Show ROBBING DESERT OF TERRORS water holes and sign posts post to aid prospectors prospector in desert regions nf nevada and california los angeles cal because more than a 4 score ot of skeletons skeleton scattered along his line hue 0 of r travel served as a grim brim signpost of 0 danger and warning of 0 the fate that might over overtake tak alm during a tour through the desert regions gionson of california and nevada george W parsons of 0 this city for eight years has lieen been agitating the need of 0 public protection for the daring prospectors and travelers who venture in these waste places this work has now taken concrete form in an effort on the part of the los angeles chamber of commerce to secure the aid of congress la in the tha sum gum of to be expended under the direction of the secretary of the interior tor for the purpose of locating and developing springs and water holes and tor for the erection of durable monuments near accustomed lines of travel it Is intended to cover the general area of the desert anti and arid lands of 0 the united states informing travelers as to the location and character of 0 these sources of water supply the state of california already has appropriated for this work and more than iron guideposts gulde posts with directing arms have been erected within its borders the proposed national legislation has been embodied in a bill which cal congressmen will be asked to introduce |