The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-12-14
the BuaHos DIED.
not tho rrospectors who Crossed the
De,srt Managed to survive

De,ort Managed TO survive
A mao can stand morn hardship
than burro. That IS the conclusion
that Henry Frccman and Jacob Gaater
have reached. and their story bearing
on tho subject indicates that ihe point
Is we'll taken.
Freeman AMI Gcster are mining
proueetors whose habits arc migra-
tory They arrived In San Francisco
recently after long and winding
scout Tor precious metals In The noun
iains Of san Bcrnardino and lnyo
counties. Mr.. Freeman volunteered
tho information that nc had passed
through an experience which 10 sni.
fcring. outdid anything that he could
expect 10 find ia the informal regions
during twice the length OF time
"Goster and had bscn knocking
around tho mountains ana canyons Tor
several wcoks." said Mr.. Freeman.
..Wo hal four burros. two 10 ride aud
two 10 carry our packs Of tools ana
provisions. The burros arr dead;
t,esier and ] arc alive. but mighty
shaky. We had poor luck and struck
nothing with color In II for a long
time. Finally. We decided 10 strike
out for locality where few, Y any.
white men had ever gone before. We
crossed the desert country south Of
Death Valley about cant remcm'
ber datos. because ! didn't know
wednesday from Sunday.
"Well. then we headed Tor the
Funeral mountains. east Of the borax
beds. There was some game 10 b.
had, and our supply Of provisions held
out very we'll. but the further east We
wont the scarcsr the water became.
and what thorc was OF u was rank
poison. In one Of the galchc. o. the
| Funeral range We found running
spring with water as clear a. crystal
| C,c.tor aud drank with great gulps.
and 20 did the burro.. This was
about two hours before sunset ON
day that WIS NJ hot ~ hadcs. Well
.ir. five minute after We drank that
water my partner and ! and ihe bnr-
no. began TO suffer agonics worso than
death. My in-ilcs soem'd 20 b. on
nr,. aud felt ~ u some luty fire.
man wa. dragging out my intestine
with fire hook. II was nip and tucb
between Gcstorand mo and the birro'
a. 10 which could squlrm and Kirkland
mako the most horrible noise. Boior,
the sun set two Of the animals Wct
dend. The other two partially no.
covered.
after a couple Of days rcst-hav
ing In the meantime discovered {
scant quantity Of dirty. hut less poison
Gus watcr-wc sot TO work again, AM
very soon discovered some very rlcl
collaborating quartz. Il carried irc'
gold. at least $500 TO the ton. and vi
drove stakes on the claims. But VI
might as well have saved ourselves IN
trouble, because, 70 lar ~ | am con
cerncd and | know Gcsior l. Of tn
same mind l wouldn't go back to tina
occurred region for a million. No, slr
lt's death. death everywhere. Poiso
In tho water. burning death IN IN
sunlight. humiliation In the scorhin
winds. There Is no water with whic
10 work tho orc or quench the thirst {
man or boast II would ,bc noxi To- u
impossibility 20 car; the orr 20 plac
whore life could he sustained for an
lcngth Of time. am satisfied thor
are thousands Of great fortunes
those hills aud gulohos, bet rs m
opinion thoy will remain there u lon
limo.
Mr., Freeman then gave graph
account Of the retreat toward ciyillzl
/, ton and habltablc rogion. For noa
! ly two days and nights he and Gosi'
, aud the two burros had not one dro
4 Of watcr The men were ON tho YER.
Of madness, because the heat was Il
10 tcnsr. The mule, toiierod az
gruancd, and hung their tongues o
be- oi the corners Of their mouth
~ When almost within sight Of lltl
mountain stream of pure Vater. n
. iar from the Santa fc railroad. d
4 burros lay down ana dicl, almost
the same breath. But Freeman az
!, Gcsior rcachcd tho railroad. laggl
I, a freight train, aud lcft The land
(, horrors; with a plodgo 90 each 9th
, never to return Freeman says
=. viii seek d cooler climate and bctt
Z water In South Africa.