The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-01

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shade We painted and gasped. but
did not perspire as we do under the
intense heat OF the sultry east The
moving air was hot 50 hot that We
we're uncomfortable we're We to put
a hand out OF the car window II
was policy 70 shut windows and pull
down blinds TO keep the car cool, but
50 many wanted air. The hot ali
seemed 10 evapOrate our Precipitation
as soon as Il oOzed from the skin
leaving the latter dry and Ieathery.
In this abnormal heat a mans thirst
demands a prodigiOus amount Of va
ter, two or three gallons a day and
then IL does not satisfy Owing 70
the dry atmosphere sunstrOke is IN
known in this region En- route IN
this searching desert We saw the ON
represent automobile, not on a pleas
ure junket. but filed with diligenf
ProsT.ccsCIs intent on finding the gold
bearing lodes in the nelghbOring hills
It gives the tourist a kindred feeling
to see these prOspectOrs at work pan
ming the gravel along a dry creek
OF hammering OutcrOpping veins Of
mineral rock on the mountain sides
Somehow he feels that he would en-
joy Panning a shovel Of gOid-bearing
dirt, or unCOvering a ledge Of aurifer-
Gus quartz
Glimpse OF Death Valley.
As we approached the California
line we neared the famed and ter
rible Death Valley where prospect
ing is exceedingly dangerous Many
poor fellow with pick, shovel. ham,
meT and pan has wandered in this
valley 50 far from his base of supplies
that losing his way has persisted mis-
erably from hunger and thirst The
evidence Of such tragedies are fire.
qUently found. Indeed so frightful
has been the loss OF life in recent
times that the California state au-
thOTities are now planning to place
food and water in caches in that val
ley, and sign boards also, as a protec-
ton against loss Of life among these
lover-anxiOUs and venturesOme gold
seekers
Yet with all its terrible experiences
this famous death valley is rich II
minerals. There will be this fall and
winter, according to the predictions
OF those best qualified to speak, q
stampede to il IL no small proper
tons. Surveys and official reports
confirm the existence here Of unfath-
ENABLE value, as we'll as the periOdi-
cal emergence Of some venturesome
prOspectOr with rich specimens Of
treasure that lies within its uninviting
wastes. It was from this valley came
the erratic Scott loaded with wealth
with which he made a spectacular
display OF himself at break-neck pace
to Chicago
BOrax is mixed here in unlimited
quantities. and here this salt is found
so pure that all other sources Of sup
ply are valueleSs in comparison
aarTr
hauled out Of this valley for the past
fifteen years, and mules are still used
70 haul it from the depth OF the val
ley TO the reduction works on the
Santa Fe and salt Lake railroads.
This salt is found in what were once
craters Of volcanoes, and this bowl
shaped valley has millions OF tons Of
this valuable and useful mineral
However, il is the immense gold in
dications which are dra wing the ven
turesOme prOspectors into this valley.
which, il would now seem, will, de-
spite its hot and waterIeSs eXpanse,
be opened TO extensive exploration
A careful study of this vast region
covered by this trip, frightful in its
aridity. barren sweeps, and noun
luminous reaches, cOnvinces US that
il is bound to yieldw to the powerful
touch Of modern civilization because
Of its rich minerals. We believe that
the time is not far distant when the
wideawake American will people this
region and win from its bosom a good
living as did the prehistoric Aztec
who rOamed over its hills and noun
tains and cultivated its valleys as can
be seen from plain evidences Of their
One-time occupancyin the picturesque
cliff dwellings in the canOns of the
MOntezuma, the Green, the Grand,
and the Colorado rivers in Colorado
and Utah.