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Show 200 LOST SURVEYING PARTY. about noon. The party itself had bivouacked on the sand the night previous, and were seen from the station, just before the storm came up, making good progress across the flat toward the Knob. As they did not make their appearance at dark, a couple of men were sent to the west end of the Knob to make signal- fires to guide them in. These fires were kept up until nearly midnight, and supper postponed in expectation of their arrival. The look* outs, on their return, reported that they had seen fires to the southwest, and that after waiting for the party more than an hour, had concluded that they must have been unable to find their way in, owing to the darkness. I was quite uneasy about them, as I knew they must be suffering for water, having with them only what they could carry in their canteens. There was no help for it, however, and, about midnight, we took our supper and retired to rest. A number of specimens were added to the herbarium to- day. Sunday, June 9.- Mr. Oarrington came in with his party a little after sunrise. They had struck from the flats to the north point of the range, instead of the peninsula to the north of it, which, intervening between them and our camp- fires, had concealed us from their view. Not finding the camp, as they expected, they had followed along the shore ( which here turns to the southward) for five miles in search of it, but being disappointed, had returned to the point which they had first reached, kindled a fire, and lain down on the sand for the night, without either blanket or food. They did not see our signal- fires before reaching this point, as their faces were turned to the south, and, when they did descry them, were too much exhausted to come in. They had suffered much fijom want of water, but were in good spirits. A heavy thunder- gust came up in the afternoon, with violent wind from south- west, and more rain than we had seen since we left Salt Lake City. Just before dark, the yawl was despatched across the lake to the springs for water, with instructions to cover the station near them with white cloth, and return as speedily as possible. Evening dark and threatening. The gusts here are short, but the wind very violent, driving the sand before it with great force and velocity. Monday, June 10.- Dark and lowering early in the morning, with some rain, and the prospect of a wet day. But it soon cleared off, with a brisk cool wind from the north, which anywhere else would have given a clear transparent atmosphere. It seems, nowever, a striking peculiarity of this climate, that no matter |