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Show TRAMPS OF M0JAVE DEATH VALLEY HOBOS ARE A WORTHLESS LOT. Will Endure Terrible Hardships In Order to Sustain Their Worthless Lives Without Being Forced to Work. The wondors of the "hobo" kingdom are the tramps who live out in the Mojave deserta part of which, Death valley, is tho hottost place on the face of the earth. These white tramps live with the -,.. A- T II I I 11 1rnnmn iriuie luaiuna ana are lucawj as "Arabs." They are of a different species, more worthless, If possible, than any other branch of their tribe, and are. an Interesting study In that they will aaffer thlrBt, heat and almost death in order to get enough to sustain sus-tain their worthless lives without work. The desert tramp's clothes are usually usu-ally caat-off garments that he hai found, begged or perhaps stolen faded, frayed and full of holes and his broken shoes usually are wrapped in cloth so as to protect Us feet from the burning sands. He carries a bundle consisting of provisions and few empty beer bottles. On reaching a ranch ho will mak for the spring, and after drinking hli fill lie down on the shady side of tho house and sleep for hours, or until he smells the odor of the coming meal. Then he patiently waits for a "hand out," and Is off to tho next ranch. And thus he keeps up hia rounds from one end of the desert to the other with no object In view, no hope for the future only that he may livti from day to day without laboring. At night he will sleep in an alfalfa field, or In a Bhallow brooklet with his head resting upon a rock for a pillow, pil-low, and he thus can sleep soundly, with the thermometer at 110 or 116. Arising from hie cool bed, he fills his boer bottles with water, eats his breakfast, and again resumes his long tramp, which Is never to end. Ho follows the trail, having no compass and knowing little or nothing of thy country beyond, only that it Is 30 miles to the next spring, and twice that distance to the next ranch. Hv may reach his destination and hd may noL j Frequently he falls a victim to tho heat, or thirst, for men have died of thirst though having Jars of water in their possession. The heat has burned out tho spark of life, or literally burst the head pen. , Tho desert tramp Is more desperate than his brother of civilization. Tho fierce climate has brought out bis brutal nature, and bis hand Is against anyone he meets in this desolate country, coun-try, where evorything in nature is at war, even the elements. Without the slightest hesitation he will take the life of a prospector or tourist In order to obtain food or water which hia victim vic-tim may carry. |