Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-12-22
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Ubat he did he had no idea. wher
Ne returned Warren was sitting before
he campfire, and once more he ap
eared composed. He spoke. and his
koIce had deeper note; but other
wise he seemed as usual
They packed the burros and faced
he north together ijiesBit-
Cameron experienced a singular ex-
ltatlon. He had IIghtened his COM
hides burden. Wonderfully 1t came
d him that he had also nghtened his
wn. From that hour It was not tor
hent TO think Of Nell.
~
There came morning when the
un shone angry and red through a
Rull, smoky haze. = %iii'iiitiiii-
''He're In for sandstorms," said
cameron lii II 4. Hin
/ They had scarcely covered mile
Then a desert-wide, moaning, yellow
tall Of flying sand swooped down
BON them. Seeking shelter In the lee
rock, they covered their heads
BID patiently waited. The long hours
Ragged, and the storm increased In
Try. Cameron and Warren wet
tarfs with water from their canteens,
bid bound them round their faces.
BID then covered their. heads. The
eady. hollow below Of flying sand
ent on IT flew, so thickly, that enough
fted down under the shelving rock to
eight the Blankets and almost bury
e men, They were frequently COM
elled TO shake on the sand to keep
ON being borne to the ground. And
was necessary to keep digging out
e packs They lost the count Of time
hey dared NOT sleep. for that would
re meant being buried alive.
The storm finally blew Itself out. 1t
h the prospectAts heavy and stupid
want, Of. Sleep, Their burros had
endered away. OF hHd been buried
the sand. Far as eye could reach
e desert had marvelously changed; |
was now ripping sea Of sand
ines. Away to the north rose the |
Eak that was their only guiding |
ark, They headed toward It carry |
IS a shovel ana part Of their packs. |
<At noon the peak vanished in the |
(immering glare Of the desert. A. The |
fospectors pushed on. guided by the
N. In every wash they. tried for
Rter With the forked peach branch
his hands Warren always succeed
in locating water. They dug, but
lay too deep. At length, spent and
(fe, they fell and slept through that
|Eht and part Of the next day. Then
|ey succeeded In getting water, and
Penched their thirst, and filed the
lnteens. and cooked a meal.
|The burning day found them In an
ferminably wide plain, where there
Ps no shelter from the fierce sun.
Puntain peaks doomed on all sides,
Fme near, others distant; and one,
|blus spur, splitting the glaring sky
p to the north, Cameron thought he
fognized as landmark. The ascent
Eard it was heartbreaking, not in
eepneSS. but in its league-and-l league
Pg monotonous rise. Cameron knew
Pre- was only one hope-to make the
tier hold out and never stop to rest
frren began to weaken. Often he
d to halt.
cameron measured the water in his
Pteen by its weight. Evaporation
heat consumed as much as he
PMS. During one of the rests, when
had wetted his parched mouth and
[cat, he found opportunity to pour
|iltlle water from his canteen into
hrrens.
FL 'iirst Cameron aad eurbed his
Fuess activity to accommodate the
re Of his elder comrade. But now .
lett that he was losing something
MS instructive and passionate zeal
|set out OF the desert. The thought T
"aier came TO occupy his mind. He S
F'h 70 imagine that his last little
[e of water did not appreciabiy d. {
''S' lie knew hs was not quite
e y bis mind regarding water
slsAe'essi he felt His 70 be more
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