, 1875-02-04

FROM the 8ttt Luks }ifrHfd.
A minor Of Little Cottonwood, who anw the
desccnt Ut one Of The recent snoT-Rlidsa In that
canon, thus describes 1t,
"rhora goea Bnou-slide!" exclaimed my
companion, Us, ia the rotdRt Of a heavy s1oet wo
Asco1ided the canon whore We lad he eli aasfnsing
ID tfo exauning tic corpse ot victim, II ths
scens Ut 3 lAta disaster. "Do you hnt hear It !"
and shrili Whaling sound which attracted my
ltlonlion, daePoncd iuto low. gntseral-iko roar,
increasing In volume and power At evory ihRtant,
Until tho artillery ef btono nlver setmed but
whisper III comparison.
"WAala is til" hurliedly Asked while tho mir
1t that distance seomsd to tretnble in cousonanoe
with tho motlous Of a n1onuter atill Invisible.
Ffnm tho bed OF Little Cottonwood
atnooth intliro tises at an anglo 1T 20 degrces
from the HORIZONTAL. terminating in d poitfell-
dicuas hotnhre wall 1000 feet in height, Mbet, ID
AGAIN surnonntca by reccding lNartzlto clihs,
tlivergsug in dl'terent directions, mud, making
scaltor III the hbr2Dn. aro lost to view.
Amidst tho htoolonrdling aproar tho rhenom-
cna vera invisible ILL the goreea at tho summit
iltnl the level rith tha moving snow. Rocks.
as II in rage ak their inability to withstand the
shock, Eave way from tfer foundations with Al
audible growl. Clumrs OF treeg, centuries In
maturing, snapped like stubhle, tllair dark
branches donorib.ng tho undnatons sf the sur
fsee as though struggle for for oxistsuca % % was
ful wavo Of the avalanche They eIuk
gradually aud disappear; jntsing crass
Of quAftxte shaka OF thelf disconnected pur-
ttons, which, tumbliug down their Jagged sides,
bury thamselsos noiselessly in the moving
nlasaes, that having united at tue couve1giny
point rush toward the odge OF tho Abyas with
Increased fury. Nothing moro terrible than the
successive pungea Of tho disconnected por-
tiona Of the ava'huche over the preo,pioe osu
well be conceived Compressed by contact with
obstacles in Its COURSE tho van ol the volume
has attained tho solllltY Of Ice. Retarded by
variations Of tho incline, 1t seenlH to pause on
the R1go Of the procfpico ~ though
In sensitive dtead OF the terrible
shock which awaited 1t. ImpelIod by th9
tremendous pressure behind 1t ]uta over tho
gull unsupported distance OF fifty loet. until.
severed by its own tremendous weight Il Strikes
tho earth with crash only noutratlzed by tho
nj,toar aboye 1t. With duller thud hud an
irregular roar for an echo each separate de-
RcenlinB body alghted on Its predecessor, pi1ing
higher aud hlghor At each successive tlaHcant AZ
though preparing for the gralldest thbleau or tho
sublime spectacle. Highsr and higher, until a.
stunning tho proportions OF lnAiaatio column, IL
concaalH tho blun nahehind 1t half distant to the
top. .... ..-....
twill It ia1t ?" asked my companion, IA trans-
1xed by the planonloua he uttsrs the hsst words
that have escaped him.
"Xes, 1t nlust fall. Hao, 1t Ia Rwayng already."
Great God, what aoone! Colossal IL lts mag
nitule, yot symmetrical In proportion to tie
scenery in reIlof, superb to the viHiou ipdc-
saribAble IN its destruction. A swaying motion,
graceful sweep. = boom unaurp1ssable III
power, tie pEaFs aud canaus 10 mute auditors OF
tho performance. In soneB OF thunder they hurl
back their applause.