Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-22

IN the Independent last week, solves
another of the mysteries of the
desert. And on account of the diary
kept by Williams it tells the story
of the sufferings of that death as
nothing else could. 1t tells of a
struggle against death lasting for
&c days-a death that can hardly
be realized. Every year men go to
their death in this great waste,
but seldom does man ever live
as long and keep as accurate ac-
count of everything as Williams
did.
At the place where he was found
was evidence of the game fight he
found water He probably dug for
this water on May 10th. From that
time on he laid at this place and
made as remarkable a battle for life
as man ever could make. Sick
and unable to leave the spot, he
probably waited day by day praying
that some one might find him and
save his life. 1t seems that right
from the beginning he had very
little hopes that he would ever be
rescued. But as he lost strength
and the mats tormented him, he
never seemed to ever lose his
nerve.
Finally, too weak to write and
almost blind for the last three
days he merely maze his cross in
the diary to show that he was still
alive. And by this small water
hole, which had dried up, his re.
mains were found.
AL Williams left Coso Springs on
the 18th of last May to go to
Domingo Etcharrens ranch at june
ton fats, about 16 miles southeast
of Darwin. Practically nothing was
heard from him from that time
until hi body was found on August
3rd
Eight days after his disappear
ance Domingo and an Indian set
out to find Williams trail going
through the Malapai hills into a
deep canyon, where they found a
bride and blanket on high
boulder where Williams had placed
them. They followed this trail
about three-quarters of a mile fur
Their and for some reason aban,
doned it and returned home.
On July ! G. G. Barry of Little
Lake saw Domingo at Olancha and
found out from him where the trail
had been abandoned. On August
2, accompanied by Henry Romai1
and Jim Sherlock, he left Olanchs
with a pack outfit, intending to fine
Williams remains, if possible.
Early on the morning of the 3rC
of August the party arrived at A
B. Sharpes camp, about four mile!
from where Domingo found the sad
die and bride. Sharpe joined thu
party there, and leaving the pacl
outfit at his camp the. four passed
up the canyon and found the trail
They found the monument that Do
mingo had built at the point b,
found Williams things. They lef
this place at 8 o'clock in the morn
Ing and at IL O'Clock came t.
where this canyon boxed UP. At tn
bottom was a precipice about 81
feet high, and here they found tn
remains of the unfortunate man.
In his pocket they found the diar
which we print in this article Ais
a letter from his sister, who live
at Altoona, H., and a few othe
little things.
After finding the body they frs
decided to come out and notify tn
coroner, but later decided that sue
course would be nonsense, an
made arrangements to bury the re
mains
The entire party went back t
Sharpe's camp and the followin
day Sharpe took another man wit
him and went back. They burie
the body on high bench about 5
feet from where it was found.
short account was written of h
death and this was placed in a ca
and put into a monument that We
built over the grave.
So ended the life of another ma
who has braved the terrors of IL
desert in the search for gold. +
was type of the men who h;
8 made the western desert as muC
of producer to the wealth OF Il
world as it has been. Each yei
reaps its death toll from this pa
of the country and probably alwa
will. But too much care cam
be exercised in trying to find L
men when they are lost. Tn
may only live for a day, but tn
may live for weeks. This occr
renee, as sad as II Is. should be