Show ten have been lost on the nevada deserts los angeles cal july 12 the los angeles chamber of commerce i baa taken action looking to an amelioration of he conditions on the deserts of california and nevada which are again causing the deaths of many prospectors and travelers from thirst As the heated seasons approaches deaths on the desert are again becoming frequent and within the last two weeks it Is stated upward of ten people have perished from thirst MINER PERISHES riverside cal july l matt riley a miner Is the latest victim of tho desert he left the 0 K mine in dale district on the third instant and yesterday his corpse was found and buried where two desert roads meet midway between the mines and mecca alley was accompanied on his trip from the mines to mecca by james katte another miner they started for a sixty mile walk with only a gallon of water between them twelve miles out katte became sick and went back to a water barrel and laid down till he recovered sufficiently to return to camp wileys rileys tracks indicate that he traveled for fifty miles a large part of the time in search of cottonwood where he knew there was water there was no sign board on the road and finally giving up in despair he lay down and died of thirst |