, 1870-10-28
pony nhonld make = misstep and knock

= pony ahonld make misstep and knock |
man over the cliff with him
Now md then We start The loose rocks un- |
der our feet, .zKl over the cliff they 20 thun-
derirg down, down, II tho echoes roll through
dirtant cancna. at list wo pass along level
shelf for some disfanoe, then Viz turn 10 the-
right and ziszag our way down -esp slope
TO the bottom..
And now We 60 down thia lower csnoo for
two or three nllcs 10 Hhcra it tcrmln1te4 IN
the Grand Canon, a. he ost,sr ellist in this,
only tie river, fifteen hundred feet b-lnu ~,
eeened like little brook. Our way Appear
ed 10 be utserls cut OF, mud she 1sser iaao-
ceesble. Our little withesei tuida-the
human ptckle-s:ata hn1s:f on ro.k and
aeen.s wonderfully amused ut our tliscomht-
ute. After some minu,es Le 4uistly r'aas.
and bcckouing mo to fo!loT. .p]i IT. out
narrow stuIlng shclf on the right. Ar,l this u
our way. Ii leads along the face ef 1lio cIl6
FOR ltlf u ml!e 10 wilsr le.ch heyoaa,
side in great tlide, and there wc can get to
the nvef.
is 10 steep that We can scarcely stand
on it, and to fall or. slip IL to go
don't lcok ard see! It is soon
the ledge. The storms have washed it down
elnce our guide Was here last, years ago. One
OF the ponies IL OH 50 far that We cannot turn
him hack until VIC find little wider place, but
1t last We gel him of. With part Of the men,
l tske the horses bsck to place where there
'eT shes M g51weg gbs snd 6sq su!n tsn
looking for some way By Which we mAy get
down to the river When return. one-Cap-
tain Elsber-has found = way and gone on
down. We pack bread. coffee. and sugar, and
two OF three blankets among Us, and set out
It is Low nearly dark, aud We caunot 1ud tho
way by which the Captain went; m hour is
spent in truitlsss search. Two OF the men
20 away round nearly half mile and start
down brol Ell chasm that faces us WHO are
tehi-d. These walls, that arc vesticle, CT neat-
| II 60. are often cut By chasms where tho
| showers run do*n. and the top Of the chasm
will LIE lack distance from tha face Of the
wall, and the bed OF ths cha-m will slope
down, with hero aud there fall. At other
| pl-cer, huge rocks have fsllen aud block the
aay. Dawn ssicls n one tia two meu start.
1h-n Is, curiuas '!aat glowing cut Ut the
| rlty c II tLe Iu4 ke. 4 d1ken SEEMS will
start rom II. r,.,1, azd grow to tho length
bra1Hh or zig. bat 'hsse stena VIII be thick
~ Sov; rts' Ni:;i 3e4y. =. NV AID tuea the
taa ,@c:; ao.hi como to batch OF dead
-fc'.-. a:d with sh:m make tire to mark fur
rs t1,ti; way and progress. In the mainline.
VT lind suc's gulch and start doxn; int va
cau.e to the ''jumrrug-cfr place." when We
car thtov stone ana lear it faintly strike
nay below. Ws fear tina: We shall havo to
s:tI, here, clircins to tlt rccks u1,it daylight.
Tlel,, ,ur It'll. lndian gathers few dry stems.
si+- Them into u bundle, lights one end. anil
la',!s it up. Tue others do tie same, and.
| sitb theee torches, We lind a way out ui
trouble. Helltins eacl other, holding torches
fer each other. cnc cl!neinS 10 sno'lser. \
hand until he can get footing. then support
ius the tthrl Oh his shouf DER; 40 We worl
nnr passage in!u tho d.p!hs. and uoa
Csrtslr I;iefop has kind!ed h,,ga fises oi
drift wood an the bank Of tha river,
ILtsc, a.,d sllt fires in tho gnleh opoosits
| ard u,1r pwn Htniug torches. light up little
| PATCHES that make more manifest tho awfn
depths OF darkness below. Away down there
Ca},:ai.. Ei.hop lnoked Iike tiend, waving
LraEt:s AID 1ightin. tie fires Of hell. And tl,t
n,rn III the opposite gulch arc ia,ps, hghtlEf
dcllsiyu hres in iuaceessiole crev,ces orel
vawnnE ctiasms. Que own little 1niiaa i,
ts1clr the king Of wizards. So think, a.
tit fer few moments on ! ruca to rest.
at last we eee, huge, flaming torch c,Mtnt
up tie gulch. 1t is ,is Captain. who meet
nj, and, Al be haa learned the way, NC a1,
soon BY the a'de of tho great Colorado, wea
tied, hungry, and athirzt. almost to stsrva
ton
Here wo lie down fat On the rocks ant
Iriak just nouthful now and then, as w'
dare, fur half an hour, maybe. Then We GO
up and make-oh, what a Kettle OF coffee
Then, spreading our blankets on a sand bcac!,
the roaring Colorado 1ulls us to sleep.
OF our trip back, aud the big talk with TIL
Indians, Of Mt. Tgumhu!1, and other things
J. II. POWELL