The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-15
ONE WOMAN'S WORK.
( in DEAIH.:.YA
LILLIAN MALCOLM, PRosPECToR
HAS CLAIMS AT IT'S EDGE.
Despite Hardships, the Stiffness and
Sand Storms of the Desert, Her
Greatest Happiness Is Seeking
Ledse= that Promise Copper and
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!: am Miss MaIcnlm1'

l.. dIH NIlSS MaicOiU. a,~-c ~ :, :,
! : The. caller could not hide an involqn::
lian Malcolm, the, famous woman pros
pector.o&She smiledad 'tDida Nou expect
to see a six-shootera Strapped orr me?0
Without waiting-foor1 her visitor to
tell JUST what he >did,expeet;te see,. she
"'Ro you know, people think. Of q
corduroy and-:well,t>, looking like the
have been travelling, thru that country
for ten years. 7 was. IN Alaska during
the rush across Chilcoot pass. From
Alaska I came west and have been in
fexada taeh a. and Gafe2 Sns Hew did
time ago--I WON'T tell IN years-I was
travelling with Frederick Warde s com
%pany. After coming from London 7
became interested IN mines. Il bought
stocks and lost, 2 This added to, my in
terest. I feared that the person who
6oyn fRa mapr
SELF SELF TSen the ae fsh to 70 Aiaska las a. conn., 5
| menced and. leaving the footlights be-
ezaa he 1a tne os
| west and have stayed there since. 49,
~ realized how heavily was handi-
capped when / started roughing it. A
| woman s sphere is the home and when
she leaves that she has countless preiu-
I had much to learn. SO studied miner
alogy, geology and other lines to acquire
8 thoro knowledge Of mining. I con-
fess feel proud of%the: progress I have
made. With more study and practical
experience T am adding to my knowl-
eStS & f Tnio TaaoP Boa and IN the
Funeral range in Death valley. I have
the highest hopes in the Funeral range.
There are all sorts of ore. in that range.
Huge Lodges Of it crop out thru the
| surface. I have had numerous stakes,
but expect a big one some day. "a~a
49, "Will : VII you quit Prospecting theni'''
."I hardly ~know:n Irhave askedasmy-
| self that question: = Probably not ]
my own boss, working fol. myself and
/ Yes, there are hafdships, plenty of
them. There are days when the awful
stiffness in the valley becomes almost
4 unbearable: There are times when a
; person is tempted tosgive up altogether
! cloudburst Will sovertake you when you
1 are alone and entirely helpless is not
4 pleasant food ,afor reflection The
1 gnawings. Of hunger. and thirst are mad
cool heaC is what is needed above
i; everything. Persons who start out thrr
the valley recall the thousand and ONE
= stories they have read of the valley
cited 'ffs F&ey Rse see % nothlng shead behint
3 or on all sides but "a, vast stretch o.
: sand. They can hear their own breath
ing. Often they never reach their des
t. "The valley is about $50 miles long
$, and its. greatest width about eigh3eel
ass pass: The traveller Who Who 'e gets e off tn
road Is likely to-. strike quicksands
There are numerous paths to follow
but when, Lam sout I usually trave
t along q path Just above the valley an
e cooler, and while the road is often ex
$ tremely dangerous, there are no. dan
5 gers Of quicksaEds or sandstorms. <Th
!; Funeral range probably is the most rug
e ged I have even seen in my life. Dur
e ing gatrips I have often been, deserte
8 by white men who start out with me
: The hest way to get up some Of til
e paths is to grab hold Of your donkey
/ tail and shout him into a. run. W7he
4 the summit is reached slide down tn
: other side is, in store for you.
3 3 MThe first, trip | made along tn
y ant. II started dtup splaces where to max
a misstep would have meant sure deatl
I did not dare, sto. look back, but keI
a a climbing with q fl: firm hold on the bul
4 MONTGOMERY, MINN. Murray Brothe