Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-06
HEAT 0F DESERT
STOPS MINING
OPERATIONS
BliStering Sun in Death Valley
District Fairly Burning Up
the Mining Camps in That
Section

Not for many years has the heat on
the desert in western Arizona and
southern California been SO terrific,
according to reports from the DeAh
I valley country. which indicate that
mining operations In many districts
are almost Suspended until there Is
some relief from the hlisterlng rays
of old Sol. The san Bernardlno Sun
says.
The heat of the past few days on
the desert has eclipsed Jnything ex-
perienced in hat section I'm many
wears. Miners are flocking in, and
many bring stories OF suffering. and
express the fear that some luekless
p%rospectors, who have tarried too long
far from established camps and wa
terlng places. may have Jared badly.
and these anticipate reports Of fatal
itics.
Alonza J. Archibald. Henry Reyes
and Paul Kinkelman Wtrc among yes
terday's arrivals. They left the Death
Valley section June &c, and count
themselves fortunate i'm getting out
alive. They really owe their safety to
Deputy Constable IIarderman. of Fish
Springs. Inyo county. who found them
lost and In sore straits. having he
come bewildered while trying TO reach
PaRamint. after W. months success
full prospecting along the Funeral
range.
Take Wrong road.
Archibald says thai after breaking
camp they set out for Daggctt, and
were overtaken by a hot windstorm.
which drove them into Inyo county,
and they determined to take refuge at
Panamint. They took the wrong road,
and after an all day journey made
camp in "A canyon whore they found
Wator.
Archibald left camp that night, hop
Ing TO ascend a peak and secure his
bearings. The moon WAS almost full.
and the DESERT lay about him bathed
in a light almost as clear as day. 1t
was still unbearably hot. and he was
exhausted and remained out all night
and next day, having become affected
by the heat. was afraid to venture
from the friendly shade of a clump Of
brush.
Deputy Constable Harderman, re-
turning 10 Fish Springs from a desert
trip, had his attention attracted by the
tracks of the party leaving the main
road. and realized thai whoever thes
We're the men must have made a mis-
take. as the road leads into a desc
late. unfrequented section, aud he
started after them.
Ucuildcred on Desert.
we would not have been able to
got out Of that country" said
Archibald Yesterday. for we We're
completely turned around. and the
more we tried 10 reason out our Local
tion the more bewildered we became
II alderman. first found Reyes and
Winkelman and then located me. and
up to Panamint. from WHICH
place We went to Johannesburg. and
over tho Santa Fe TO Parstow,
where we stayed until driven out by
the heat"
The trio have gone to Los Angeles,
from which place they 60 10 Coronado
In the morning 10 rebuperate from
their trying ordeal
Mining OncrationS Suspended.
other parties have not been 50 for
Trainmcn report picking up
prospectors along the railroad VINO
are about all In. and in one instance
Of the victims died after being
taken as far as Palm Springs Mining Z
operations have been suspended gem
orally throughout the desert except
IN a few camps. where the mine own
nrs have provided cooling retreats for
he workers. In some camps provision
Tor. This heated wave has been made, ,
especially is this true Of the railroad
construction camps, where every pos
means is taken TO prevent heat
orostratlons. and night shifts, where
practical. are being put ON.