Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-23
SURVEYOR BROWN DROWNED.
His Boat Capsizes and Two Boatmcn
also Perish.

DENVER, COL. July 23.-A party ofsurveyors
headed by Frank NJ. Brown left here May %
for the purpose of exploring the Colorado
river, with view to building q railroad by
that route to the Pacific coast Yesterday q
dispatch was received saving that the captain
OF the expedition. Frank NJ. Brown. and two
bostmen, nAmed Peter Hasborouyh aud
Henry G. Richards had been drowned by the
capsizing Of boat.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
SALT LAKE, UTAH. July 23.-In regard TO the
dispatch sent out last night from kapab. Utah.
about the party exploring the Colorado river.
with the view OF building railroad by that route
~ the Pac nc coast, another telegram received
gives add tional particulars from the surveying
party rs follows:
From Denver the remaining members of the
party started by wagon north yesterday for
Milford. Utah. Rpbt. b. Stsntou. chief en-
glneer, intends to return and complete his sur
vey of a railroad down the Grand Canon a. soon
az new and proper boats can be procured. He
also reports that railroad lines down the Colo
RADIO river canons is not only practicable, as tar
as he has examined il, but il now can be more
easily and cheapiy built than he expected be-
fore the survey. The party have now surveyed
and examined some 40 miles from Grand
Junction. Col, to points where they left Mar
BILE canon. after the accident which happened
President Brown.
Mr.. Brown forty-two years old. His
father was s. p. Brown. who was member Of
the board Of pubic works in this city. Mr..
Brown Was born IN Maine in ls41. He moved to
Washington with his family about 1861. After
the purchase of Alaska by the Unit "a States
Nr Brown was appointed special agent Of
the Treasury department and placed in charge
OF the fur-seal interests in that territory. he
subsequently returned to California and en-
gagged IN mining IN Amadore county. serving
several terms In the state senate from that
county.
About twelve years ago Mr.. Brown married
Miss Minnie Ward, second daughter OF Hon
Jasper ID. Ward OF Denver, Col. who formerly
represented one Of the Chicago Qll.) districts
III Congress. Mrs. Brown and her two children
with her mother sailed for Europe a few
months ago to spend the summer III Germany.
MIR. Brown was "a brother OF Austin L. Brown,
Mrs. SamI L. Mattingly. and Mrs. Frank b.
Conger, all Of this city. He was well known
here and in New York His last visit to this
city was made about three months ago. He was
president OF the Denver. Colorado Canon and
Pacific railway company. which was organized
to build line OF railway from Grand junction
TO the south end of the Colorado river.
The marbl" canon begins at the Echo cliffs
Here the river is almost in the open country
its banks being only 100 to 800 feet high Ii
has just emerged from the Central hesas Of
the province through the Glen canon Turn
ing sharply TO the southwest the river begins
at once to burrow into the carboniferous plat
form. The beds dip almost exactly up stream.
so that as the river falls with its onward pro-
gress the crests OF the walls absolutely rise In
fact the progressive deepening of the gorge is
due far more to the rise of the strata than to
descent OF channel The declivity of the chan
mel Is about 81 feet per mile while the rise O.
the strata Is nearly eight times as much. The
descent is so great that at places for miles in
length the water is lashed and churned to a
foam Of creamy whiteness. Notwithstanding
this the journey of 200 miles to Green river.
Utah. was made in safety and with loss of only
two boats. From this point the party was re-
duced to eight men, and with a fresh supply of
provisions they proceeded on the dangerous
journey. The conveyances consisted OF three
boats. each 10 inches deep and 80 inches wide.