, 1869-10-24
The Dead sea OF California.

sicno Lake. or the Dead Sea Of c4He,n!s, Is
one u htt most extraordinary cu14hsftieA oYt Sc-
county, ma away nr a1aonx ne eteEn. snaxs Of
ibe 4tes7art It 10 little kLoHn and Fef1 aeldou
.hsted A mining excitement carried nc there
/: lies IN i1eisse, ueeieas, nideoas desert, s,.,s
leeI Abo,e the letel OF Tho scs, md u guarded hY
Eountafns ceo 1ee1 higher. Ehosc eunausIu axe
saile4s sea-.hls oncly tenant Of the .uneesr spot
Gu eAlsh-ts little 2raced with the picturea1ue It
ts an nppsctend,ng expanse q era9t.h wases,
4f.out hundred mica IN cisc1DftfeAce, WIKI swo
l4apsss II ~ centre, Mert rpheavsfs Of rent, 1od
ecnfcheu AID ll,kltrett t1ys, Enpwed cver with
ssay 1snka and drtfls ii pnntee ttone and ashes,
th dtuR-sheci Of the dead volcano, whose vat
crater tie 1ske has seized upon aud occupied
ihe iaae " soo fees deep, aDa ia slaggtsh wassra
nioe1 hopelesvlt soiled sa1meat INTO tne@ oaee q
twaef. an" wiring It oat, It Will be found ~ clean
as II II hAd been ln.uagh Jour ahest wasnerxo-
81 ;Tass wss essy. We ;tsdt sesxs wnaing
kstetn ct cur boat. and eised quarter Of mile,
SD the 4ch VA complete. III 10 Inc sr1nztnx ouI
th<n ms ar g, TIC White istnef vonid pl!e : up
lbr,e inches high, Tn5s watet - not good tor
e:u..sa plaza snd a. aess.,ooa q he sEin, We had
valuable dog He had rA~ places On him lie
Eae mare rs* pl4oea on hlu than soand oneA Ua
~As she taeest dog almost eser "a +. He I0mp-
6 e. n.s S's ~ y ss' aTay from tas e
wvaid have eesn tnst - comfortable 70 iau7p taio
the Ase. The alesu xases nlppeo hin IN
s;spct ont ior ,ss seo.c 1iih considerable Ell liter
est He yelred and hssted snd hoaltd ~ be
Fent--and ~ the fre he got 70 tht Ehore iueIe
VIZ 10 hsst TO osA-sas he had oarksI the eaxt
Ill out Of hA inside, aal the a1kAn Nster hat
cleaned the hAft all on n!s ootstse, md be proha-
By wished he had nes ey embarkrd In Any such en-
paved tne earn And cta~ed tho III, and tnteE n
double sn1nme1sete, sometimes backwards and
tonst.nes furwa,dA n the nos. fsant'e md e.
tr1hramAly manner. lie VA unt deMonsUalve
dog, II I general thing. but rather Of grave and
tettous tntn Of NIL md nercf nav him l41n
20 ~ = e -. n MaS as.
estimated At au1nt 2Sulea m honr. and he u
eolng jet TIA WA .ahoat use Joafs asn. We
4 ~hlse ulau cannot dftnk lie water q Nono
lait, lor = ~ !. nss4 ruts Ne i saA ssss ~
1t II tps Improbable, lo[ They 1re xnunF tho pur.
| est naH ever Asw. tThese VII Be no sddilons'
| ehasvc tor ttts 1oke. except to parties 1eq1linR
! the sEA AeE.re Greeley remarked to nteud oi
ntha That II be were ever 70 make jakc nke
, Iiere afe 10 n.s ia Xoao i.Se-ao iios.. ne
snasea, 20 polly <oRsenosnlus, IN tsc:, that 2oe,
touaAe lue destraise. Aliions Of viii dncsa an<
ttiux exsst1 snde the surface, except whtst
teateerJ kort Of worms one-aau An Inch long
rhtch looks Ike bit oi whi'e thread rra,ed On
!op yin sci shout sbeos nf1eea tnoussna Of taese
THY Rt.e IN TIE wates sess et gzaytsh-wbita ~
Iea1A0ct- Aat1 saE1r ~, Wotcl eookA A0c1d
ttNk uAe our mouse ny. Tnese settle on the be4cs
10 tn the Wox1at thai wash aaAosr-~aod any nnt
you ian zee tnere belt Of nles N Inch deep N,
81 tett .tde, and tnH es.t e1tenta Gear arouni
the ste-A eeat of n'es ona hnnared railss .ons
N.en throw atone among thee, tnef texxm q
{ 70 tuck that they look dsnse, Mxe \ c1ossd Tol
cxn hold them utteE KAter a long II yco pleas
they doa1 ntnd as-shs7 arc onl, pfpud o1 II
Whsl you lei them 70, spey pop np 10 tns snr1ac
n dt3 n = patent omce report. and walk Oh !
| upcp1ctroedly ~ II they hhd been edoeased e
| pet1aly Hh = VIEW to adoedtnE 41En ucnse eptel
tatnlocns 70 HzA IN thai pArsscuiar ny. Prpy,
! dencE Eease4 nothtnE 70 70 p5 zhapce all thing
! h1es thett uAta, ard tatK par ADD proper pAcs /
| Ekh1eh economy. TIE 6peks ma EulA ea& n