Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-16
RANDSBUR0.
description OF the Road from
Hawthorne to the New Dorado.

| sudt FAMOUS camp:
From Hawthorne to Garfield (the
first camping place., is % miles W tn
an uphill road. You can get wood
and water but no feed for animals.
Garfield to Bolleville is a distance
of 20 miles, The road is down Hill
as far as Soda, but from there on it
is nearly all up hill. At Belleville
there is wood and water but no feed
for horses.
Bellevlle to Benton is 40 miles by
the Wilson route or 35 by way of the
Foley grade. The Wilson road is
the better travelling for heavy teams.
No feed or water to be had between
Bellefille aud Benton. From Belle
vile you take the main Travelled
road. When You come to fork of
two roads. take the one to the right
Further on two roads come together;
take the one to the left.
At Benton there Is plenty of wood
and water. Six miles before getting
into Benton, there is a ranch where
hay is sold much cheaper than in
Benton. At Benton it is from four
to four and a half dollars a bale.
From Benton to Fish Slough is %
miles; road is sandy nearly all the
way. At the Slough there is meadow
grass, wood, water and some duck
hunting.
From Fish Slough to Bishop Greek
is 10 miles and good road From
Bishop to Independence is 40 miles;
good camping places near ranches;
horses can be put in the ranch sta
bles at bit head.
From Independence to Lone Pine,
II miles; good camping grounds.
From Lone Pine to Owens Lake
the road is very sandy. Near the
Lake there is good hunting for geese
and ducks; hay can be bought at
Walkers ranch about q miles from
the Lake. Those who can carry hay
would do well to carry enough from
Walkers to last for a few days, as at
Little Lake and Indian Wells. the
hay all has to be hauled from Walk.
er's ranch, making the price OF hay
at Little Lake and the Wells pretty
steep.
From Walkers to Little Lake is
about b miles and fairly good road
Little Lake to Indian Wells is %
miles; the road is very sandy.
Indian Wells to Randsburg by the
short mountain road is from % to 30
miles. The other road is a round
about way, through the sand and
from so TOGO miles long. At the Wells
the keeper will tell you the mountain
road is too rough, but that is a mis-
take. 1t is rocky for short dis.
lance and going up the summit; but
it is easier on any team than pulling
through the heavy sand. Fifteen
miles from Indian Wells you can get
water and wood but no feed.
After you get up on the summit
you can see Rlndsburg to the east
ward. 1t is on the slope of the noun
tain in kind of q basin. 1t is not
very plain at that distance, but you
can see white specks scattered here
and there which might be taken for
rocks. but they are the tents. AS
you come down from the summit,
there are several roads leading off to
the left, all going to Randsburg
The main Travelled road to the
right will take you to Garlock
ter known as Cow Wells All the
water that is used IN Randsbury has
to be hauled from Glrlock, a dis
lance of eleven miles. In Rands-
burg water is from dollar and a
half to two d)llars barrel, twenty
live cents to water a horse, hay
twenty-five dollars ton, lodging
fifty cents, msals thirtyfve cents.
Teaming is ovcr-done The tsam
'ters haul ore from the mines to the
Mills in Garlock at the rate OF from
Two dollars t, two and q half ton
Meat and groceries eau be bought
very reasonable in RLndsburg and
Iarlock.
In Garlock thers are two mills run
llng now and three more being put
ip. Here hay sells for $50 a ton,
wood eight dollars cord, lodging
70 cents night, meals 81 cents, no
.harge for water. There are only !
wo or three mines that are doing
much OF any work in Randsburg,
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