White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-06-03

eran sheepman residing at Pleasant
Grove, Utah, with a party of over
twenty men and women, was report-
ed by the Salt Lake newspapers 70
nave persisted in trying to cross Tule
valley, but as 1t fortunately happened
no Ives were lost, though several
suffered terribly from thirst.
The locality where the near trag-
edy happened is about $50 miles
northeast of Ely.
The object of their journey is not
clear but Mr.. Adamson was taking
The people out to that country in his
employment for some purpose or an
other. He may have been intending
to colonize them on a few hundred
acres of the land that is obtainable
In that part of the country-proyid-
ed he could find a water supply for
irrigation.
At any rate the party came by team
and had a number OF horses and sad
dies, reaching Fish springs overland
from Provo and Pleasant Grove. At
Fish springs the man in charge of
the ranch advised Mr.. Adamson that
a lot of distance could be saved By
crossing the divide south of Fish
mountain, instead of taking the road
that was once the overland stage
route and before the Goodyear cutoff
was built was the Lincoln highway
but the latter was since the time
of the Adamson visit by more than
a decade.
The divide south of Fish mountain
Is called Sand pass and it bears out
its name in detail. There is not a
drop of water in miles II George
Walters of the Fish springs ranch
had been there he could have giyer
a better line OF information. Any.
way. the trip was undertaken as ad-
vised and the teaans labored and
struggled all the next day in the
depths of sand. expecting at any min
ute to come to the springs that the
leader had been told was within an
easy days drive. Night came and no
springs were found and the horses
were without water.
The next morning early the women
and some few of the men remained
in eamp and Mr.. tdamsol sen. out
searchers on horseback with every
available horse and saddle to hunt
for the springs There IS a small
water hole on TIE west side OF flsh
mountain, far up in the su,ehes, but
this was out of the path that teams
could possibly be expected to go
they were looking for Coyote springs.
which were at least twenty-five miles
southwest of their camp and they
never found them.
Coyote springs are a haif-hidden
little group of water holes In the
center of an absolute desert. They
lie To the east Of three ranges OF
knobs known as Coyote knobs, all
of the ranges being breaks from Con-
fusion. a many-peaked mountain In
the Middle range. which Is on the
west side OF Tule valley and this Is
an unusually wide valley Unless a
person is familiar with the country
or of the desert and It's ways there Is
nothing to indicate to him the spot
the water is, but the way To
find II. as with all desert water. Is te
follow the roads until you come 10 H.
for they invariably lead to something
II they are followed far enough.
Missing Coyote springs, as they
did the riders, who went out In NAM
directions singly, could have SUM
hled onto Indian or Tule springs. the
first OF these being eight miles south
of Coyote springs. but they were not
lucky enough for that either.
which are Indian and which are
Tule springs is a disputed question
among old-timers OF western utah
and the Snake valley country. The
springs most frequently spoken OF
nnder the name o. Tule springs are
on the old freight wagon road lead
inc across from Ante'one to Cowboy
,ass this being the Deseret and Ba-
ker road. Flu. the Foote family, VINO
claim TO have data further back than
anvbody in that region. insist that
These are Indian springs when given
their true name and that Tale springs
arc some three miles south and be-
,ween the old road and the present
GRADE of the Grand Central highway.
which enters Tule valley from the
west through Cowboy pass and passes
On, nj the cast side through the hrst
mass south of Antelope. which is Mar
GIN pass. 80
All three groups Of springs are
aoslly found in cold weather. They
arc Iukewarm and steam rises from
them in columns that are visible for
niles. Although a little patch OF
TWO ~ tules. not mere than m acre
IN extent. is what gave the valley It's
name. they are inconspieuous and
like the springs themselves they can
not be seen until You are right on
them. which makes it impossible io
locate the springs by eye or with a
glass at any distance.
These springs support hordes Oh