Show ROBBING DESERT OF TERRORS water holes holc and sign posts bosti to aid prospectors in desert regions of ne nevada va da and california los angeles cal because more than a score of skeletons scattered along his line ot of travel served as a grim signpost of danger and warning of 0 the fate ate that might overtake him during a tour through the desert regions of nevada george W parsons of this city for eight years has been agitating the need of public protection tor for the daring prospectors and travelers who venture in these waste places this work has haa now taken concrete form in an effort on the part of the los angeles chamber of commerce to secure the aid of congress in the sum of to be expended under the direction of the secretary of the interior for the purpose of locating and and developing sli springs rings and water holes and for the erection of durable monuments near accustomed lines of travel it Is intended to cover the general area of the desert and arid aria lands of 0 the united states informing travelers as to the location and character of these sources of water slip supply ply the state of california already has appropriated 5 COO for this work and more than iron guideposts gulde posts with directing anns amus have been erected within its borders the proposed national legislation h been embodied in a bill which california congressmen will ft be asked to introduce |