The New York herald., 1864-08-21
A Perilous Trim.

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The Prescott Cansdsl 7el,soph has ,bs following &C.
cogpl et hazardous exploit 6ss
Suf'ug .be latter part OF July two msu named vols,
jones. Of the frslcer Guards ard Robert WEIGH Of Nj
Barker change Office Prescott left here on trip tc
Montreal intending 10 run the rapids OF the q, law
They started 10 lapstrsak ski twenty enc feel
long three feet Six inches beam. and carried with them
two pars OF oars. sail and tent with the necessary
cooking apparatus &C, for camp he They succeeded
10 running the Gaops Rapid du Plat and the north chan
mel OF the Long Ssult the point even
Ing Being afraid 10 venture the remainder Of the chan
ret they carried their boat and traps across the island
70 the head o. iheouh channel ba, the darkness was
so intense that they considered discretion the better
part or valor, snd they camped on The island all
sigbt The following morning they ''packsd up their
sstempt. accompanied by the cheers of about twenty
people, who had corgresaied rron the shore The peril
state that ile s.s. washed over the boat Ssf ins Il
with water. or which struck the q. the oars
(Wech 10 the face slmcs deprvnG him OF his breath.
they snen run 70 Hogansourg, where they aid over
DAY.
Next morning the coteau Rapids were passed beautl
ful style, and they reached Cedars, ihe
spenod rapid Of the whole lot to run The slit Rock
psvrly nnished our sdveuturers Being rnacquainted
with the ehantei they took the north shore and when
only about one hundred yards on very swift current
they saw ahead Of them fell OF about eet By hard
pulling and good steering however. they succeeded in
making the "0d Lcsk. the north side, when an oar
broke, fortunately just as they within reach OF
the iock They nere struck an EDDY, aud went back
.nc sm1 ,s wnes ps ra pointed oa. the ens1.e,
safety
Then came the Cascsees. Here they were advised BY
rsuilemau whom tbey met TO attempt 10 run them
~ ,he Cascades mad been BY thing smaller
than bateaux, aud re was they would be drowned
this they determined to proceed and
were apxiousy watched In their perous Journey by the
gentlemen above spoken o. The first ptcn was passed
safely AZ tie second however the boat went down and
struckw wAsther the bottom rock they could not OF
course, say. she however, raped, they supposed py
the orcs Of the current although filled ~h water aud
was carried about thtty yards 10 friendly rock She
moment they struck SIN water the boat sunk.
Ihe rock before spokss Of. however, near,
and though small, nero they bsied ous their
boat and prepared 10 start assip. Mounted on
this loueIy rock they took . view of the "s,tua-
be anxousy desrous 'changs their base but
assistance could there reach and p0s,s 20 ss
hey had take 20 lheir boat AGAIN point ahead was
selected and they determined the boat should swamp
the rapids ahead they would stick TO her AZ long a.
abe kept up BY the and Their Justify piled
oars, aud iher abandoning her. swim for the point
Although badly tossed however, she sti kent up and
about bsK ied with water, bravery she came out OF this
latter peril. They reached the poat baed their boat
hosted sat- ara started acrcss lake VI Peter reachpg
the Nuns lssnd that night. whore they camped. Tbs
vas good days work. seven rapids, large snd small,
we're passed, and two lakes, making . distance OF
about seventy miles, and although I've, 20 tho
skin they slept soundly, feeling thankful, u is TO
% noped, 70 bountifui Providence, to whose pro.
.ect've hand they, IN peculiar manser, this day owed
toeT lives. Inc next morning they reached Caushna
wsSa, sua were here strongly advised by . seutsmsa
from he Moosrsal TsovuSA aaa oshss saaAnss ateaes