The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-05-30
BAKERS MAKE
LAST LAP OF
GREAT DESERT
Los Angeles, Cal. May IA, 1912.

longer than a Sunday stop-oyer. We
bad two invalids on the list-one
from water poison, the other suffer-
ing from a severe burn. The time
was interesting, however, as the en-
trance to Death Valley. Here we saw
the old "Twenty-Mule Team Borax"
wagons that brought borax from the
heart of the valley for so many years.
1t required twenty mules to draw two
wagons carrying seven tons each.
The wagon wheels were seven feet
across, with hubs like wash tubs. The
borax brought $50 per ton.
The moving spirit of Ludlow is
woman who was identified with the
hard, early days of Cripple Creek, c
woman of the gambling dens, and yct
a woman of immense capabilities. She
is known to everyone as the Mother
of the Desert" She owns and runs
the ice factory, the electric plant, tile
rooming house, the restaurant-in
fact she built and owns the town. Yet,
one would hardly expect power to be
vested in a woman wearing one
shapeless outing flannel garment tied
about her by red flannel rag which
served also for attaching the keys Of
her numerous possessions. A mans
cap over close-cut hair, a lower jaw
like a bulldogs, rubbers in place OF
shoes with no stockings, gave her
anything but the appearance we ex-
pected when we were told that We
could get rooms at the old ladies'
The Santa Fe brings in three trains
each day composed of eight water
tanks with carrying capacity of TO-
600 gallons to the train. In the i'm
mediate vicinity is a mine that pays
its stockholders, aside from all e:,-
pense 100000 per day. The man who
discovered the mine told us that an
agent empowered to spend 100000 TO
obtain the holding asked his price,
which he unknowingly placed at
$1,000. The agent made the differ
ence as his commission. The same
man discovered the spring from
which the Santa Fe supplies three
ether towns besides Ludlow, but fail
ed to protect himself
Mr.. Van Glider. former assistant
TO MIR. Garrett of the Santa Fe, was
interested to hear of Canon friends
He is now with the Tonopah and
Tidewater.
Six miles of sand took US to good
roads. An E NJ. F. driving from Las
Angeles to the Needles warned us Of a
bog in which they had spent five
hours. We were on the lookout, and
saw ahead marsh with tail weeds
and heavy growth. 1t made a wonder
full impression as it reflected the lava
cliffs and the blue sky We slackened
our speed as the road seemed 20
plunge directly into the water. We
were none of us quite willing to admit
how thoroughly we had been misled
by mirage, for there was nothing
there but a dry desert road. We made
Daggett for lunch, which we enjoyed
81 spotless restaurant, kept by
American born Chinese From Dag
gett to victorville we passed through
great granite and cement deposits.
Late afternoon showed us that We
we're leaving the desert, for we were
surrounded by amsses of wonderful
flowers in a mad riot of color.
For several miles our oil had not
been feeding properly An examina-
ton showed hole in the pipe lead
ing to the right feed The men took
the pipe out. cut off the end, made a
new joint, sraightening the pipe %
gain the necessary length. After i.
was in place and the oil pumping
properly. Mrs. B. said. Now that ev-
erything is all right, I'm going to tell
you l think that was an awful thing