Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-07-30

Hsrssback to Southern Nevada,

1ut1on In mining circles 10 now
Ijotod towards Southwestern Ne
~. a. also to the eastern slope
1ho Sierra Nevadas, more par
1lnfly TO that portion whose
1tees empty into OWENS River
lced Owens Lake.
~ latter section is comparative
oot OF the world. 1t draws
supplies from Moiave on the
{6thern Pacific Railroad, whence
~ are hauled via Coyote Hills,
4en's Lake and Lone Pine to
nmmoth, Benton and other min.
@9 camps. The distance from
aIave, following the Sierra Neva-
-, e ia miles across desert to
o0e Pine. The journey can be
nde In two-horse stage, but 1t
- = longer route, turning east
r. nile beyond Indian Wells (some
2ny-two miles from Mojave), and
o1olng near the borax works,
4f6ugh Darwin and not far from
3ofro Gordo on the east side of
: DWeu's Lake.
THE cERRo aoRDo MINE
& not worked at present for reas-
so hast known to Messrs. Belcher
= Bsaudry. its owners. For
sssies OF years it yielded vast
a;aeunts of base bullion, which all
az residents OF Los Angeles will
sscoi sct formed In u great measure
tae lIrn freight of the heavy
Rear which piled between that
e.ts 4 aa the Owens river country,
Sshen 8 was the distributing point
llst section and for ArIzopa-
i4Aat IS prior to having been blessed
misa airoHd facilities. On Ovens
La Is the hull of steamboat.
Tie bpler and engine have been
lAeen out and it now simply serves
So fsnlnd those who live there of
ihs ausv days that have passed
ewa3 aid to excite the curiosity
81 tiie Granger. At the upper end
% tbs lske, (which is some twenty
1ailes long and six or seven wide,)
is q wbarf, which was used In con.
necuan with the boat. The latter
servea 10 run freight from the low.
er end II the lake to the upper and
10 the CerrO Gordo landing.
The vaters of the lake are
SO STRONGLY ALKALINE
"a 70 d,stroy clothing allowed TO
gemaiu in them for short length
OF tisue. The people thereabouts
Assert hat to battle in them Is
highly beneficial for rheumatics,
and that, taken internally, they
ass g9al for as many diseases As
Ayers Cherry Pectoral, or any
StaeT intent medicine.
u 1893, the Utes having behaved
sgaiy he whites organized force
aa8 81. cked them. The Indians
8ere q ven into the lake; many
we're sflot and killed, others
sGfesBc1; some escaped, aud to
ibis day their bodies show the ter
\ ib.s fleets Of the water upon
3 hansa flesh.
ZIP ACROSS THE DESERT
Has noi hing inviting about it; deer
saniis d AXE ones progress necessar
liy eipN; the glare of the sun and
fAa eniire absence OF vegetation
SAVE bastard chapparel, becom,
weafisDne in the extreme
isslaon one meets any traveller; thu
ensy ayfarer Is an occasiona
teaaster driving eight span Of
htndsoine mules hitched to large
wssop With two others trailing
rms poor fellow is in cloud oil
rsne ffum morning TO night until
tls Teac les his station. He drives
nee=.a. y about twenty miles 9
day
Ti.AFTIC AND TRAVEL.
Tbs canning has gradually beer
mcaopoIized by Messrs. Belcher
Na5eeu g. Co. They have thei
% q atoms, and at many place.
they br pg water from the noun
tai % fo2 miles in pipes for the ben
eff OF t',eir teams. Parties cross
Ing the desert in private. convey
abee celi generally ebtal accom
ma,.aii U.s. Gt-fheir stations ant
Vsies md feed for stock, for coin
IHsFa IRE also public stations a
-~papyeHient distances, kept, as ,
ganer rule, by very good and &C
Semu eating people. Charges arr
MS, fae; supper, lodging ant
bfsaaiagt, $3.50; the same for {
be Sc. Four dollars a day will
ever ones expenses in bugg,
with single horse, but party
having an eye TO comfort ami son,
feeari % the natural impatienc
wnleh overtakes q man on the des
ere viii always take q double team
or 20 on horseback.
me- LONE PINE,
Named from a single pine, which
& 20 be seen In Gallon of the Sierr
Nevadas, which one passes il
81 going up from o wen's Lake, is sit
mated about elk miles from tn
head of the lake. 1t is a small
town, as they all are. The descrip
ton Of one Is that of all. They eacl
oontain few stores, blacksmith
shop, = livery stable aud tavern
the latter fully equal to the de
msnds Of travel. That in Jude
+ pondence, sixteen miles north o
Lone Pine, ia very good, owing
a probably, to It's being in the county
sect. Opposite Lone Pine is Noun
whitney, said to be the highest peal
10 the Sierra Nevadas.
VEINS RIVER VALLEY
-
Runs north and south. On til,
I. west are the Sierras covered will
4 snow. On the east the White
Mountains from which the snow
& disappears In Summer. Leaving
Lone Pine and travelling north on