Eible. My constitution B8Glned entirely
broken down, and was almost In despair
OF ever being cured, having tiled many ply.
sicians, and used numerous preparations
10 be remedies, without the
least Sign OF success. But am now happy
10 say, that after using those i've bottles OF
your Sarsapnrilla aud DAndeliOn, and only
Two boxes OF the l1llS, became perfectly
restored, have returned 10 my post on the
boat, and feel at this time IN stout M ever
ulu IN my life. PleaSo accept my thanks,
anu believe me ever yours.
SAMUEL MAYS.
To DIX. BREHrLINGRR,
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The stock and gold firm OF Chase,
Mcclure IL Co., who suspended during
the recent gold panic, have resumed.
SToCKs-MRrket heavy and decidedly
lower at one time during the day, owing
10 the pressure OF sales, New York
Central sold down to 1907; Hudson to
l72X; Harlem 10 lbs, and Lake Shore to
9SI5; but at the close there was gen.
eral recovery from the lowest point,
with strong market. Pacific Mall ad.
vanCed to 0lX, There has been con-
ference to-day between the directors OF
the last named and the directors OF the
Panama Railroad, In regard to the ad-
ustment OF freight and passenger
charges. The balance OF the market
sympRIhlzed with changes In Wander
bllt stocks, and fluctuations were less
important. Express and miscellaneous
stocks were generally dull, The rise
caused considerable comment on the
street, and was Yariously attributed to
rumors OF n decline In bonds at London,
hrmness OF foreign exchange. and more
active demand for legitimate trade. AT
one time there were some vague reports
from Washington In regard to Treasu.
ry movements, but these did not take
definite shape. Rates paid fot carry
Ing Sa5 per cent. The transactions to-
day, while not large as compared with
business before The late panic, have
been larger than on any day since.
During the past ten days the November
coupons on the $50 bonds have been
arriving from Europe. II Is estimated
that about S5.0OO.0OO are already here.
The rumor as to the consolidation OF
the Central and Hudson roads Is that
the old stock is to be resolved In the
new company on the following basis:
Hudson River at 200 and New York
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Who could ask for more substantial testl-
mony than Is thus given.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-02-05
RELIGIOUS.

FIRST PRESS YxEkIAS CHURCH, Rev. J
n. Cross, Pastor. Services every Sabbath a
io1A o'clock, 4 !, n, and7 o'c,9ck T: n, sab
ing O'Clock p. NJ, Thursday evening.
FIRST TCONGREGA TION-4L CHURCH, Re,
]. A. Meeks, Pastor. Services every Sabbath
at l01z O'Clock, A. NJ, and Z O'Clock, p. NJ
Sabbath School O'Clock, A NJ. Prayer Meet
ing O'Clock Thursday evening.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Rev
Isaac Newton, Pastor. Services every sab
bsth at lg1z o'clock, a III and O'Clock, p
n. sabbath school O'Clock, y. NJ. Prayer
Meeting O'Clock Thursday evening.
EyGLLSH LUTHERAN CHURCH, Rev. II
B. Belmer, Pastor Services every Sabbath
at I0x O'Clock, a. NJ: and o'clock, 7. M
Sabbath school at 8 o'clock, \. NJ. Prayer
Meeting O'Clock Thursday evening.
UNITED BRETHREN ~ CHRIST, Rev. T
(. Ingie, Pastor. Services every Sabbath a
10 O'Clock, a NJ, ana O'Clock, r. 81, sab
bath School az O'Clock, A N Prayer Meet
ing o'clock Thursday evening.
CHURCH or GOD, Rev. q. W. Ocherman
Pastor Services every Sabbath Al 10 O'Clock
A M, and O'Clock r. Nj. Sabbath Schoo
sIe O'Clock A. NJ: Prayer Meeting O'Clock
"Wednesday evening
ST MICHAEL,S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Rev
T. Vatunan, Pastor. Every other Sabbath
First Mass at O'Clock, \. NJ, High Mas al
~, 4, NJ Cathechisni al =, r VI. Services in
English, German and French. Mass every
p,orpiHg "a > O'Clock, Il NJ. % d
GERAANLUTILER4d1y " tiSs. .oha's) CHURCH
Rev. NJ. Buerkle, Pastor. Services every
other Sabbath at 10 o'clock, A NJ, Sabbath
School al o'clock, a NJ. Singing Society al
7o'clock Friday evening.
EYGLISH HREFORl[EDt Isl. RauEsl CHURCH,
z Rev. Josiah lIag, Pastor. Services every
btIler sabbath at 40 O'Clock "A. NJ.
GERMANREFORMED CHURCH, Rev. ]. G.
Ruhf, Pastor. Services every Other Sabbath
at o o'clock, A. NJ. Sabbath School at -
o'clock, A. NJ. Prayer Meeting at 7ocloclS
"Wednesday evening,
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! That man is q murderer / said,
'and must be arrested. If you tele-
graph at once to Bath, the message
will be there long before .he train,
and he can be stopped
And so this terrible experience
the particulars of which have related
just as they occurre,l--came to an
end. The murderer was arrested at
Bath, and on his being searched, the
hundred pounds-except the small
sum which he had expended on his
railway tieket-were found upon HIM.
The evidence against him was in all
points overwhelming. The body of
poor Mr.. Irwin was discovered in the
little wood. myself directed the
the search. When it was concluded
| wandered away to the WILLOW pond
to look for the butterflY-net. One
end OF the stick was visible above the
water, the other end being sunk by
the weight of the metal ring which
was attached to 1t.
There was no link wanting in the
mass of proof. The evidence which
i it was my part TO give on the trial
was irresistible. Great attemp pts
were made to shake il, to prove that
| might easily have made a mistske
of identity; and that such details as
l had described could not have been
visible through the telescope at such
a distance. Opticians were consulted;
experiments were made. 1t was
distinctly proved that it was really
possible tor me to have seen all that
l stated had seen; and though there
was much discussion raised about
the case, and though some of the
newspapers took it up and urged that
mems lives were not to be sacrificed
to the whims OF 'an idle gentleman
who chose to spend his afternoons
in looking out oil the window through
spyGlass,' the jury returned Yer
dict against the prisoner, and William
Mason was convicted and hanged.
The reader may, perhaps, be sufli-
ciently interested in the facts of this
case TO he glad to hear that the poor
woman who was the innocent cause
of the commission OF this CHASTITY
crime did get her hundred pounds
after all, though not from the hands
of Mr.. John Irwin.-AH tie Year
Round.
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BENEVOLENT,

FIyDLAY COUNCIL, NO. 50 II. q s. II
Reoular ConyocaIion second Monday in eaei
month. B. F. KIMMoNs, I. !. q. NJ, b. +
HYATT, Recorder.
FIyDLAY CHAPTER, NO. IS, r. Il. NJ
Regular Convocation, First Monday in eact
month. WILLIAM ANDERSON, ID. r., ID.
BEARDsLEY, Secretary
FINDLAY LODGE, NO. 25, r. &c 4. NJ
Regular Communication First and Third
Wednesdays in each month. ID. Il. BEARIr
LEY, W. M, Il. T.. HYATT, Secretary.
BLANCHARD LODGE, NO. 40S, +. d 4. II
Regular Communication Second and Fourtl
Wednesdays in each month, ii. ID. BAL
LARD, w. NJ, j. c, MARTIN, Secretary
GOLDEN RULE ENCAAPAENI, NO. 92
l. o. o. r. stated meetings on the second
and fourth Fridays OF each month, O'Clock
PM i'm Odd Fellows Hall VIM. kLAM-
ROTH 4. p, and 2. Il. MORRISON, Scribe.
HANCOCK LODGE, NO. 73, L. o. o. e
Stated meetings every Tuesday evening al
81 O'Clock, 4. NJ, in odd Fellows Hall. l. l..
HOWELL 4. e., and :. SPRAGUE, Secretary.
FINDLAY LODGE, NO. ls6, 1. o. q. T.
Stated Meetings every Friday evening. L. >
EIMBER VIC, and NJ. NJ SAVIOR, Secretary,
degree Meetings INST Monday evening oi
each month.
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Notice.

IOHN kARR and Rachael Karr of Morris Co.,
" in the State of Kansas will take notice thai
Philip d. Cassles and Ranson Croczer, PARTNERS,
OF Seneca county, in the State of Ohio, did, on
the I'D day of December, A ID. 1865, file their
petition in the Court of Common Pleas within
and for the county OF Hancock in said State
OF Ohio, against the said John karr and Ra-
chael karr defendents, setting forth that the
said John Karr and Rachael karr gave mort
gage to the said Foster, Olmsted d Co. on ln-lots
No. thirty-two 32) and thirty-tlree (SSl In the
village OF Arcadia, Hancock county, Ohio, 10
secure the payment OF Five hundred ana ffye
dollars and forty-nine cents, praying that the
SAID John and Rachael karr may pay said sum
ing TO Five hundred and forty-six dollars and
twenty-eignt cents, (s5i5 -, or that said prem
lses may De sold TO pay the same and the said
John haIr Is notified that he is required to ap-
pear and answer said petition ON or before tile
third Saturday alter the NTH day of February
next. - ~ fEIEh OLAlSIEAD q CO.,
Dated December d, lS6s. T-T--'0
no33-6tl By Rlgby Jones, their Att'ys
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Iris wonder that Christians of
different denominations do not see
that while they are spending the
precious hours contending for the
non.essentials, which are but as the
fringe to the wedding garment
souls are slipping past them into
eternity, uncared for, and unpre-
pared. One is often painfully struck
with this thought in reading or hear
ing, the acrid disputes of mistaken
but well-meaning zealOts.
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POETICAL.
THE LIGHT AT HOME.


The light at home, how bright IL beams.
When evening shades around us fall.
And from the lattice far IL gleams
To love, and rest, and comfort ALL
When wearied with the tolls of day.
And strife for glory, gold or fame,
How sweet TO seek the quiet way,
Where loving lips win lisp our name
Around the light at home!
When through the dark and stormy night
The wayward wanderer homeward flies.
How cheering il that twinkling light.
Which through the forest gloom he spies
IL Is the light OF home. He feels
That loving hearts will greet him there.
And safely through his bosom steals
The Joy and love that Danish care
Around the light at home!
The light at home-how still and sweet
IL peeps from yonder cottage door,
The weary labOrer 10 greet,
When the rough tolls of day are Ger!
san Is the soul thai does not know
The blessings that the beams impart
Inc cheerful hopes and joys that flow,
And tighten up the heaviest heart
Around the light at homei
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The Valley of Death.

Eighty miles northwest from Camp
CaGy, on the Mohave river, Caiifor-
MIA, there is Il well known and dread
ed death Valley" 1t is said 10 be
lower than the level OF the sea,
and wholly destitute of water The
valley is some fifty miles wide by
thirty in breadth. and save at TWO
points, it is wholly encircIed by
mountains, up whose steep sides it Is
impossible for any but expert climb
ers to ascend. 1t is devoid of veg
citation, and shadow of bird or wild
beast never darkened its white
glaring sand. In the early days
trains of emigrants bound for Cali
fornIa passed, under the direction
of guides, to the south of Death
Valley, by what is known as the
sold Mormon Road" In the year
1860 large tram, with some three
hundred emigrants, mostly from
J Illinois and Missouri, came south
from Salt Lake, guided by Nor
mon. When near Death Valley a dis
sent broke out in part OF the tram,
and twenty-one families came to the
conclusion that the Mormon knew
nothing about the country, so they
appointed one of their number a
leader and broke off from the main
party. This leader determined to
turn due west, SO with the people
and wagons and tiocks he travelled
for three days, and then descended
into the broad valley, whose treach
erous mirage promised water. They
reached the center, but only the
white glaring sand, bounded Ivy the
scorching peaks, met their gaze on
every hand. Around the valley
they wandered, and one by one the
men died, and the painting Hooks
stretched themselves in death under
the hot sun. Then the children,
crying for water, died at their
mothers breasts, and with swollen
tongues and burning vitals the moth
ers followed. Wagon alter wagon
was abandoned, and strong men
tottered and raved and died. After
a weeks wandering a dozen sur
viOrs found water in the hollow of 8
rock in mountain. IL lasted but a
short time, then all perished but two,
who through some miraculous means
got out of the valley and followed
the trail of their former companions.
Eighty-seven persons, with hundreds
of animals, perished in this fearful
place, and since then the name OF
Death Valley has been applied to It,