The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-28
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western and sputA Western territsSy
/ and though tisearea y ssppoaed desers
land u1s tAns exnUefafed. enough
real desert remnins 10 Justify hsIr
ssn<iI<s Of methods Of utilizing II and
special studies al rs water resources
and watering piaces IN order 10 make
toorueyx across II nafe for travellers
Tnseien II. he desert region OF the
Southwest mssf deDnd for their ex-
inaenr6 an wafer hstes- (sprtngs.
Wells ~ natural snnaD1. many ef which
are aparated frou 80 another by q
hard days Journey VIII tear and
va9uA The water holes In moet II
dis rexfoo have never been accurHte-
u mapped q described. no syssematic
psovtxsoo has been made for maintain
Ing tbem. and the roads leading to
them hare not bee0 marked With sub
s,ansss: and reliable sigma 20 tina.
travel tn the parts Of the region that
nre remote from settlements has been
precz rioas and even periiou4
A Pioneer fer safety In the Desert
TIE movement for the protection Of
pso~fectors and travellers on the arid
desert plains OF his country Was begun
many years ago by George W. Parsons
. prcSpec;or aad desert expert Of Los
Angeles. CsI In 1901 Mr.. Parsons Z
made trip across the desert region I
Of California with Prof. W. L. Watts. 4
state mineraioxist, and. 90 his return, 4
urged Gpen the Los Angeles Chamber i
81 Commerce the Necessity Of placing
guide posts and OF developing water /
holes in the desert.
Mr.. Parsons work led to an appro-
prfatioa by congress. as . result Of
which tn. United States geological 4
survey. Department OF the Interior. 10
cooperation with the department Of
OF the state Of California,
surveyed the southern California
desert and has recently Issued 4 re
port entitled Routes to Desert Wa
leging Places in the Szltou Sea Re
Eioa- California by John s. Brown
Region Covered By shs Report
The region covered By this guide Is
a the southwest corner OF California
md Is about one hundred miles IN
engsh and breadth. covering about
90 thousand square niles Its north
'rn Iiml. Is the thirty fourth parallel
md its southern IL the boundary be !
ueen the United States and MeIico;
Is eastern border Is marked by Colo
ado river. which separates California c
nd ArixeIa. and IT'S western by the t
,erfdian cfIi6 degrees 20 minutes. II .
hegefore Includes Imperial coAnty and \
fe most aid parts Of Riverside and ii
IN Diego eounfies- I
In addition To maps showing the d
,Ads and the watering places. the =
n.de contains road logs and brief de- =,
.rfptions Of the watering places. For :.
V convenience Of travellers coming /,
I'd going. the logs Of nearly all tho
,sAs are given In two directions In
,rnasioa and sketch maps are In q
u,ted for certain roads that extend II
,ne~has beyond the northern bound G.
y Of The region as defined above, q N
der 10 eesnecf the routes In this ~ a
- With watering pisces beyond its s,
nifn On the other hand consider
Ne ara In the western part OF the =.
glen Il high and veIi-watered aBd :.
= routes In II are given only for Ger
In Irregular westward extensions cf :"
: desert
TIE rsssort just published. which b 80
eed ~ water supply paper GOA. En-
~ be obtained free Of charge By ap- se
ring to the UDtted States Geological er
Irvey. Washington, D. C.