THE bREGON -SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 18. 1908.
THE LETTER
T
'HIS ttorv of the fast' mails ,0 h prt tn.enger ! might get
iiia aiury oi me last maws lhrough on , after .
is nov ucuon, aunougn k is .
told in narrative form. Therc'Rwh the Bo '
is no class of men in the cm- Th """"w" mn with me down
ploy of the United State, govern- tt7XuZ ITSU
rnent who are paid less and who and left m. there, Th.re wer. a num.
take more risks than railway mail br of other letters in th. box. i do
messeneeri. With them are their BOt kn0w the hd t,'
brother worker, the postoffice .VtVr llZLZr
clerks, who must be keenly alert impatient to t on the to, for i knew
at every minute of the time they tnt my timo wm limited nd it would
are on duty. .That the public may -uch dei.y. tnt. t
better understand 'the railway KaiLa! 7 tOfeelcertaio that th.
mail and postoffice service.' ardu- .n7rp.t,rmW.0w2 .., uk.n
ous duties, .the following was e- w w,r ''y'11 ,on- rata iat
r mi. e j t f almo.t mad. mo dltiy. Being In
cured for The Sunday Journal out of th. box br a m.n i a gVar uit
Marrazine - of cloth. ThI. roan had an official
iuooniiv, .po.aranc. and an Important air about
- Mm whluh perhap. waa reapon.ibl. for
my feeling that aurely now w. would
begin to move. But I wa .omewhet.
on
WITH
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THE BLUE STAMP
, By .'lllowa.' 1
1WAS a Uttar of much Import nea. X
wat Important bacauaa I waa ona
of the tfanta abaoluUly 'tioo
aaaary to tha tuooaaafvl oloaa of
great bualnaaa tranaaotlon. With
out m tha daal navar would hava btan
aapoolntad. for that a-entlaman BMmad
to bo takln Ufa verv llaural aa ha
want from bos to- box, removing there
from tha lattera. Eventually, however,
he arrived with u at tha poa toff Ice.
Here I learned at leaat ona reaaon for
hla artatocratlo appearance am move
In hia
curinr. anil a huftornH .iinhnl
hand,- who greeted my oarrlei' with:
"Hallo! Brown. . 1 hear that oonxree
baa (tlven you fellowa another rale."
"You bet," anawered Brown. 'It
lajtoa ua reiiowa to get the ralaaa."
''It la our organisation," aald Brown,
-ii la noi wnat we do. Hera wa are
with alx houra f aaay work a day. our
and whll tha whole affair would, with
out ma, hava bean a failure, I. too, with
all tha roat of It, would hava filled but
for tha aaalatanoe of a number of otb-
era all at whom slaved a mora or laaa
Important and In avary caa a necea.ary 0n',ll0w d0 fou d0 itT" ,k1 tn' t,ra
pari in making my lire a eucceaa, Aa
to whom belonxa tha greatest credit. '
you m 1iti1ir from mv atnrv
Da nnt wnniiar tht t know all thtntf-a feet Under the tahla at hitni. tnr Avnrw
by their right name from tha etart- A meal while you fellowa ar slaving away '
letter la born Into full grown conaoloue- on tha road, going hungry when you
neas of all thinga eaistlng. Tha nature ought to eat, getting Indigestion by eat
of the bualness with which I waa con. lng when you ought not to eat, because
nected and tba message which I con- It la the onjy time you hava tot eat.
veyed are not a neceaaary part of this Paying your own expensea. working your
atory. My purpose is to relate to you ntaua orr when nature demanda au
the story or my trip, to tell you how I
did my part, or If you please, how others
did It for me and how I beat out the
private messenger.
Now in the first place. I was written
at t o'clock p. m., October J, 1908. I
was Immediately aealed up and ad
dressed to Mr. John Jones, La go, Idaho.
Two stamps were placed on my cover,
an ordinary 2-cent and a Bpeclal deliv
ery stamp. It was necessary to the auo
cess of my trip that I be In Mr. Jones'
hands not later than 4 -o'clock on tha
Cth. I had more than 1,000 miles to
travel. Including a trip on horseback at
the finish. Lago, where I was going,
was a oountry place where a postoffice
had lust been established. There was
no telegraph line running Into It, and
Indeed such seorecv seemed to bo nec
essary that It Is doubtful If this quicker by and not yet really started
means of communication -would , have to feel discouraged.
been used, anyway. Next we were carried to another tablo
After I had been fixed up and made above which was a case of pigeon holes
ready to eo on mv inurnav a further, nr hnxna. snob hnv bmrlni u la hoi T
conference was held between the two was placed In a box labeled: ,rPoca. &
Story cf the Fait Mail Service of Uncle Sam tj
Some Facta of the Arduous Task of His Employe
shooting out with llghtnlng-llke rapid- they did not know that. It - '
Ity, following the lad of Ui y or buslneas to act me lu mv ilniinnhi
moving mechanically with an apparent at the earllaat time iail'l.
knowledge of It own. and dioatlng I now become greatly aK'itrd, 1
its buntan tn tha proper place with un why should 1 notr 1 .n-,n
erring accuracy. They moved ewlftly. through the crista of my llf. v
every muscle aiulver, every eye ami minutes' time muat ba inx.la U. Voult
very nerve on the alert. It aeamed to It be donef I ImaglnaJ a Ihuumn I
ne that every ounce of energy In mind things that anight hapten to break ttial
and body must be called Into notion, ronnaetlon. Than I would llatrn to tim
Here were no time-aavera. with these click, ellok, oik' a lng of the car h.-U
men It waa not a matter of alx. or at on tha rail, and 1 knew that we warn
the moat, eight houra of lelauraly labor moving faater than ever and that mv
and thrn home to family, regular, home- elerk, knew his engineer. VW woul l
cooked meala, reoraatioa and raU atop at a station and move out !'
"Mere," aava ih clerk, "Is a tlg No. 1 ao quickly that my hope arnsn aMit
which must be eJsansd up batwean herd to the point of confidence. , My confi-
and Nampa, It Is a little more than I dance was Justified. , The oonnectimt
have ever been able to put under the was anade. juat made with no time to
lahels before, so I wUl have to ehqw spar,
a llttl better apeed today than usuaL" . .
To hi in It does not matter that when la Small Car.
the number one la done and Nampa Is
paad he Is In the same fix with other I oon found myself, edge up, in a
mall; that tha same supreme effort will box labeled "Oxford Dl." in a email
be required then that ne le using now. atrtmn h.n , .. v,
Me will drink some more strong oof- '"rant c,r wh,r thr out one
fee and go at It anew. What will be n, do the work. He did not seem
his condition when he reaches the end to hare large quallltle of mall to
2Lh,i.ru!!..t.dtt3,.U,i,!Ei wJi!l-h1 trlbut. but with all tha various
leaves his car. "."-J'l'V" a1a JPr"
Mr Great Importance,
and of a kind
tresistered mail), and with ttettlng tha
mall ready to put off at tha station.
To the great mass of mall, of which ""1, 'ff 'Dl 'n,hr .""J-11 i'n! oortainly.
. .. .. sept nlm on the lookout to sret every-,
I was one atom, every motion said aa thins; done at the rlht time! Indei,
plainly aa words: "Messengers of bus- In thst respect, I rather be! love that
Ineas and love, of hope and failure, of bd tn mo"t d'"!"" poaltlon of,
life and death: messagea of great 1m- i took my horseback ride from Ox."
portanoe or uaeless, wastebasket trash ford to Lao, where 1 arrived In time
though you may be. It mattera not to to make my life a success, and mv
ua, we will get you home at the earlU mission was done. To whom shall ba.
est possible moment." given the e-reataet credit?
When we stopped at Shoshone, the The office boy did his part aa best
of which he had to
conductor called. In
1 wrecked at Wapl
it the door: "No.
Fireman and two
he could.
ihe letter carrier came for me, I
mall clerks killed. Will be held up suppose, on schedule time.
The clerks In the postoffloe must
neaua on wnen nature demanda alaep,
Worrying over delaved trains and m-
tlng yourself killed or crippled in
wrecks. None- of your kind of a life for
me when I can ret better nav with such
an essy time here. Pay more attention
INTERIOR OP MAIL CAR SHOWING HOW THE R. M. S. CLERKS MUST WORK IN , NARROW SPACE.
. AND WORK HARD AT THAT . v
lrr.a.nill?iil0".and le-?' t0 your locked, a label reading: "I
ZZZ" ,7 g?l Ur- . .i. Portland Tr. 6 No. 1" ln.erte.
twL I,5' , ' 2f ' J101 r,'5hir th label slide, "flio pouch waa
pouch whloh hung mouth open In a
raok. A lot' of other packages were
thrown In and then the pouch was
pulled out of the rack, Its mouth closed
focateno
inserted In the
trundled
aoross the floor on a truck and thrown
Into a wagon with screened sides and.
back, which rattled away for a distance
and stopped. The pourn was trans
ferred to a large truck with other
rn ma nut t9 rhl. m.nhln. M.nV lln.. i . . . ,.
-j. u.cvt .l.o me aecot yaraa to me man car.
ucsiae mem was a circle in wnicn were
tired one muttered aa he walked away.
jne carrier now walked over to a
table upon which we were thrown In a
great heap. Here a number of men were
assorting and facing up the letters and
running mem mrougn a machine. When
was soon filled and the package tied
out to make room for more. When we
were thrown into a pouch great heaps
of packages were stacked upon the ta
bles and under them, while pouch after
pouch waa being thrown Into the car.
mow tne oar uegan 10 move ana aoon
Now the mall earns In with a rush,
loads of paper mall and pouches, and
the strlcteat economy of space was neo
essary in order to leave the men stand
ing room In which to perform distri
bution. At last some one called, "That
Is all of It," the doors wero slammed
the words: "Portland. Or.. Oct. i. 1 90R.
6 p. m." I did not seem to be moving
very rapidly. About three houra gone
I began
men who created me. One of them said
that as the postoffice at Lago was a
new one. the postal people wutild verv
likely not know where It was, and that
I might be delayed on that account.
Then It was decided that the only safe
way was to send a private messenger.
But as I was all ready an office boy
waa called In and told to mall me at
once, so that If anything should happen
Tha nouoh had no .sooner struck the
floor of the car than it was seised and
thrown upon a table, the lock quickly
removed and the mouth Jerked open.
Before we had time to breathe the
packages were flying about, some Into
pouches and others on tables where
thev were cut and the letters dlstrlbut
ed Into boxes, one by one, but
nouch and covered un with other mall, .shut, and again we were on the move.
I know very little of the trip from Port
land to Baker City. After muny hours Men of Steel Nerves.
or rapid traveling wun an occasional
slop, wo arrived at Baker City, where
our pouch with a lot of other mall was
quickly transferred to a car of the
cast division of the same run.
The box In which I was plsced wss
near the oenter of one end or tne car.
which was arranged similar to the one
With all the confidence which I had
learned to place In these men of ateel
nerves, upon whose shoulders seemed
to rest a larare portion of the respon
sibility of the entire department of
which ther were a Dart, when I viewed
In which I came from Portland. The, the great conruaion or man wnicn tney
raDldlv for all that I soon found my
Port Tr. -Idahrt." This aava m anma self edarnd un In the side of a box la-
degree of hope, for I thought It might be beled: rButte & Bait Lake City Tr. 8
fast enough to overcome the long time No. 1."
required to get started. Boon the box I now began to regain confidence In
was filled and we were tied Into a pack- the success of my trip. Here was an
age, myself on top and a slip on top of atmosphere different from that which I
me. so. placed as to expose to view my had passed. Things were done with a
special delivery . stamp and bearing a vim and a snap whloh I had not here-
label similar to . the one on the box. tofore noticed. I had not long to
Then the package was thrown Into a watch the work being done as our box
letter cases and pouch racks were con
fined to one end of the car. while the
rest of the car was taken up with pa-
very per racks and stalls, in which great,
orderly plies or sacxs were piacea, to
be removed one by one and thrown
upon a table where they were opened
and their contents distributed.
From my position I could see all
that was being; done In the ear. Al
though they had not yet left the Initial
point these men must have been at
work for several hours, ss large quan
tities of mall had already been distributed.
must handle, piece by piece I felt that
It must be a long run If they were to
complete their distribution. I called It
confusion, and so It was to me, but to
them It seemed to bo strictest order.
Each man knew Just what to do first
and Just when to do this or that, and
no time was lost In dolnif It. I heard
one of the younger men asked another
If he thought they wero "stuck," and
the answer was, "Wo aie never stuck
as long as there Is one minute left In
which to do the work."
And so they worked away, with eye
gliding from piece to piece, and hand
three or four hours."
"That means that we will hava to re- hava ban nmnirt m Liuw unm.ihu.
wor,k ,h"A Butt Tr. t about what to do with the mall, but
mall, said one of the clerka, as he re- to them the mall for certain trains
turned to his work. was tied out and dispatched at certain
Now, this Interested me, for I was a times, whether all waa In or noL and
P1. ?f "'t mal1 1 gathered from whether the train was on time or not.
what 1 now overheard that It had been Having passed through the bands of
Intended that I should go over the all of them, I will say so that all can"
Salt Luke route to Oxford, where a hear, that the railway postal clerk Is
close connection waa made with the my hero. I hare told you how he works
tags that would take me to my destl- himself to exhaustion with the ". ono
nation. Now, we would not connect that thought to get his work done correctly,,
train at Pocatello that the wreck had My people were, afraid that the boys
held us out, so to send the letters for of the K. M. 8. would not know where
certain towns In those packages meant the new office, I.ago. waa The railway
a delay of about 10 hours. Hera I be- postal clerk knew where It was, knew'
came very uneasy, for It looked as if now to get there under ordinary an 4
after all my life was to be a total extraordinary conditions. Ha not only
failure. But the clerks new more about knew what the schedules were he knew?
it than I and aaw a way to get me his engine he knew his engineer. He
home without any serious delay. To knew and heeded all the Influences sur
send me via Soda Springs meant a sav- rounding his work. Suppose I had beenr
Ins; In time of about seven hours If dispatched via Soda springs. That
we missed the southern connection. would have meant my failure, an
The track was cleared so we could with me the failure of a great business;
?et through In a shorter time than st transaction, but no fault could have
Irst estimated. If on time we had been found with my clerk. According
one hour and 30 minutes to make the to schedule he wss too late to connect
connection. We ware now two hours the south bound train so the next dla- '
and ten minutes late. Could we make patch would have been via the eastern
up that muoh between here and our connection so that I would have arrived.'
terminal T at my destination at noon on the sec-t
What engineer have we tonight?" nd day out of Pocatello as the sta9.
asked one of the clerks.
"Rmoky Jack." was the. answer.
"What englnet"
"The 11 or
'Jood! Then we will risk making the
HAnnMlInn "
only runs three time a week. How
could he iknow that 40 minutes could
be made up and that I might reach Lag
on timet .
I almost forgot the private messen-"
aer. I have learned since my return.
To me this came aa rraat mnA eaat In the Docket of Mr. Jones that.
news, for It gave me what seemed to he went via the eastern route and ao.
be a good chance to be a success, whllj had to watt over in Soda springs until
the other way mentioned would make the next day. He arrived at lgo tho
my failure a certainty. But of course day after we left there. .; r
DEATH VALLEY NATURE'S CHEMICAL STOREHOUSE
Graphic Description of tne Famous Sink Written for Tne Journal by One Wko Has Made an Especial Study of Its Strange Features Land of Queer Reptiles and Poisonous Insects:
By Clarence E. Eddy. old Panamlnt silver excitement in the the Indians had dug on some of them, by the surrounding barrenness, six fine one. But this sea of mineral solution of eneigotlo promoters v
m w sITH all that has been said about "'s and also from the Spaniards at an We were hut two men against possibly crops of lucerne are harvested each may some day prove very valuable. The could be evolved engaging
w
vast concerns It. The sun beats down upon it cease
is- In tha ax- lasarlv. winter and summer: blanching
.....ii j . . . - . . . .j i r .... ...... .,Anw fA,. , ii .iin . qvb ah has ami r a ,1 in or Httnn piTAtii un in nil Dnvnnn I m ci i nn nr emn ami nt rtttr nrbi mil ins finrr Ann niia una tu&nfiH uihjii n ;
Death Valley public Ideas In Tn8 Indians at Johnson's Canyon Bill and as we had little ammunition there are gardena, orchards, vineyards, the reach of monopoly, and seeing no metals from the bed of Death Valley, sunken bars and its waters are salt and,
regard to It are very peouliar when asked of the whereabouts of Bcotty for our guns we left a few days sooner palm and fig trees and fountains. way to otherwise demonstrate niy dlB- for it contains the remnant of a aea bitter. Bats, owls, cantipedeB, tarantur,
and often laughable nd his mine, point to the south with than we had at first calculated, ana i-overy, i mau i m mention n. iioy- uw ims oeen conaenseu ana simmerea ms, riuranM
.nuB'wif. ,, , . . . 1 1 . . . . i . . i i.j.., T 1 T TT 1 n tr I. mav iiinn Ha vr fiAil hv nnfAntiflA rinwn onrl If a ih.m ml an, Ka tan no nm alrnnlra anrt flnvnTM nlanuta even a .
binlng with those In the erstwhile vol- peaceable existence to tne narroiess
canlc crater and augmented by untold species of lizards, horned toaids and
millions of tons of rich quarts dissolved chuck-wallaa, much less to tne prospect-
... a .rrnrit anil unv- "Mnvha an Inn mll" tltnnrh nnr lamnllnr nf tha ledareS Were Tnrliana at ltrirlr
JJeath Valley IS said tO be Sttv' mlnn of rmira. I tint l InMinnl.t. nnr aaaav at Rhvolita. Nov.. investigation.
nearer hell than any other place on fabulously rich as supposed, but good of 128 gold per ton from a 200-foot There are all kinds of poultry and
earth, so hot that the devil himself will enough to keep Scotty well supplied with dyke of quartz-porphyry, caused myself livestock on this ranch. The over- To Dredge for Treasures,
.... - mnnav nrA tlA 1 nffAr All A lilrtlnlmia c n i. twn nartn.rH frt rilfth bark for more ..... . . ...
not stay mere, but prefers rather to Bnender. a shrewd, genial sort of a fel- samDles. This second time the same 8eer. w. a. wortnrup nires mostly in- The,. Btrong natural chemical com
urn in mcag-o. low wno delights in causing excitement dyke assayed IJJ.zu in goia ana
Death Valley may have been the orlg- ana Keeping tne puonc guessing, tscouy ounces silver-
lnal site of Eden.
Into liquid slimes has made a solution or and bis patient burro Who sometimes ,
is all right: he Is a better and wiser
there and fi, HKi. HouHah to" .om. fVSVJli The Stampede.
me ineso sirons natural enemies
8g dians to do the work. Picturesque camps bInations, the result of a great
of these Death Valley red men are about . . , . . .
the waters and groves of the premises crater, may have also turned t
extent.
but It would not do a fellow much good
to find Scotty's mine, for he has that
o solu-
the year round. They seem to prefer tlon the precious metals which they
to take their pay mostly In canned nnta In liiext- am WAii 11 rvo n I rlaa
we were rouowea dck 07 roan, ana ti.uu.
of the various
rnrnprr1 And nnn miarht rat lnta trmihlit - .i.j
prowling around his premises, for he "l .J ... She Wanted a Man.
naa inma man nu thara who a-narri nl '" ihjicu uii w
Taah Vallav a V Tham.
. I'viv, prowling arouna nis premises, ror ne , . . . . . mm t .
f . . . . . . . ' - - , lAria-Aa panml un in aa nfaTn aa IS1I,
I would like to be able to write an interests with much less politeness than which Is fabulous for surface from such There are less men than women In
article on Death Valley, telling nothing Scotty himself speaks of them when out iarfre cropplngs. the Death Valley tribe. I aaw a pretty
Encountering Scotty's Scouts.
but the truth In regard" to It, for It " civilization,
would be something new, and never be
fore accomplished by anyone, but the
public will not expect of me to succeod Whin alone and unarmed In the heart
fully, where all others have failed. 0f Scotty's country last August I came
It Is indeed difficult to speak ade- . . blank-whiskered bannlt-lnnktn'
quately of Death Valley without having upo olaolt-wniskerad, Dandlt-looklng
to use a semblance of hyperbole and sort of fellow, mounted upon a mule and
prevarication, for all great subjects In- carrying a rifle. I hailed him, but he
Infinitely more rich In precious metals venture within Its precincts.
volcanlo than ever were the waters of the sea.
ureal rurure ox nevu,'
A Golden Sea. Perhaps not ao many treasures are to
It might even be figured out that ba found about Death Valley as has
It may be that dredaers and a svstem the wealth of the world's createst mil- h..n nnruiniaii hti it hsa nlantv nf
tti?jriaij,vviS4; ilonirew,ou,,d, ru bet0T ? iden m,neral wealth nd wm ret ba
of solution In the bed of this strange depths of liquid treasures that lie deep ceasfully exploited, as will mora of the
valley of death. down in the dream less darkness of the yMt voicanc zon. whlch haB produced'.
,T 1 ,r 'V-VT .rM a Tonopah and a Ooldfleld and scores.
The present surface of this extinct
And the kings of earth would
ng : and fermentlngllk ? yeast Un- l'.Prflng among mankind would de- top1St all thei'i
the Influx of waters from snows ftroy the potency of the world's hoarded forbidden T deserts, J
trips were noticed, ana as nunareas 01 lootea. i asxea ner 11 jnm was mar- TeaM
I. XT-... A. ... . ... An tiA lnnlr- rlArt SliA baM "TVn . IbAtnlilim anrl .1a i
III Oil .11 llflfBUB Al HinOJ " " w.w " ... - " " ' ' 1 ' 1 . . . . . . ""''u .auii, DIHTTO .n,,..
... ,triu thara was tha inougn ratner oasniui, im.raram vo- ana ciouciDursts on tne surrounding
out for new strikes, were was tn- quettlsh and incHnod towards matrl- mountains. Its surface for miles Is . . . .
wildest excitement and all Kino or )m)riy. As she apparently could get no reared into a million miniature fan- Origin of Death Valley.
reports were sent Out husband she had Imprisoned a lack- tastic mountains and crags and shapes r . . , ... ... . . . .
-. ... .w rabbit, a Deewee and a desert lark as ef endless weird confusion ilka tha lt us unveil the vlstaa of the van-
X DO IV1U1 11BBI VL llltf aUMiHUs. wk.nv . . r . . , , L , . . . , , ...... . . . . 1
Ished aeons and see by what creative golden future.
of othfr ramris.
It would take 100,000 men 100 years ;
far-reacning and '
Mining in Nevada
may come down to a more matter or -fact
basis. Wlldcatting may be discon
tinued and more work required, but it '
is actually making good to tremendous
extent and Is sure of a long continued "
..... Tl.t. I artbHht . .1 . K . 1 .. ! 1 I. I .. . ., . I
spire awe and ecstasy of expression. would not answer and acted very sus- on "ut men rusned peu-mea into ueatn we9 looked badly hen-pecked, but the The Indisposition under the heat dla- nrocess this colossal wonder of terres-
ueatn valley, tne supreme bugaboo plclously, so we each climbed up op- Valley In tne errort to reacn tne scene mric twittered aDout ana auowea mm- couragea me rrom making extensive ' , , . . .. ' " rnrrfirlnir
and great horror of southeastern Call- posits mountain sides and made out of the new Eldorado in the cooler self to Be loved by the Indian maiden, tests, but some of this mere surface trlal aesolatlon came to De. j incurring.
fornla which boomers use to Inspire a each other's sight, but I made even helahts of the hills bevond Many of She rode about, sometimes bareback and spume I had assayed gave 60 cents in At some time In the far lost agee the He discussed the nations peril and ad-
v.ild aw and wonderment on the part better time on foot than the other man them traveled mostlv naked! At night astride, a blue burro of which these gold per ton. Extensive beds of earth nresent site of Death Valley and lta monished.us to pause
of tenderfeet Is still In Itself a' worthy did on muleback. "uh trains of mules ana burros Indians have a species. X asked her If which would give 60 cents average In reat surrounding deserts may have And reflect for Just a moment on tha
nhl.l fnr anv riAn If It h Hi annt.r .a.,. . ,n..n .l T"1" lr'nB . "J . .1,. .mnlrol Klar.lt Rha baM "Va nlar n.r nn n,r.,.A Ka -.l prpal lurruunuins UCBOIIO referendum laws.
n Tlv demoted n'all It vast soTemn: fori hide successfully In thoTe vas desola e ? ? 1 1 . m.a k t ha h rt of course I does.'' so I gav. her and rndeid a T bonanza oeen a la.r iana a v , ou a. u.. out for Con,rt and
un ii uenuittiiuii n wuuiu biiuiu mi an- inuuninin canyons lur y ch id, anu oy winds add the BUn Which rcg'lflterea &S me viudu me n iw puuic itanapcn ,
per and more Btrikinsr article than any personal observation I am about con- hj,h ,a 13c derrees and caused the ad- f tobacco. But I must return to the Ghost Fires and GunDOwder.
Ihnt Vina a l; ,t r h.an nrfltlan ahnut It Aa vlnn.il aha. aula 4a t i . L.iv...iiml. . . . , . . 1 ..firlnttnM f9 tha aianarv -
k.u..u..ucu venturers to ran oac rrom mtj nun- ' v.
blackened western bars of the great
valley. y Sublime Desolation.
Bitter complaint was maae oy mri
returnlna. and even my Banners' and I
after the task of acquiring 40 claims Death
in the new field was accompnsnea,
. ... . . T, . . 1 ..... 1 U
arew dbck, ragseu anu wraiy. t .n,.,,
that has ever been written about it. As vlnced that this is true
a mineral zone It -as a matter of fact everywhere by 100 miles of hot desola
has much merit, of which I will speak tlon It Is out of the protection of the
There la a peculiar kind of spontane-
the deeaundrinf these verdant vistas oay ciear a un
fram sOrtrtceto foundation, disclosing Ana TLlz?t ilh m. at 2f'
totW T affflghted heavens a flaming l?nT U mlht COm OUt 5-
lO U SUnsmcu n'a " iiaujuib rl h,
n,niW,rf In tha Anrth's fair surface, aa ""'
later.
Stories of Riches
addition to the alleged awful death
law and the world would never hear of
those who did not return.
About the Indians.
ous nres tnat Kindle about these Death she staggered amin tne stars. h ,-... of th. railroads fromn
Everywhere as you looked beyond th. Valley marshes and have been seen at tr -oe "b'reafn ESJ But Kef smTbaBeball
sath Valley farm nil is desolation. Tha nSht by many. blackness in wild hurricanes engulfed But w.8 V. ercrowSed dome. a"eDa,Ii
ineral range Is piled against the east nce. In crossing the valley by night, the world. Rains poured in torrents and For ome tMm wm wln tn. pennant at.
In I
dealing, gruesome and ghastly attributea Indians are not very numerous In the approachlng the valley near Windgate and the ranamints against tne west, hat";nUttered like a SDlttTna devil" the reeking, towering flames of this
of Death Valley, it Is often represented valley but they are an Ignorantf sus- Pass, on the .outhwest. we found and but the an am Ints do have snow tha wuttervi ike spitting devU tremendou8 ' voIcajlo of th. valley of
as a vast and fabulou. treasure-field. Pilous, treacherous-looking lot. always iXlnrtTelenfe'mbeV crossed the lots of sc?ubby &?. and 1 plenty o f Big fire, of this sort often .een about death,
which If a man could .ucoessfully spying to .c. wt stranger, ar. up to feny H? L' th h'ad' of thelr b" e c?,ie7 &T & The King of Craters,
traverae ho would become aa rich as the ,n thelr country They did not make heat still at 118 degYees in the shaa. H-. natural combustlve chemicals In .
trtists from the wealth of precious met- "ny op?n demonstration against me but Out of the great sweltering desola- Heat of Hades. minerul lakes. It was from such Time lulled the tempests and the earth
ihJ'to be ricked "up "by thew.y." de4 'VhVy nlnufL'nZed .'ell rndthecooiaiirnof UtaBh w'th The valley, over 100 miles In length. Hubstance. a. this In .her similar dry regained Its equilibrium, but for age.
v.r.;CA..f "hat " theo&wtl aPmin ngthcomnyofminV"htah7an. .d from about 15 to 30 miles In width, are .aid "tX," dliUdUn tn flS8Ur9 w" T"MDg' "e'th-
f"5tne? aide' if Death Valley he ibOUt my bu-'n8-- will plan for m of. thorough and sue- hlend, lnto a blue naM of h,at vou psre as the1.thVnturn lng caldron where tongue, of flam,
would get rich. . )?' t,'t" rSoi,0PUrmonr when the look to north or .outh. The aun sTiines A big compnnv has now gone to .hot upward and black smoke and steam
A man once said to me: "If you ever Shot in the Dark. ndlHon. of Death v2 ley are toler! relentlessly every day during most of work ,5e mou$ end, of .P61?, Vwalley and ashes blew across and blanched the
few..S 5 wtohue.rd't,rdy9an,dIbta.ahk If'ol'i - h" 1 w" ht . Sit'c Hfe r and b7 night "ov.Telted fiZ oPwTil'ch "theycmf co'I KSA "TnT "instil ffl.'ISS.'ffii ffi
a few pieces of the formation over ffiere. "nler some trees on the higher moun- traversed to tne ranamini mountains atm n(.re wak(.g m the commotion of tains enough to blow up the world. ,.h,mv of the under world was worklna
i always wnnrni suiue urn im apcui- lama. wan auuuciuy awKneneu jubi These Panamlnt mountalna snow
v?;.. t hi, i. iv. "nhA. before morning by a gun fired almost capped in winter, loom up out of the
Now. I don t Know wnicn is tne other , . . , . . .. , ' . i , v,..,, voiiow
side" of Death Valley. I have been on mV I w "! " ' cm araf obToV. . erSSred snow
all aides; In the middle and back and to my feet In bewilderment. At flr.t . fr? in noaan of dim and
forth a irreat deal, yet Rockefeller doe. I thought It a practical joke, and pull- ero?J?ltnAAnn oc"n
....... n - .. -- " , , . . . , - imAiMarlnr riAaerta.
not seem to recognize me. ina my revolver, i iiroa in me air ana VVTITw v.rr.,, itaalf la a vajt white
Since early last May I have crossed called, but received no answer. It oc- PTm!n .i". ..i?J T ,v,l
IVath Valley nine times, but I would curred to me an Indian had crent up K",;. n tlW WJ. t rl.ina to an ele- per day when. In
Still oeign to pica up ana pociei an in ins intugns ui nv
winds, warm as the breath of a furnace. its wonders In the fusing and forming;
But even the hoat of midsummer does Gold in Solution. cf mineral wealth through reeking
not seem to cause acute suffering; It . , , , M fumes In the fissures and crevices of
just makes you feel depressed and At depth these big mineral lakes of the gr.at crater and Its surrounding
downright lazy. To keep cool you drink Death Valley might be rich beyond be- field, that are today the golden Eldor
outmaUllh thT'trmeSacta'ly'Xink ,,ef flnd the "houId be '"vestlgated by ado, of Nevada.
from about 18 to U pounds of water means sufficient to msxe. the necessary v. wrv
i the aun. The water ,efiJ- . . . . w
thick rush ,m,n",?n..,.n" w"li. "m'"Z -- tarried in an ordinary canteen becomes To say that there Is not great value
ordinary 120 gold piece if it seemed, to where I lay snd fired the shot, think- "JL, " . V, .,Wl nnn oi tlii hot aa you would wish, to use In a "" in besf corroded lake, of WmItlv. " ,h. m af th-
bath tub. but you must anna it and It ruslr" "a uj'nru rann siraia is to - '
emea ro wnere i iy ana urea me anot. ininn- --" Bs,,i rann nn tha as not as you would wisn
t that I lng to stampede me out of the country. ib dr-.r. .m0J.hr ?nff, sta,, bath tub. but you must dr
tala out I knw if they r.aUy wanted to shoot Tooo1", Tbovl the vaUeB comparatively cool,
up with me they would get me anyway, so I -0.00 or 7-000 ,bov the auera Th cIoth',n(r roil wear ,
vat ana marla raraful nnt tn lnnk ahnuf In tha DCu. 1 ... 9t ...'. a a.r,
If one might hava stood In those
a not far distant day
And it looks aa if h wouldn't car. to
his. or blp hooray.
H. would have ua atop and list.n to
th. avll of the land
When we're starting for tha beaches
and a good time in the sand;
Doe. he think we're In our dotaga and
have nothing els to do .
But exclaim: "That's right, by Jingo!".
when he'e pleased to give , the.
cue! ' 1 . j . t ,
If w. seek our homes at nightfall wa
ar there to get some sleep.
Not to puxile over problem, whluh he
ay. are mighty deep;.
Alao if w. want to worry or.r some
thing in th. night .
There', the city coat of living and the
hard existence fight. ,
It he'd Just put off his howling for a.
month twould b. ss well;
Tbere'd be lota of time remaining for
th. thinga be ha. to teU;
When It grow, a Iltti. cooler wa will
think .bout bis case
say that there Is nothing In the gold Paramints when the wlnda blew strong And he'll learn our calm deductions an
wear In. Death Val- ' r i"B xjui iroij. oiaiieja. Mono- from .ha
ley cornel 10 iiava a acorcneii aniru I rum i " " 1 11 1 " " ' . . v . " . . , l ,
the heat of the sun. but you stand It N"y treasure field so many of TJI" ,' T fi..
the valley at wnicn trena inrougn tne rirt or this . ' . Vv. " 7.
western oceans they would
columns of
wafted
tha last dar ef his race.
Chaxlas R. Bama ,
I'ala Unnaa
i BiiC, at . : . - . u ,..-. . K. ai.mml.a " a.a
ina. -mi ir thav ihink vnn . . Krava. t . . : . ..... . i . v. I . a- nnra lArririr minnfir nF nr tpia rminna. 1 " t . . . . ....VHB.. .... ... . . . . . .
nina f'.' --aT 1.-- Th descent Into Death Valley rrom 7 "i."T. ."i,nc'"r i ..n u r h. varv" alnh. the Kuneral ranite to wh.re lias th "I hope wltn an my narx orore n..
I first saw Death Valley I waa again W my fire, not becauae I waa th west Is mad. through passes and U'."1 ""M- "u"""t ""u "v Amarwoaia h" vtSSAnml ,umm''r roU ronnI th U
impressed with It. wonder. Armi,J"Lt .i.," "!'T!? canyons to the funeral range. "is tne Mineral -tones. T where are now the treasure citiea P-ots . w.u
d have written many page. rA.th ck bl.ck aarkneaa .rf th. .. II hy auto, and wagona sun. aana. sage ana aouraae. Great Mis 6 f hIrhT Cf Ooldfleld and Tonopah, . .had to aappi.r, ire-r .-- -.-
It. but soon it. awful .olitude. but when the first gray light of th. A favorlt. way I. to go .outh from B .and, sage and .olttud. ar. th. mlneralixed irranite. slate, lime, por- g "tit hlve.tod upon' Pyral ich. thl. .ummer to ae. poor, naming
upon me. Once when I wa. 100 morning arose and I could find my way Rhvolita. Nev.. out over the Amaraosla r, ... ,,.. , u . . , . lnF. on" ,m.'5nr ,?a-?flB -iTT?Z ,111 ., iM.hM m..ifa.t a,,t
m civlllMtlon and helpless with over the rocks I msde back to camp, valley if miles to the new mining town " , i . ..I , l' . . .. T r.i.-. Znd have an h. Vl nf a ho n. m,.tTir w-
I wa. represented In a long. - snd this incident, which I don t think of I Ja. r.U at th. foot of th. Funeral portion of It. bed attaining about :0 eral-bearlng formations ar .very where J11 "i .h. 1 . . iT. .1 ZT.r . ,a Vr. .1 T h a r 1 1 v la ao rvlao
Interview, as saying that Death has been before related, la the only not- run. thence over th summit of th feet below aea level consists of unknown anout Ueatn alley. i hy nave been t"A'-'?VV??"?""?:? 111 V. .. i. i.a.. A kwn i.am
aside from Its tremendous pile able adventure I bad tn this line In all raara elaht miles to Schwab.- CaL. and dentha of slurslsh slime. bKter with denuded and scarred and carried by wrap., !nro""I "r?"1 'n ."J1'""" "5 . i.L i 1 tnr tha rar,d
me ia nftn ''
he lvlna about loose. It Is a fac
fouttd plenty of precious metala
there, but thev were so mixed UD
other substances I have not yet got made careful not to look about In the
them successfully separated. Dusnes or maniresi any runner aiarm, . .
aa Indian, are superstitious about harm- Into tne Valley,
Contagious Delirium Tremens.
When
very much
and coul
bout
palled
ml lea from
the heat
called
Valle
or loose mineral treasure, was a no. my rour m on ins in ana aoout ueata thence 10 mllea down the deep end pie- borax, .alt. nitrate, in fact a wonder- ciouuuursi. ana an m -.rain pi eie- ( " r:; fK-r. MSt
place for a health reaort. presumably aa Valley. turvaue Echo canyon, thenc past fully complex and powerful solution of ments tnrougn tne arm or tne lost WT chauffeur foertr-an, and eoawhmat.
inaiani cur ror luimrum-ia, anu auca where the warm water. nr rnmace natural chemicals "l'u V i.m . . .,.,.. nra, i- aimmer doss tlimi i
frr,i'?." nrV Be,r IO W,t 1 ,tn0W f DPTdtin. creek n..h out tha and four TM. ;h .Mu,, I IVX t'aTleVVnrnr':. I. Cr.tr Become, a Sea .be a-ampng flda ,ad
..,.. ..v..v..uw ... Ill I i-a on I I ' i a I iriniri . u. wiu " v. . -. . . . ' w I VU1 , tx i n ' 1 ' ' ' umin- -
I qobi mow as in. isautns there lutlo oaala. known as tb woras prnitn tegrate. and liaoie tne very rock a, . . ...
Death Vallejr Scotty's Mine. are ao very bad, but one of tb. chief. Iath Vallay farm la tha edae of Ie'ri much a. would cyanide t . . ,k . I
w iiaT. lis im WiMW iu v'a auv i v t u vii auuiKii a iin a it. tiwiu - wsrrtm
Dah VaTVw a Vict Cvsnulfi Vat . .... rcDtacl for the flow ef watarsL ar tk tham Im hand. I bmr t-
1MM my novfl !da f it I mvb- from aBbtrramian Inundation U mfnar atJ .uiAir,r a th f-r-
Ballataaf I I t k Bflfsgf mtt lakxa a. . a aia. e . 1 lv a . T v aft. -aa 1 1 S a a.. . . . . a. a. w' ' ' . ' a
"ii tead thaV Vnl Uatn V,Uey
IrfiirMl ttrarvt hlr r tfmt ha tktl fir. Ki-1r (Kam Kara (n mtirh Ihst
rmiuL tr.e muui-niii nmi r - t x ... .... .
iiriiiminrawnnivrwwsia vumt natmu-a. dastrXa In and a boat th valley, wy . . . . ; prtntrp spaeax Thn .lowly te -raters recdl t
ana vimi a was aoiag lavnx
I wa. not exactly looking far Dearth Cf-iVinr New1, Cam rx
Valley Pcotty. mine In the meaner al- amxsn ' ,vJrp-
snnea or tne lor- exists in avra, water, nsuallv t-
aaafftna the brn aad dirrtric
later part ode of ajhaag woodch.eka blng fre) and 'r
V,..., t-a.a , a ed. ao yild at a!l th tima
fiery crater beoam a -p i vtsH tn le woi'"i
- . m i w aiiu . ' . . .-.- . ii i.i anu
Death Valley ba. recently appeared my.- told th. chief of th rpncate that
teriou.ly tinder , my nana, I am, nr 'Th,t m TL00". " ''L , 1 J"""
glad of the opp.rt.nlty t. tell for tha rnd'hV. JB!
Th. lower bed cf Ieth Valley-1. a conalder them worth eir.rin. be- becam an InLancJ sea. It. former fire. ftrlM kr far library win-low, vtera i
dep.amotherd and lu,a4 below a un- trt4 to write, ail summe- i a - t
more rlaua ility to
But since s much haa-beea attributed w" for mur3T f wh,t
to ma tn the nraaa all anr tba rmtaai aom time .go. ana later tn. eltlsen.
. . - . . , , ; of Ballarat. t aL. tt( aearwat aettlemewt
. . BBtuiai v j a 1 1 ... " v -m u. iiirv I IB I C mui I'lSU. uiin 19 r . . . . .. .. " - -" . , . . .
mind Street Di. nnr i v. .
dr-ri at ptav, Wot wnen It n-nn i i
tB. f.me. for th. benefit ef hi. borax In- ... - - - - . wh,on 't.Vcomm..ded the Ma Dm. c 't" iZ"
"" l" "7 Bf tnmim , fnrmatlna. ha.
attliala. tb w.,.r. cf rnm.ee creek m"; .'7 cn V T through tlIare kot- . I .anto
for Irtiaation rurpoee. at thl. point n,i,iii., .... k. viur trnm ik. ki.., -in , m,. tota af the crater aea. laaviaa lta tra ' -wnm f t - a-r-l ott
les;d. thongb I am of the ftpHitoa that Whoa nay partners and I Vera a rnoa or . acre of tb forir.er wild sunderoa belts and nn of tb. .ur- exists in avra. water, usually t- the frac- mendc-s Maekened ntonataln walls er srartnaafe t --it f " a V
iiiui,a vim v . .-j-. ,i wit rm " u mm www a-a,i a i tan frrow- over lev aa?re ar in torn
Z lul, Tw- .' ff 1 ha mcU( itvat sprtng wa fom.d at John- alkaline Mil ha h-sen brwifkl
alderable a-iaen- t that ff. " ? th- -.V." fin .tat. of ralUv.tion. but to
it- claim, that tha Iadlaaa fnrt him aoo a Caayaa oa tba treat aide ar wnli VllB lmta frr, haa rrqairvd
fecotty has
cons
nato hi. mina, whirk I ..It likelv. a of Dfatk Vanrv. anaev larr. rreprtr.-. a--1lture jf ;
tb Indian. tb-w ar en-inieg prfr"1- xa-ne Tory large ana lo-i 11 jr B-r la t Wa akaaatlf.
af Ii kIra sr-i y wait, aaaav tbassii farm, nads aaemii
ar. having learned It tha Urn
b-a-n brmifkl undr a rounding mountain it there In rreat tlon of a rent Per ton. cnnid-mhl ha. Its b-l whita with sail and a. kail tir- )na ataaertatina." aa,4 i t.a --
pr-ttlucm lakes of aolutlnn fr mHj and mllea. tea Inveatod In tha stnka of cnmran- poalts and all tb fr trwtel4 cewl- a Kail r4 nf f--
rrqalrea an ex- iTtJt' er by the un or reaturlaa la which claimed . itxr e wlclj a ra of th. crater. Tha. a ar It t-- I lut W. ar it t
. aftd vHred br th fnrlnrn hrondtnc ni. to profitably ratrart tl-A. ams'l iwrot. aiav. a rreat wbM suekea rift ideflrH-d a- Ian,", "
I -neadow. of tnla two thaa vast aod ae-tiilar mlaaral a, era of rnli fmra ttm xil.ra cf tie la fnaa4 mrajntsin waia. T r4 "" 'K f' !-
ogly more beaatifai posits .Wev fca arloak4 ay vry- . go it i clausiba that ka thefhaada Ana solitude reigna aver and arenad a and it . ! . -
t