The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-07-14

oad with il a smoother current
came au' ada landing, ate some OF their
lheJ 'nv md rroyisons, and strengthened the
watel,s .I ctdar sticks. Then they embark.
ra'' VT toward afternoon came to the june
eu' where Green and Grand rivers unite TO
| Srn the Colorado. E 80
At the junction the river was about ioo
feet in width, and the walls on either sGe
were neerly mile high. Above was on'y
10 be seen narrow strip OF SKY, whiie 'ho
cedars that stood upon the edge OF the can
| on seemed no larger than weeds; anu uo
tached pinnacles rose yet hlgher as mohu
ments 10 memorize the mutiny OF m!ghy
waters. Down they toated IN the gre"'
canon. in the daylight, made BRET by the !
| shutting ont of the sun, they endesvored 70
avoid the rocks which opposed them ana az |
NIGHT thew drew to the foot OF the huge wall
wall and stayed till morning. they
| could not 20 back and 30 they
aoated on hoping to reach Calyille. Four
DAYS had passed, when, on the aiternoon oil
the 18th of August, an ominous roar ahead
was heard the current became more rapid
: a sharp bend was tgrned, and foaming
waterfall was seen. Nothing could prevent
the raft going over it. Then Stroe stood
= M with his pole in his hands, while White
ciuno 10 the logs. The raft leaped down in
4 to the waters, and White heard the last
sbrek Of his companion, who had been cast
" off into the seething torrent; with turned
}. head he beheld through the mist aud spray
t. his companions form toss for moment III
II the boiling water, and then SINK
Remembering this, and not knowing wha'
vet to expect from that terrible insure OF tn'
re earth, the walls Of which were now a. muct
10 as 7 900 feet in height, and seemed TO NEE
be almost, and keeping out all OF the uPpe
os earth except the narrowest noooa OF o'u'
= skye. White tied himself to the RAFT an
ut strengthened the lashings.
"a. All the provisions and arms had been lo'
II in going over the waterfall, and after I'M
came a succession Of rapids, blocked up b
masses of rocks, over which the raft wa
ire driven and tumbled and sometimes comp
sa- lv submerged. In one OF these the lol
nor composing the raft became separated AZ "
oo. MINER end, aud spread out tanwise d
alter being thrown into the water, he regain
pm his place, and refasteued them. shorty
0 be terward he reached the mouth OF the 20
the RADIO Chiquto which joins the Coora
lat proper at right angles, and creates Sun
-, eddy or whirlpool. In this whlrilng OF
"'u ers. White, clinging desperately to the I'd
and WAS tossed 10 and fro for hours, and OF
gov. when almost unconscious found that ne h
that been released from '"S eiS'P % w
:. arms. mud was once more floating down
IL 10 tween the lofty perpendicular walls,
ana -Four days had passed since he haa 'AS,
cute food. Nothing had he seen butthe loan
waters, the blank, bare walls, aud the 'hr
of sky above. For more than a week
md had been at the bottom OF trench
90. in dppth Exhausted and hungereu'
even sought to suck his own blood, but
pun aspect of his shriveIled, bhstered arm sea
non- him. 1t was then that he came by
$, as strip of shore with bushes growing on !
Iudos Here he stopped, deyoured some gF
leaves and pods, and again resumed
% oy Journey. On the eleventh day he was tai
ding on shore bg some Hampais Indians,
.per would have killed him had not one Of tn
por. interlered and protected him. Tins
name savage gave the voyagpr meat
p''' roasted mc2qute beans to eat, and a'''
short rest White tottered to his raft
hoated downward
Three DAYS afterward he was arou
o ,nnss from stupor by voices. Strong arms
mess thrown around hun, and bearded faces lo
~, 49, ed pityingy upon him. lie was ten
a:S and cared for BY Mormons OF this place.
an' with his strong constitution soon regal
' .n,in health, and has now no desire to leave
' w. spot where gooe Samartans mlnlstered Il
.""p him. He is in good health and dong "
and does not wish to renew his exper'en