The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1891-11-14
The VOLCANO LAND
Wonderful Lakss in the Land of
Mystery.
a Rev Sgater-cOGTse E1iscOT-
cred and Travelled Over
KY Colonel ALIEN.

exploring eXpedltlOn through Une
western part Of Lower California
last Tuesday.
AS the four boats passed the
United States Custom house, just
below the railroad bridge, the Ma
tional Colors fell and rose in grace
full salute to The returning ex-
plorers.
Colonel Allen left Yuma, Sep
tember 18th, with party number
ing 16 men in four staunch row.
boats. The objective point was
the Cocopah country in Lower
California where the Colonel had
been ordered to go by the Federal
authorities Of the Mexican Re
public, he being a licensed civil
engineer Of that country. The
survey he was instructed to make
was of the Gonzales concessionwhich
is about 100000 acres in extent
and embraces within its boundaries
mineral, timber, agricultural and
pastoral land. After an uneventful
journey Of two days down the
Colorado, Hardy'S was reached and
that branch of the river was fol-
lowed until Lake Mejor was en-
tered, camp was struck and prepa-
rations for active work begun. In
dians with supplies were sent out
to establish outside camps; on the
10th day of September the survey
was commenced under great disad-
vantages, as the heat was very great,
averaging lis during the day and
at night the thermometer never
registered less than $50. AS the
survey progressed it became neces-
sary to have water brought from
Lake Jullulee, the nearest available
body of fresh water. Twenty In
dams were employed to carry the
necessary water for the party, the
cost of which service required an
expenditure of $25 per day. The
Indians carried the water in
leather bottles and canteens, over
the Cocopah range and were kept
very busy supplying the surveyor
with sufiiciency Of the precious
fluid.
The first point Of much note
reached was the great sulphur
mountain, and we'll it is named.
A peak standing in side break of
the great mountains which are on
every side, this peak, sentinel-like
stands prominent in golden color
ing Of native sulphur. Without |
one bit Of exaggeration this peak is
one solid mountain of pure sui
phur. 1t stands from its base
fully 100 feet high and on its sides
great blocks of the yellow mineral,
tons in weight, are found right and
left. Great care was taken that
none Of the party were allowed to
smoke as the sulphur is so pure that
aspark Of fire would set it blazing
This wonderful deposit Of sulphur
is embraced in the concession
granted to Senator Gonzales of
Mexico.
Below the sulphur montain
thousands of acres Of alum were
found. Two miles North of the
alum deposit, an immense tract Of
inter was discoveId; the material
found is very pure and from the
close proximity to Underwater will
prove Of great value to its owners.
By the middle of October further
explorations were made and sew
eral interesting discoveries made,
not so much in the way of valu-
able finds as curious phenomena.
Lake Jululee, for instance, which
formerly was filled with salt water
had become sweet and fresh, prob
ably from the great overflow of the
Colorado last spring. The lake
had also become a much larger
body than when visited last year;
from a lake five miles long to one
half of a mile wide it had, through
the earthquake upheaval of last
July, been transformed into a
beautiful sheet of water, II miles
wide and % miles long, The
depth of water was also greatly in
creased, but the members of the
finny tribe therein, seem to be
greatly diminished in numbers.
From the shores Of Lake Jullulee,
the volcanoes can be seen in all