New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-10
IN STRANGE WATERS.
GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF THE LATEST TRIP U
SALT hIYER

SALT RIvER
Below ws give o short extract from the book
Dan Lamont will soon issue entitled The Cruise
of the Free Trade or Explorations on the Upper
Salt RIVER:
We left tho wharf on the hat-ooat Free Trade Il
about the time the polls closed and started on our trip
up tho Salt Our principal passenger wss OF course'
Mr. Cleveland, who sat In the bow OF the boat, weigh
Ing it down almost the waters edge and causing the
stern TO stick up IN tho air considerably. hr Thur
man sat IN the bottom of the boat busy rigging red
bandanna his cane to be used a sail The crew
consisted If Pilot Curtis Deckhand Jones and Roust-
about Godlin. Each armed with a long pole, as
there wero no oars other for propelrns thu
craft and IL was necessary pole IL tho entire distance.
These three were selected by Mr. Cleveland - being
very appropriate, they having done % much, uncon-
scpusy, b mako the voyage necessary. The current
not strong, and We made good progress around the
numerous crooks and bends Of tho river. Tho ban
danna sail helped considerably.
We had not proceeded far when we net tho large
sde-wheel steamboat Protection" loaded with Ro-
pubcans She was running with the current and
seaming along at high rate of speed exactly in tho
middle Of the channel 1t was the first time she had
como down since her trip up four years ago We
barely had time TO get out of the way and when her
swell caught 1t tossed the Free Trade" about Ike
a walnut shell. Deckhand Jones lost his pole, ard
the Old Roman had 70 lowcr DIS nat III
bottom Of tho boat and act as ballast
After the Republican steamer had passed on No
proceeded slowly course, the roustabout using
his pole and the Jones padding with his hands
Just about this time attention was attracted oJ
the strange actions Of man on the right bank OF tho
stream. He was rushing about in all directions,
though evidently trying to follow tho river along up.
end carried in hand scientists butterfly net
about the size Of tennis racket which he was swing
he rushed abont among tho trees, evidently making
frantic efforts TO catch something in his net and at last
decided to land and II could ascertain who
and what he was thinking that very probably hs
was insane and had wandered away from his keepers
Just before touched the Shore however, We caught
the sound OF his voice. as he talked very rapidly TO
himself and by It recognized that II was only our old
friend Chairman Brfco, still chasing rainbow So u
again started upstream
The river growing worry shallow end much
more crooked than in the part Of Its COURSE and
we proceeded slowly The fact that Mr.. Clevelspd
insisted on sitting In the bow and thus making the
boat draw so much moro water there them u would
otherwise have done, caused US frequently 30 ges
aground. l talked with him some as We procecoea
on our way and found him rather gloomy on some
subjects He greatly missed his friend sackvfDo-
West He regretted that no could not hold bis Once
another term, there was SO much work yet !" 90
so many grand objects yet unaccompished. he spoRs
particularly of the grea, work In the cause OF free
trade which he had hoped to carry out lad no 'oon
spared. He spoke feellngy OF dear old England nov
left at the mercy of the Republicans. The pension
veoes which he had hoped to write during his noxs
troubled him greatly 1t was sad. no said to %
cut down with much Of this Important work yet I'M
done He did not forget the rebel flags, still unre-
turned Ho had hoped 70 stay 10 send them back, bus
that dream was past. BE had thought to be spared
h,f auaexif
1t otherwise.
Tho scenery along the river was far nom invi'lnSA
Tho country hIy, and though heavily woodee
tho trees appeared to belong mostly to the sour-apPs
species. We had but little time for observing the
natural features however, the river soon became
so shallow that We found ourselves fast aground We
must tighten the boat IN some way and were starting
10 throw overheard several large boxes OF Golden
Club freetrads tracts, letters of Endorsement hon
England, etc., which taking along, when
Mr. Cleveland called to us to stop, and ordered US
t. throw over the crew instead. The Old Roman anu
accordingly did so, the three OF them striking IN the
river with great splash. We could not have ac-
complshed II had they not been greatly weaS-
ened by the work In propening tho boat lhcy
nearly exhausted and tho pulse and respiration os
each were weak. Tho deckhand's and oustsoours
circulation very low, and even the Pilots was
greatly reduced The water was not deep, and they
managed wade 10 shore. Here Larry and Jones
were observed TO strike out directly into tho tsii
timber but PILOT Curtis climbed 10 tho top OF hign
pine tree and went out Of sight We notlced nun
balancing himself on his stomach across tho topmoss
limb and reaching down and trying TO pull tho urea
up after him.
We soon found that oven without the crow We could
proceed but little further. Tho river grow
smaller rapidly and shortly was but nero creek We
despalring when suddenly as wc toiled painfully
around one OF tho bends We saw on tho ien
bank the town Of Oblivion. Getting out In the water
tho Roman and myself succeeded in pushing the ooas
to the landing In front Of this place Mr. Cleveland
stepped to the shore. passed up through the Town ana
took permanent lodging In quiet sna untfsS1sa''e
street.