The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-06
a 4 TERRIBLE r, J, sisuatioa.

Tho Denver lCol.} Tribune tells the soi-
s..,,irr, sfoyc az The Grand CapDn. Charles
Ssar and his brother Robert, IN the sEs:ng
~ iaT0. offered to pass 60,0ee rallroae- Tues
down the Arkansas from the mountain
source. He says:
o % Orr eier was accepted, when we started
into the upper entrance Of tae canon Wild
large skid, provided vita SIX Guys pao-
visions and 200 feet OF rope, WIZ "hlcn,
by taking o running turn aroahu solae
flrnIy-p,anted object, we could lower our
heat . tnndrcd feet at time. On this way,
Mt the end OF three days, having set
airiff many hundred ties, we reached
! the entrance to the Royal Gorge. Here we
discovered that 40 attempt TO descend the
fret waterfall with two in the Boat was GER
fain destruction, and to return was impossr
bIe. Accordingly, determined to lower
INV brother down the fall in the boat, dis
fance OF two hundred feet; gave him the
rome and let him take the chance OF tue
canon life seemed more certain Ia toat Oh
recsionb while ] would risk my physieai
ability to climb the canon wall, when was
about 1000 feet high.
"About 10 O'Clock in the morning snook
hands with my brother, lowered ham ia TIE
boat safely to The foot OF the fall, gave Elm
the rope, and saw him no more. linen,
stripping the socks from my feet, COM
menced my climbing-way, often reaching
the height OF one or two hundred feet, only
IN he com pelled to return to try some otber
way, AT length, about 4 O'Clock IN the
afternoon, reached a height upon the
smooth canon wall Of about thou
sand feet. Here my further progress
was arrested by shelving ledge OF rock
thatiutted out from the canon side loot
or more, To advance was without hope;
TO return, certain death. Reaching up
ward and outward, I grasped the arm OF
the ledge with one hand and then with the
other, my feet slipped from the smooth Side
of the canon, and my body hung SUSPENDED
in the air thousand feet above tue roaring
waters OF the Arkansas.
cat that moment | looked downward 10
measure the distance would have TO fall
when the strength of arms gave out. A
singing sensation crept through my hair as
my:eye caught the strong root OF cedar
busb.that projected out over the ledge, lit
tie beyond. nv reach. Ny grasp upon the
riu--os the ledge was fast yielding to the
weight OF my person. Then determined
to make my best effort to raise my body and
throw it sideways toward the root, so as to
bring IL within my grasp. AT the moment
OF commencing the effort saw my mothers
face as she leaned out over the ledge, reached
down her hand, and caught me by the hair.
Stranger, my mother died while yet a young
woran, when and my brother were small
bows, but remember her face, / was sue
cessful in making the side leap OF my arms,
when I drew myself upon the ledge and
rested fora time. From here upward my
climbing-way was laborious, but less dam
gerous. I reached the top OF the canon
Just. as the sun WIS sinking down behind
the snowy range, and FASTENED to our camp
at the mouth OF the canon, where found
nv brother all safe. Charley said be,
shave you had your head in a -four sack p
twas then, i discovered that my hair was
as white rs you see it now" ......,,. 3