The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-03-10

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A'd lc. just Il pizzarc.' the vacuum to AL.
'G'wav fun hynh. ellie, dun,ci'cr come back
fe5 dinner
Blu, his no, wi,hs, andIny. biz hunger rsgrd
still.
Oh, sweet nrc these scenes that returned all
mntid:ien.
Wherever h.. rnms and in whatever cline:
Tie taste of that chicAcn, the smell OF tic
gravy,
1s {: s"'s all sufficient for story or r, ,;,
SULPHUR McU!TA'N AND INxy LAKE.
These with Milky S!r-ams Arc tho Won
der. Of Ls."- r California.
The lake IF ink. the streams Of milk.
asd the mountains of sulphur have
been measured and explored.
The truthful relation of careful in
vestigation is more marvellous than
the strange stories of the Indians who
lave told tales Of the wonders OF the
lard where one volcano Incomes
silent and 100 new ones send out
stones. srawccd. am'l sulphur.
Tine exact information comes from
Col. ID X. Allen. editor Of the Arizona
Sentinel. a civil engineer who WAS
commissioned by the Mexican Govern
mpnt 10 make survey Of the con-
cession TO Senator Gonzales of about
2uO 900 acres of mineral. timber. ayri-
cultural, AMI grazing land i'll Lower
California.
With his party Of sixteen men in
| four boats he left Yuma and in four
davs. two OF h:ch we're spent on the
Colorado and two on Hard VS. Colorado
a branch of the main river. reached
Lake Msjnr. where the survey hogan.
In an Intense heat of 1159 in the
daytime and g5 II, night tie survey
! ing party advanc ii until before them
| siood the sulphur mountain. rising in
pure yellow from Il spur of tie Coco
| pah Mountains. The cone that sends
back the sun. b.aZng rays in their
own hne is about $50 feet hi III. The
sides ;.re mt smooth. great hmv!''ers
of Gear sulphur, tons in weight. rest
ing on others.
While near this luminous peak no
smoking was permitted and u" matches
were lighted. for Il single spark would
set TN fire the whole mountain aud
send Il cloud of smoke h"avcn-warG
F.! that would .lU for u signal to the pco-
pie Of Mars.
Near the sulphur mountain were
found thousands Of acres of deposit of
alum. and two miles north Of the alum
was discovered vast bed nf niirc of
great purity. This deposit is easily
accessible from ti.lc-water aud the
value is incalchiahlc.
When the surveyors reached Like
jubilee another surprise startled
them. The waters Of the lake former
~ were salt; now they we're pure and
fresh and durin. a part Of the survey
in i"e arid regions twenty Indians
were constantly employed CARRYING
wafer from III" lake over rugged peaks
for the Use Of the surveyors.
The change from salt I" fre<', is at.
,rihu,t.i I" the great overflow of the
Colorado Il yer last year.
|, But another change. equally re.
markah,. is attributed to- the violent
earthquakes during last july. This
Change is ~ tic ease in the area ri
the Lake. II was five miles Ion. and
half u mile wide. 1t il twenty-five
mics long and twenty miles vide. and
the depth is :Ica:i. increased. The
earthquake and the c :n.e frcm sail
to fest water have Hearl. G., AIRED tue
lake Of fish.
From the shores If this lemu:ifu
lake may In. watched the v.lranors
s.mc silent a,d inactive. others II,
times violently active. AZ u" time
during the day or u. r., IRE all the vol
r:."oeS 1T rest. Fir>t "n,. will, - sud
den roar and II hurst # Smnkc. >i,O"t
high into the air volumes If mud
| ek,As
answer with u rr~oun.iiny hr,onaiinn.
and again y d,z"n unite in y chcrus q
weird and appalling sounds and ;
spectacle If glory.
With great caution was the approach
made 10 The Great Chief and Giant
volcanoes. The sulrl,nr-iike crMs
would break beneath the weight q
men and j",s If steam shoot mrnac
inyly along his trousers. rs thou. I'll
giving Il warming that the blast f"r
nacrs of the demons is no place for ,
man to tread.
The warning was needed. Int th
explorers went far enough To TAX
Photographic vi"ws. Then they re-
tusnc'l 10 Lake Juiullcp aud thence Il
Mrjnr Lake. the Leauty Of whic
tempted them to- remain.
With six Of his men Col. Allen view
ell the lake Of ink, the waters If " hic
ar" covered by sulphur aml iron
Within three or four inches Of tn
bank tn Sty.ian water lies not quiet
~, hut frcttr.t ~ though anxious to b
clear. Near the banks the water
, ten ieet deep and the temperature
,, 11Oo. Ten yards from the shore III
| Int - frc
explorers line. The heat increases Il
wards the center Of the black pnOl, I'll
thermometer registering 15D@.
10 the touch the water feels oil,
To the taste it is warm. salty. M
litter. In calm weather the snrfac
, Of the water il covered from three I
six inches with an ash-like sMl,<ianc.
: Millions of b,bblcs agitatc the ren,el
= and sometimes the boiling make
waves that break blackly against III
= shore. The black pigment in Il,
water does not siiscol0r the skin.
Just Il few yards from the north sid
t Of the lake are the streams If mill
Several springs of boiling wsrer n,
: there. and from two If them How lars
: streams Of milky whiteness which col.
t the sssil rs the. course along. A hast
:. examination indicated that lime
solution cOlors the water.
o The survey was eHlcti, Int the VOL
u drrS of the trip were not over. for Co
u Allen discovered IA water wav hitheri
IS unexplOred in the della Of the Cnl,
.. RADIO. lie finally reached the mai
It RIVER by Carter's River. =
- The C"cnlM.h cotinty is waiting for
. Clarence King and 4 R;lrr liaggxl
a in composite TO tell Of Its wonders
San. FTMnc SEQ liz inainsr
a + history of Kee:ani rs a natio
l. ex'enls back a,"fa than OO) year
s ye' the rses'rls show nut ~ ,h.f.s
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