. The Pacific tourist . llville Min-ing District. 140 miles distant. In this dis-trict the celebrated Northern Bell Silver ^line islocated, also the General Thomas and otliers lessjirominent. Silver Peak ^Mining District is 110miles distant. These districts, and others notnamed here, are all south of Wadsworth. RhodesSalt ^larsh. an immense salt deposit, is about130 miles distant. There is salt enough in thisdeposit to preserve the world, if reports as to itsextent, etc., prove true. there are three bodies of water which travelerswill more fully understand by an Lake prope
. The Pacific tourist . llville Min-ing District. 140 miles distant. In this dis-trict the celebrated Northern Bell Silver ^line islocated, also the General Thomas and otliers lessjirominent. Silver Peak ^Mining District is 110miles distant. These districts, and others notnamed here, are all south of Wadsworth. RhodesSalt ^larsh. an immense salt deposit, is about130 miles distant. There is salt enough in thisdeposit to preserve the world, if reports as to itsextent, etc., prove true. there are three bodies of water which travelerswill more fully understand by an Lake proper, into\vhich flows theHumboldt River, we pass at Browns little south-west of this lake is the Humttoldtand Carson Sink — the waters from the lakeseeping through a channel or slough into thesink. The dam at the foot of the lake is acrossthis outlet or slough. The waters from Car-son Lake flowing nearly east, find their wayinto this sink through a similar outlet. Thusthe waters of the two rivers, the Humboldt. PTKAMID LAKE. From TVadsworth to Carson Lake, south, thedistance is about 40 miles. This lake is namedfrom the river of the same name, which flowsinto, or rather through it. Directly south ofCarson Lake is Walker Lake into which flowsAValker River. The lake last named has novisible outlet, and is one of the sinks of the greatbasin east of the Sierras. South of the railroad, and Carson, each flowing through a small lake,finally meet in the same sink. To this sinkthere is no ^^sible outlet, and the vast amountof water which is poured into this basin throughthese two rivers is undoubtedly taken up on itsway, or after its arrival into tliis common sink,by evaporation. The Humboldt River, though it has a length 202 WMM ^^€lFi& F&W^iMF. of 500 miles, and has several tributaries con-stantly flowing into it, yet does not increase involume, throughout its length, as do most i^assing AVinnemucca it diminishes to asmall stream, finally spreads into a marsh
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