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Show p STORIES INJURE TOURIIMG flfird Stories ot Dangers Usually Yarns ot Press Agent. RUBLES IMAGINARY Invelers Fail to Find the Mnd, and Water Is Not Essential. By W. D. RISHEL. il.. Mfh tr will 1 h? I tp: i:ros UN lesert! in tk two questious Lgwrptnai ho fW - I'niteJ Lffi'n mm tulomobiV Both are fool iui would oct l1 aj'- .o! 1 the true : ahi?M tr know". r h t eon.li . ' "Jan Mt kxows is due entirelv to ? y aariprfMitioas that ha Lh afccu: tie- deserj u; th . jnrMrs or sic-? HN Ira l first ' -. :i t. N cjvn tie above q.t: :.r: t -i sit titan la not asv sand on LaaartT lk roads cross it rcud flat LW tttd would be a blessing, he-Ciikaaaaind he-Ciikaaaaind sir.i eoold i (ooi road s.ad. Se.-. -" CuonauT to cajTT a drop of water pas tie desert, either for drinking r r::t:e. Th- -ea- n j- 'j timed at a'., is :a case of ac-w-ts. ea it would eotae lu 3ic fajToaing Tales. It Teat? harrow i 3 g ta'ee have v--. - aai and ariitad bv fiction writer ::e tiJrs " j i Lk httwssa bait Lake . itv and tke prevent a friendly hree7e from blow :ng which ha full swing on 'he desert. Again, asphalt ret lee t the sou ' rays to a far greater extent than the sage brush of the desert. Vet wild stones of the desert heat la a favorite theme with the nature fakers who are today the greatest drawhsrk to transcontinental transconti-nental automobile travel. -ft: m is automobile. The ' Eat au worked the desert overtime i nio:f- hc deeds e j jfcr lvaa of eaj or sorro r r c-swei.s: notoriety and takes this unzi ti hrterestiag toe Dablic. The c-- we2t esse of this kini was the r ....... -;e-i ari i; s: for three day - j - - 1 pi tsiag is impossible. The roads - me tie desert are as well marked i . - Sal ' ikswas lost weald have to deliver wet tan at righ: angle ani -' r' :b the sagebrush waste. Thee :wl is trsTehai over this kind ox -zir ..: ix impossible ia an auto IMM Daily. : I W tkh kiad of -'staff" :. rrirnd - BhiaaMan all oTer tke eountn. . It k i of hncirelda of -Qjli aaifl( at acme who wo id other aaie tae trasaeontioental trip. fc: 3aaafaetimr woo wiahea to ad p-j'. ids ar stir-' --. a joorney fs 't; tgoatry. jet a proas agent and the pr agn: geta buay. The net remit ij some more untruths published about the desert, which makes the timid more timid a-d perhaps prevent others from making a trip tier would like to make. There waa a time when a trip across the des'rt had itf dan(er. That was. however, when people traveled in ox teams and had to f-.eht their way against the Indians. Both are now gone and the modem automobile fairly eats up the mileage on the trip. A water bag. for mergeufy, takes rare of the water question. A log of the road, in addition to painted markers, insnrea the proper route, and a little common sense Is all that is needed Oasolina and supplies can be porehase l at intervals Question of Heat. The question of heat ia another one that is misunderstood. On a hot d:iy in Jnlv the heat is more intense on the paved streets of Salt Lake than any spot in the desert. This is only nat oral. The tall bnildings of 3alt Lake |