, 1881-07-15

IN polishing tho engines OH ttle railroad.
3nrax htld gypsum, occur III sufficient guam
titles to glut the markets Of tho world; and
Immense terosits ct pnrc salt everywhere
abnl'nd, nai!ks or SULPHUR occur, ,whfcl,
boat Sprinxs il Nevada; and the so9thcrn
end, running fnto, Sonora, .ha. beds of sotla,
tn1rn'ttips t1s tron the ,i, an!r Of Ca'ffor;;
thermal springs afo noted for tlioir
Five miles SOUTH .of FrInK's Springs Sta.
mud springs. the wllote coypriNE m urea OF
twenty.tivU snnare hliles. Some Of these hnve
the appearances Of craters, aid gascs and steam
Issue from thoIn; htt ''o extensive gcyser-
are hot some arc !nkewarni,, and souio afo
cold. Some are 100 fcut in diameter, boiling
up rs though forming q !nRc Ent1rota; willis
others are cone,slapel, like minatura yotca-
slow fire, and the smell reminds ono forctbly
Ut sulph0rretetf hydrogen.
4 GIGANTIC UNDERTAKING..
Tic beach surrounding the great de
preston through which the-Southerlt Pacific
trSis ln.ss Is torty feet above the leyel of thS
IN rows, as tllUugil but recently leftby tho re.
ccfinx waters. Iii addition to slo marine
ssl!s trG,sl!-water stc!ls arc also iineru9s
-nnhtcMtllaH le existence OF a ffc6HsWnle!
tile OCEAN. II Il probable that this entire
bnsll,. ot whlci' over l,'i90 sqt,arc miles llo
below t9e leYel Of the coloratlo, RIver, was
Of liz tlulf oi California; atN lis feasibility
Of turning the water again into Its former re-
ceptncle fins long bee1i discussed. III IN In
torylow. sinee beeon,ng Governor of ,Arl-
x H1 aSsx ns p5omof s ps se ree,S )" s ,o9S. iss
bic. Between the upper end Of the Gulf at
California and tho basin or WILEY III question
. ridge, Of land interposss' tE'rougl,,
fq9 'e astaacep Is y ptoposen se @!ss S. s: iaRs
nbotit twenty miles long, md, at the other
end Of tho fake. continue tile canat some
fifteen miles e n mnre. m vhe cost nf the cam!
benGtits to tho two States Of CaiifOrnta aud
Arizona would b. incalcaIab'e:, The Ersat
wnilt Ut Southern California anu the ad}on.
ars. M Oh DC easlern siope of the low ran9e
Of mountains TINT separatc this basin from
Ariz0nu, alt Is dry and barren, as Ill the basin
Itself; the heat iS lntolerable, and !to yeget0.
bnay, Of water won!d Change the Whole tace
OF lhtngs. ltwou1d induce cool and tempertnR
winds to. bt0w over and fnrsn clouds to
mofsttn the .parctlea md urItt plnlns. T}to
canni should be made deep and Wide enough
Bafl OIL the Pacific. Another result Of Great,
Ing this inland sea would be to develop set
Elements around Its borders, where there is
nothing to be seen now but the barren sanl
and saEehrush. Tho Olle grand deslderatMtl
IL ruin, TINT will make vegetation and iltu
pnsstptc; and this ca,l only be obtained by
i1oOdInE this yast basfI With the waters 1f
tho Gulf OF California. In short, it wol.id
nlaku tho WtolssSurroindlng country to bios
solM like n rose"
AS the traveller passes, over this desert
region, !le cannot fail to- ,B impressed With
its tlrenrllless NH desDiatf0n. lth!inE bel0w
tho level of the sea for more linn sixty miles.
Allo secs OILY 4 land Of SILENCE. terror, ulsd
many secrets. Here men have died l.: iiunt-
Ing for legcHtlnry t,Iines: they llAye been
clicked by storms Of sand. and haunted by
tho Rllpsts Of nu unfinished realm. Hero
are llo trees 10 sfIel:er tho. CARAVAN OIL
!rs weary Journey, no Ivy ctnKtuE to crnlllh-
ling walls no rOH.s blou;nillE allu sc1lltlEg
TIN air will, Il delightful fragrance. llcrv
ara no cities, l!u gardehs, no homes to wei
ca!nN The pioneer; but III every stlo Is q
Wild AMI deserted region. yut rcplete with
curious contrasts and ccaseess suggestions.
III future years, Wien thu SuutlHr1t 0yer-
land r1u'.. Ia ,l0ru popular With travellers
from Gu iflrnia MlMl Tho East wien IlDr9
lantl las b in reclaimed aid mare mineral
wealth has been found, tI1en tlss rc9ion Of
tnr Its wl.cat-eds md stretch Of level paaf,!
than tho Colorado Dessert for Its Wild alltl
llnearthiy scenery, It's SliraEes. MID Its b0nes
Secured IT, their uOssesSOrH by years Of Mn-
rentltt1nE toll anl sclftlchial. y. X. W.