Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-04
sUBDUiNG inE DEsERIs.

The larger deserts Of the UniteI
States have been the cause OF mUrs
uuman dsu.ls within gwen time, %
iar o. known, than the prea' wastes Of
Sahara nave sacrificed. In th's o0uu.
Try 10 saoms TO be- the rule that vast
HclIs VI mineral trc,suro Ito just be-
yoni OF right in the mld't Of these
geological mol1chs, mud 90 long ~ this
b. tho case there will be- found gtoat
uumutrs " men who are 50 willing "
brave tho dangers Tor the sake OF the
expected rewards that many u them
viii start % half prepared Of as b.
TOO often the ease, with nv preparation
At NIL, thus increasing the mortality A.
a greater rate Than IL actually called
i0r by tho destroyer AZ 10 one yl
those desoris-lhe MOlsvo-slops are
being taken 90 bring II under suffice
ion. a recent article In the 5au
francisco Examiner Gays that the los
OF hapluts prOspectyrs who have
petiahed from year 10 year has
Hnally moved the board Of super.
vls1fs Of San Burnariino county,
which includes within IL 10000
square miles OF this desert, 20
take some action 10 make II possible
iorprospect0B to travel that arid re-
glon In comparative safety. Recently
a number OF mining men petitionei
that a complete map Of the desert be
maIC. showing the fondy. trails anu
sources u water supply, ami q commit
tee vas ordered to investigate ard re.
port. Tho result OF their invUslign.
lions has Just been made public and
they recommend all that was asked
anu more. There are trails ami T. ads
leading all over tho desert 10 the yari.
Gus mining camps which dot that
Waste Of sand, aud u IL proposed 10
have maps made with blueprint
c0pies, which will be- supplied % Zee.
erl travellers, with oil the lanumarg-
dosignated, thus enabling them 10 iol.
low the trails with much loss danger
Of losing their way. In addition 10 this
II h proposed to establish system
Of signb0ards aud guido.posts here auI
there, to give information regarding
directions and distances and, most
important Of all, the nearest places
where water eau be found, as It Is g..
timated that nine.lenths OF the deaths
On the deserts ATE caused by thirst. BY
the plan now proposed the pro,pector
or other traveller Will bo advised ocos'
sioually iu,t hUw far he IL from water
and what direction he must tako 10 gel
to It; this, Ia the light " the terrible
fact thai the bloaohed bones Of many
men aud animals have been found
within a short distance Of water. hay.
ing expired while searching vainly ioI
It, cannot be too highly commented.
Besides all this, rewards are TO be-
offered to any one discovering new
springs or developing any water al
points where none IL known 10 exist
spriugs already known will 10 taken
care u and the water protected from
wild animals or careless handling. o.
oouno tue miRing men aro greatly iu
l0rested In the scheme.
IL IL estimated that In tho thirty
years Ia which mining has been fol
lowed In the desert not lees thar
10000, 900 has boon taken out, Will,
In that time scores Of men have teen
lost whose lives might have beer
saved had such system been In yoEu,
as is now proposed, Tho desert IL nov
fairly warming with prospoolors anC
others viii 10 out as soon az IN,
weather b,comos more tolerablr. VIVA
IL true OF that part VI the country Il
true In large measure Of Utah; tn
want OF water has retarded the wotl; o
the prospeCtor greatly, but consider
able mineral wealth has been taRei
from the unwilling grasp OF natuu
notwithstanding. Win the water am
Guilty overcome tue additions 10 on
material wealth must increase At
ratio when NJ present. cannot DO EN-
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