The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-15

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ellis Now she Uhot out into the stream
aud up "a far as the line would permit,
and then wheeling, drove headlong
against the rock; then ont and back
again, now straining on the line, now
striking against tho cliff. As soon as
the second line was brought we passed
it down to him, but his attention was all
taken up with his own situation, md he
did not sec what we were doing, 1
stood on a projecting rock waving my
hat to gain his attention, for my voice
WINS drowned by the roaring OF the falls,
when Just ut TINT moment l saw him
take his knife from its sheath md step
forward to cut the line. Ho had eyf-
IDENTIFY decided TINT it was better TO go
over with his boat rs it was, tlian to
wait for her to be broken to pieces. As
ho leaned over, the boat sheered again
into the stream, the stern-post broke
away, and she wns loose. With perfect
composrre Bradley seized the great scrll
oar, placed it in the stern row.lock, md
pulled with all his power-and he was u
strong fellOw-to turn the bow OF the
boat down stream, for he wished to go
bow down rather than to drift broailside
on. One, two strokes were made, n
third Just MS she went over, and the boat
was fairly turned; she went down almost
beyond our sight, though we were more
than hundred feet above tho river.
Then she came up again on great wave,
and down and up, then around behind
some great rocks, and WIS lost i'll the
tuhultuous foam below,
We stood speechless with fear; We saw
no boat; Bradley was gone. But now,
away below, we saw something coming
out Of the waves. II was evidently u
boat; q moment more and wo saw Brad-
10y standing on dock swinging his hat to
show that hc was ali right. Dut lie was
in a whirlpool. Tho stern.post OF his
boat remained attached to the line which
was in our possession. How badly she
was disabled we knew not. / directed
Sumner and my brother to run along the
cliff aud SEQ II they could reach him
from below. Rhodes, Hall and myself
ran to the other boat, jumped aboard,
pushed out, and away we went over the
falls. A wave rolled over us and our
craft became unmanagenblc; another
great wave struck us, the boat rolled
over, and tumbled, and tossed, I know
not how. All I know is, that Bradley
was soon picking us up. Before long we
had all right again, and rowed to tho
cliff and waited until Sumner and
my brother came up. After Il difficult
climb they reached us, when We run two
or three miles further, aud turned again
to the northwe7t, continuing until
night, when we rau out Of the granite
once moro.
Attwelve o'clock on August Doth We
emerged from the Grand canyon OF the
Colorado, and entered valley from
which low mountains were seen coming
to the river below. Werecognized this
rs the Grand Wash.
At night We campel on tho left bank
in mesquite thicket The sense Of
relief from danger aud the joy Of sue.
cess wero great. When he who has
been chaincd by wounds to hospital
cot until his canvas tont seems like o
dungeon, and the groans of those who
lio about him are m increasing torture
when such q prisoner Mt last goes out
into the open field, what u world heseesl
How beautiful tho sky, how bright the
sunshine, what "floods OF delicious
music" pour from tho throats Of the
birds, how sweet the fragrance Of earth,
aud tree, and blossom. The first hour
Of convnlcscent freedom seems rich
recomponse for all tho pain, the gloom
aud tho terror.
Something like this was the feeling
wo experienced TINT night. Ever before
us had been mn unknown danger heavier
than any immediate peril, Every wak-
ing hour passed in tho Grand canyon
had boen ono of toll. We had watched
with deep solicitude the steady disap.
pearancG Of our scant supply Of rations,
and from time to time when we were
hungry had seen the river snatch por-
tion OF tho little left. Danger and toll
wero endured in those gloomy depths
where often tho clouds hid the sky by
day, and but n narrow zone OF stars
could bo seen at night. Only during
the few hours Of deep sleep consequent
on hard labor had the roar Of the mad
waters boon llushed; now the danger
was over, the toll had ceased, tho gloom
had disappeared, and tho armament was
bounded only by tho wide horizon.
The river rolled by in silent majesty;
tho ntiiet of the camp was sweet, our
Joy was almost ecstasy. We sat till long
after midnight talking of Grand canyon,
Of home, and, moro than all, Of tho
three mon who had left us. We're they
wandering in those depths, unable to
find way outl We're they searching
over tho desert lands above for water I
Or were they nearing the settlements
with tho same feeling Of relief that we
ourselves experiencodi