Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-14
SALTON LAKE.

ABOUT two years ago the mysterious
formation Of u lake In the Colorado
desert occasioned n great dea OF COM
ment. twas generally huppoicd that
tue water came from the Colorado
river, but It was not practically demon
strated until within few days ago.
Tho following special dispatch to the
San Frauclsoo Chronicle explains tho
"mystery."
"SALroN, July 10, iso1. - Charles
Thioson viii long be remembered
~ an explorer OF the Colorado
desert, Tor within tho past fow weeks he
has made an Involuntary trip from the
mouth Of the Colorado river to Salton, "a
distance Of over 600 miles, and the great.
est wonder Q. Is how he lives TO toll the
tale. ON May 10Th no loit ma in an
sightoen.foo, skin, going down 10 Colo
RADIO river to tho mouth OF lIardy's Colo
RADIO TO hunt for the plumos Of tho iit;le
white CT anc, which are plentiful thore.
Not meeting with succoss, ho went up
llardy's Colorado 10 Volcano mountain,
there camped aud hunted for plumos.
lie then determined TO follow mp tho
now river, which comes into Hardy's,
Colorado, two miles northwest OF volca-
no mountain, which place he left juno
10Th. Entering mp tho Now river, he
found slow current running north.
west, and amer proceeding niteon miles
cnmo 10 laguun with an IN
creased current; from that into chan.
mel with quite a rapid current, and
thou phuessly went on, cutting his way
through tho mosquiles until he came to
another lagunn, Then, realizing his dan
gerous pos luon, he made camp aud con.
cluded that Il was impossible TO return
by boat to Yuma through the channols
on account Of the rapid currents.
"1ho thought then occurred to push on
and cndcayo- to reach salton. Altor
passing through 'cvcn lagunas he came
to channel which he estimates To be
scycniy-dyo miles long, the wator rum
ming from four to tive miles au hour but
with no great lopth ur width to tho cham
mol, This distance, he snys, he made in
two days, arriving July 9Th at the south
end Of sal,on Lake, abor osito Vol
cano Springs.
"Iloro no found. tho water 10 be two
inches deep and was compelled TO push
his boat some eight miles over The mud
aud shallow waor. hunting tor channel
that would lead TO salton, but was com.
PEELED to abandon tho journey. lilo
Inoored his boat and made for the rail.
road lrnck bnrciootod aud without water,
walking the distance Of eight miles
through the hot mud and salt. Icnrriyod
nc Durinid hall dend, remaining thoro
ono day resting himself,
"Tho uoNt lay, thinking tho water
would rise, he went back 10 his boat and
found, to uso his own expression, that
'tho water was hoiug licked mp by the
SUM- There lelng no sign of a rise he
went bnck tn nurmld, aud, not being
treated kindly, started for salton afoo, h
advise q, W Durbrow of his trip. Al
SalIon ho was taken care Of, and today
ho was futod out with provisions and
water to return to his boat for his gun
and baggage, Mr.. Thlalsen will return
to salton and will DO tho guest OF Mr.
nurbrow.
"Tho water shows on tho margin about
four miles rom tho track at salton, hut
with the grcat evaporation there is but
little increase To the waller, which Ia
accounted lor by the fact that only ono
stream is running into the lake, aud ~
tho river will be- falling every day II is
not probable that the water viii attain "a
depth OF over ak inches ON tho marsh,
which Mr.. purbow says viii be very
acceptable"