New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-09

RADIO River is from 100 12O feet above the sea level
Wy camp at Laguna near Indian Wells was as , ya!v
that locality IL feet below the river. The distance
TO the river by an air line IS ninety miles ana u Is
about 40 by the streams which would give la
Of about n foot the mile. The places that can he
used for storage situated one above the
descending we, ward from the Colorado Hence every
foot Of land in this great valley on both side OF me
At the present time the water in IN" Colorado ac-
cOTGng to the measurements on the railroad bridge ~
supply for this whole region With the river at from
20 TO 20 feet rs II l. at Its flood TIDE IN Nay anu
June one can readily see hat It's supply can De
We reached our camp at Indian Wells on July a. ana
tho highest stage Of the river. have been down
New River 80 within ten miles OF where 1t cmples INTO
Salton basin, and | satisfied that it nearly joins
Carter River when it enters the lakes and perhaps at
Mesquite Lake little this side. Inis New h'er
S1 Wc suffered % na Gadsps on 'S our TRIP as We had
plenty Of provisions and water; the two great re-
over this great valley Since February last, from
Yuma to the mouth Of the Colorado River. and from
the Cocopah Mountains nearly to Saiton L Me.
square or 645o,00O acres. After = full study OF
the roOn AN MP to say Of mat has .o TT1 ' Of
pastumgc and vcrdure, and ease with which Il can
be irrigated with little expense It's atcesSai'y ,pS
south. and tho southern Pacific Railroad skirts It's
eastern and northern boundary for 100 NJ, miles %, Gr
way clear open this rich section 10 settlement, why
he great State OF California has not seen hat Inc
richest portion Of her Is here on her southwest
corns. are questions cannot solve.
IL never saw such luNurlant feed. such grasses,
md 50 MANY varieties rs grow this desert
There Is feed everywhere here for the thousands OF
cattle which have been starving lately In Arizona
and California. There more than J.OoV h'au
already in the Indian Wells region, and $500 VIII
b there next week from Campo and Vicinity: ana
vet not one is feeding east of New River. win me
900 head near tho AigOdencs. these will mako 9'OO
head Of cattle now feeding In the great valley OF
pastoragc Is touched. There Is room for at least
1000 moro for the coming year, ana even tl"y
wolld not cover tho great area Of pasturaGe. say
this after seven months Of careful exploration
covering more than 8, 800 miles Of travel, all in this
great valley.
In tho Indian Wells basin. After thirty wears or
wandering over tho coast say that this Is the
best section have seen. II is no desert, l'it
l., n large fertile valley with plenty of water; ms
will ALWAYS have provided that tho channels lead
Ing from the Colorado River In this direction are kept
open as easily can bc done found the old camps
of Colonel u. X. Allen and his survey party all ovcr
the valley and his maps almost absolutely correct
Ills statements were true 10 the water. streams,
tanning 10 this miscalled desert.
"The summer AT camp was ono OF the
plcasantcst / ever experienced cool breeze
from tho gulf during the day and from the noun
iains nj night rendered trip most enjoyable.
We did not experience wind or snow storm on the
whole trip. These belong 10 such mesaS as those
along the railroad and south and east OF Yuma.
magnificent resources OF tho Indian Wells ana
Alamo Mlcho valleys they will form an even higher
opinion Of It's possibilities than my attempt TO picture
them here convey