The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-19

In the rast. dev"lved chiefly upon nine men. OF
whom Lindsay WAS one. Our map shows the
most important routes Of these travellers.
Three great tracts OF which nothing was
known were to be brought by the tenth ex Pc
di,ion to the knowledge OF the world. All Of
them are est o: the overland telegraph. Tho
first unknown area to DO visited was that be-
tween the southern track Of Giles and that Of j..
Forrest and was about 1870 miles long from
east to west and 800 m.es wide After
crossing this strip Lindsay was to turn
north to the headwaters Of the Murchison
River. and then work his way back east
through the unknown region between the
routes OF Giles and Warlurton. estimated to
he 900 miles long and 200 miles wide. The
! third unex plored district where Lindsay was
to end his lanors. lios In what Is known as the
Northern Territory. m sty between the over
la nd telegra nh and the Victo' In River and Is a
region Of some 400 by 300 miles
Tho routes across the great interior which
the map shows could never have been followed
II It had MT been for the introduction Of the
camel Early explorers used horses as bag
gage animals. and their success was poor
because water Is a scarce commodity In the
great wastes No Arctic enthusiast. no
explorer Of tropical Africa ha~ ev-r endured
mnre terrible suffering than has fallen to the
lot Of Australian travellers Tho History Of
Australian Exploration" says R6clus. gives
tho highest idea Of the grandeur and fortitnde
OF man." Seam brought in O new era In
Arctic exploration. Camnls introduced into
Australia from Arabia. In 1S46. made long and
successful Journeys possible In lnner hu-
straia The camels Lindsay took with him
were in charge OF their Ara ian drivers. They
had been in the country three years. and. hav-
ing become accustomed to tn" changed CON
ditions Of mir and forage. could be depended
upon FOR good service
After leaving the line OF tho overland tele-
graph, Lindsny's raal work began at the
Everard range OF high hills. He soon discov-
cred that his arduons enterprise had fallen
upon owl Zines. 10 all that region MT u drop
OF water had fallen in two years. Sources OF
water that had been discovered earlier were
wholly dried up At tho start. however. the
raity woro able to MI their water bags, and
they set out bravrly for the unknown west.
Over tho rarched plain thev toiled. past Flyth
Range and on to Borrow Range At the Blyth
hills they obtuined o small supply Of water.
but by the time they reached Borrow Range
the situation had become very serious They
decided wisely that TO push into the unknown
regions beyond would probably cost the lives
OF all 1t became now u hunt. not for geo.
grarhcal discoveries. but for water
u
little oasis. discovered by Z. Giles In 1875. He
reported that thousands OF cattle aud sheep
could be raised In this v-rdant place. There
was abundant animal life and q fine growth OF
grass in tho little area a few square mes in
extent. and Giles called the water he found
there Queen Victoria Springs. The Lindsay
PARTY struck out straight for these springs.
What was their horror. when they arrived
there with their camels In perlshing con-
dl;ion. to find that the terrible heat and
lorg drought had turned tho green oass
into scorched and barren desert. Not
drop OF water could he seen, and yet they
must have water or die. With the frantic en-
ergy Of despair thoy began to dig in one Of
the hollows and ut tho depth OF twenty feet
they reached watcr 90 !mprecnated with nlkali
as to be almost undrinkahle but. had as it
WAS. neither man nor beast refused it. The
party filled their water bags On advanced $50
miles further south before they came to n
fairly good water supply.
" hal hnen one OF ho most terrible marches
n the history Of sxpnration. For thir,yhye
DAYS me Iatty had marched under the blazing
hun ann had found only 2 few quarts Of water.
For tWenty-iour days the rames had not a
missing that only hire" Of the camrls died.
n nSt when ,hSy reached the coast al Esrerarcs
bhv IN OOct IA lRst they were scarcely alb" To
stand. Two week rest was necessary be orc
tn" party cpulN start north again in the hoIe
OF SAVING their expedition fro II utter fail ure.
Our man shows. Lind,nys route north when
he stated again Tor the unknowa. He lrarnoI
that no 60 IA not count on u drlp OF water to
the nIVth q t'ampton Plains. Turning t. tia
west an4 then u tho northwest no struck out
Tor the upper ?lurehison River. his camels be-
coming rapid.y wcnser on account Of their
great sulfcrinEs from thirst '
At last the long latent dIsson sions In his
party burst into hamr., The entire scientific
staff arcu ed Lindsay Of unkinI and arhitrarv
eonhn.,o az o, grave Thy
the west cas-: lsit Lindsay 10 strussis on
10 short TIM hi" camals wer" q, far INA
wit, thtat NAT hey could not eat, the PUCK
Cruik ehark' ranch. not FAR south II In. MmIrh
is"n. Lindsay now Thought His ,outles WIS
nearly over aGh he sGa hTA d accom-
di-may. therrt"rn. to IND = the ranch a teio-
him hack The news of the daserti,n ~ MS
sciantiAc 90 nrades mad reached hdeiaid. aud
the expedition watch all Australia had wntchad
with tho daer'ft interest hal been Ir,nounosd
to Adelaide and at once proposed TO the goo.
graphical society 10 explore at least tns CEN
trial part OF West Australia He was c,,nadent
that he would find running water thara sir