anaheim-gazette 1909-05-27

DESERT WATERING PLACES WELLS AND SPRINGS FEW AND FAR BETWEEN Interest Attaches to the Region Because of Rich Gold Deposits, as Well as Other Minerals—In Southeastern California and Nevada [Contributed to The Gazette] The southwestern part of the great basin, that portion of it including the arid areas of southeastern California and those of Nevada that are most easily reached from California points—is known generally to the dwellers in the less arid districts west of the Sierra as "the desert," but local names are applied to its various subdivisions. The most important of the subdivisions are the Colorado and Mohave deserts and the Death Valley region. The Colorado desert extends from San Gorgonio Pass southward to the Gulf of California, and includes the depression known as the "Salton Sink." The Mohave Desert lies farther north and its boundaries are not so definite, but it includes much the greater part of San Bernardino county and the eastern portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties, Cal. The Death valley region, which lies north of Mohave Desert, stretches eastward from the Sierra Nevada, covering a large part of Inyo county, Cal. and extending into Nevada. It is named from its central feature, Death Valley, the lowest point on the continent. The present public interest in this desert region, which comprises an area of about 68,000 square miles, is intense, largely because of the disruption within it of coal mining in Wyoming. Geological Survey's Report on Production of Coal in Wyoming in 1908, prepared by E. W. Shows a total production of 5 short tons, having a spot value $8,866,843, a decrease in quantity 763,839 short tons, or 12.22 percent. In addition to the decline in business caused by the financial crisis, coal-mining operation is ming, as in the adjoining Montana, suffered from an overload of fuel mined during the summer early fall of 1907, when repeated warnings of a fuel leak by the transportation company sumers laid in supplies of fuel; der to avoid a repetition of the silence of the preceding winter; the public suffered greatly from scarcity of coal. All of this occurred hand when the panic of 1908 led down a great many of the milling properties in Washington and Montana. Many plants had not resumed open at the close of 1908, and nearly all had in their bins large quantities of coal which had been purchased the preceding year. The difference between the decline in value and the decrease in production was due to two causes—the tenance of a rate of wages established when prosperity was at its peak and the fact that the market steam coal where slack or scrub could be used was practically so that the coal marketed coalfarmer a larger proportion of sewerage. ley region, which lies north of Mohave Desert, stretches eastward from the Sierra Nevada, covering a large part of Inyo county, Cal and extending into Nevada. It is named from its central feature, Death Valley, the lowest point on the continent. The present public interest in this desert region, which comprises an area of about 68,000 square miles, is intense, largely because of the discovery and development within it of mines that are heavy producers of gold. The resources of the desert, however, are not confined to the precious metals but include many other products of economic value, among which may be mentioned several valuable salts, including borax, soda, gypsum, and common salt; building materials, including marble, onyx, cements and brick clays; baser metals, like copper, iron, and lead; and gems among which are turquoise and opal. These products are widely distributed throughout the desert counties, and although the existence of some of them in commercial quantities and available form is as yet problematic, others already form the basis of important industries. The wells and springs of the desert region are few in number and very irregularly distributed—so irregularly, indeed, that although in some districts watering places occur in groups, in others they are 30 to 50 miles apart. Unusual activity in railroad work has so stimulated prospecting that there is a large influx of strangers, many of whom do not fully realize the danger of traveling through an arid region, and it is highly important that the springs and other watering places should be located as definitely as possible and described for the benefit of prospectors and other travelers. It is believed that this urgent need for the dissemination of information in regard to the location of known watering places and the possibility of locating and developing water at other favorable points will be met in part by a report by W. C. Mendenhall, which has just been issued by the United States geological survey as Water Supply Paper 224. The paper includes a man of the region. The average number of men showed an increase from 1907 to 6,912 in 1908, but the average number of days worked decreased from 275 to 217. As a result of the agreement with the United Mine Workers of the mines in Wyoming have placed on an eight-hour basis men employed at 51 mines, out total of 6,912, working eight days during 1908. The labor troubles in the coal of Wyoming during 1908 were a result of an attempt to reduce on the termination of the scale agreement, September 1 suspension of operations at the larger mining concerns, employing 4,658 men (a little than two-thirds of the total number of mine workers in the state porting idleness on account of The average number of days idled per man and the total amount lost was 6.6 per cent of total time made. There were 88 coal-cutting men in use in Wyoming during 1908 increase of 3 over 1907. The chine-mined product decreased ever, from 1,328,709 short to 1907 to 1,072,619 tons in 1908; the percentage of the machine tonnage to the total decreased 21.25 to 19.54. Of the total number of machines in use in 1908, 47 of the pick or puncher type, 40 chain-breast, and 1 was a long machine. On March 28 one of the worstasters in the history of coal- mining in the state of Wyoming occurred Hanna No. 1 mine, of the Unicific coal company, where two plosions resulted in the death other travelers. It is believed that this urgent need for the dissemination of information in regard to the location of known watering places and the possibility of locating and developing water at other favorable points will be met in part by a report by W. C. Mendenhall, which has just been issued by the United States geological survey as Water Supply Paper 224. The paper includes a map of the region. More than 300 watering places are described and mapped, and the map shows also a number of the principal roads through the desert. These roads have not been surveyed and only approximate locations are possible, but the map at least indicates the usual routes of travel. A copy of Mr. Mendenhall's report can be obtained on application to the Director, Geological Survey, Washington, D. C. PROMOTING PUBLIC HEALTH Last year a certain state legislature appropriated $70,000 for stamping out disease among the domestic animals of the state and $10,000 for the prevention of tuberculosis among the people. And yet in this same state the money cost of consumption amounts to $8,000,000 each year. Other legislative bodies, including even the congress of the United States, are guilty of the same sort of inconsistency—putting it mildly. It is time for the people to demand of their legislative servants that more fitting recognition be given to health matters and more money appropriated for the work of promoting and protecting public health. MINING IN WYOMING Survey's Report on Production in 1908 Biological Survey's report on production of coal in Wyoming prepared by E. W. Parker, total production of 5,489,151 tons having a spot value of a decrease in quantity of tons, or 12.22 per cent, due of $865,825, or 8.9 per cent to the decline in business by the financial depressuring operation in Wyoming in the adjoining state of suffered from an oversupply during the summer and of 1907, when because ofarnings of a fuel famine transportation companies, con- in supplies of fuel in order a repetition of the experie preceding winter,when suffered greatly from the coal. All of this coal was taken the panic of 1907 clos-great many of the mining properties in Washington, Montana. Many of these not resumed operations of 1908, and nearly all bins large quantities of had been purchased during year. The difference between the decrease and the decrease in produc- to two causes—the main rate of wages establish- prosperity was at its height that the market for where slack or screenings was practically cut off, coal marketed consisted proportion of screened FARM'S FEATHERED FRIENDS INSECT-EATING BIRDS TO BE PROTECTED California Among States Adopting Laws for Protection of Bird Life—A Billion Dollars Lost in Country Last Year from Insect Depredation [Correspondence of The Gazette.] New York, May 21.—Protection of the insect-eating birds, whose destruction caused a crop loss of almost a billion dollars to this country in the last year, will be made a campaign issue throughout the nation as the result of a general movement, which was organized in this city today. Backed by the granges and other bodies representing the farmers, orchardists, ranchmen and planters of every section of the land, the national association of Audubon societies is preparing to obtain from every present and prospective representative of the people in every state in the union definite declarations of their stand on this question of the conservation of the bird resources of the commonwealth. Where the forces of the milliners have been able to exert political pressure to legalize their poaching upon the feathered guardians of the crops, the people will rise this year to demand that their own interests be protected, it was declared by leaders of this new campaign today. Representing an industry valued at less than $12,000,000, a few Broadway feather dealers have just succeeded in defeating in this state the Francis bill for the protection of the insect-eating birds, behind which various The difference between the decrease in production to two causes—the main rate of wages establish prosperity was at its height that the market for where slack or screenings had was practically cut off, coal marketed consisted of proportion of screened commands a higher price. A large number of men employ an increase from 6,645,912 in 1908, but the average of days worked declined from 275 to 217. It of the agreement made limited Mine Workers nearly 35% in Wyoming have been on eight-hour basis, 6,802 men at 51 mines, out of a total of 12, working eight hours a day. Struggles in the coal mines during 1908 were the reattempt to reduce wages termination of the wage-ment, September 1. The operations affected mining concerns, 14 mines, 6,658 men (a little more than the total number workers in the state), rests on account of strikes. The number of days idle was and the total amount of days was 6.6 per cent of the total. The 88 coal-cutting machines Wyoming during 1908, an over 1907. The ma-product decreased, how-1,328,709 short tons in 1908, and age of the machine-mined the total decreased from 4. Of the total number in use in 1908, .47 were or puncher type, 40 were and 1 was a long wall. 28 one of the worst disasters history of coal-mining of Wyoming occurred at mine, of the Union Pampany, where two exiled in the death of 18 their poaching upon the feathered guardians of the crops, the people will rise this year to demand that their own interests be protected, it was declared by leaders of this new campaign today. Representing an industry valued at less than $12,000,000, a few Broadway feather dealers have just succeeded in defeating in this state the Francis bill for the protection of the insect-eating birds, behind which agricultural interests worth over half a billion dollars were solidly arrayed. In spite of the united efforts of the 83,-000 farmers representing the state grange and the Audubon workers, who were backed by the press and people of almost every community in the state, it was reported today that the hiring of a lawyer "whose political influence was undoubtedly used to prevent any open consideration of the bill on the floor of either branch of the legislature" had with other machinations of the milliners resulted in legalizing for another year their traffic in property that belongs to the state. As a first step in the general national campaign for the birds who guard the crops, the record of each legislator on this matter will be submitted to his constituents and every effort made to secure from each district in this state representatives at Albany next year who will be pledged to heed this strong demand from their agricultural supporters. California, Missouri and Oklahoma, have just been reported as adopting laws defending their bird crop guards against the ravages of the feather dealers, which are substantially the same as the bill which the milliners have just strangled in this state. Similar laws forbidding the sale or possession of the plumage, skin or body of the insect-eating, non-game birds "irrespective of whether said bird was captured or killed within or without the state" are already in force and working for the protection of the farmers in Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, South Carolina and West Virginia. From every other state and territory in the land communications are being received at the headquarters of the Of the total number in use in 1908, 47 were for puncher type, 40 were and 1 was a long wall 28 one of the worst disasters history of coal-mining of Wyoming occurred at mine, of the Union Pa-company, where two ex-situated in the death of 18 losses of life were caused by rock and coal, many might have been avoided, ac- the mine inspector, by pro- HITS POTATOES May 21.—For the second year, a heavy frost has been reported in the islands. Last night was coldest ever recorded at the year, and in some damaged potatoes, beans to an extent which known for two or three farmers declare they will while others say they out any serious loss. The need to have swept over the waves, and left its mark on the delta section. es on two or three large badly damaged by frost ago. That snap was as the one of last year. It is not believed that necessary to replant a crop is reported to body of the insect-eating, non-game birds "irrespective of whether said bird was captured or killed within or without the state" are already in force and working for the protection of the farmers in Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, South Carolina and West Virginia. From every other state and territory in the land communications are being received at the headquarters of the movement today urging an immediate effort to rouse the people to campaign for their feathered crop protectors as against the forces of the millinery interests. FLAG DAY The American Flag Association is making a special effort to arouse interest in Flag Day, which falls on June 14th. 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