--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Bollermann, W. collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 9 number: 10 published: 1906-08 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'W. Bollermann, "A Story of Death Valley," *Improvement Era* 9, no. 10 (August 1906): 811.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0910unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera0910unse start_page: 811 end_page: 811 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1906-08) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0910unse publication_year: 1906 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1906, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # A Story of Death Valley STORY OF DEATH VALLEY. Sage and cactus, sand and gold, On the desert rough and bold, Land of perils seldom told; Bulls and punchers to the front, For the precious metals hunt. Lust of gold, land of dangers, Luring on the wanton rangers, Death has claimed uncounted strangers. Life of danger, greed of gold; Land of perils never told. First of all brave Scotty came To that desert spot of fame; There he made his stake and claim; Battled with the drought and sun. Well, the victory he won ! Life of freedom, truth and love, Life of virtue, like a dove, From the heavens up above;— Better for the human soul Than the greed and lust for gold. Salt Lake City. W. BOLLERMANN.