The morning call., 1891-10-18
A PERILOUS TRIP.
Il was Enough to Make the Mans Hair Stand
On End.

As many of my readers are aware the
lockwood Canyon from the head OF the
ApImas Valley to a point directly east oil
the station of lockwood is one OF the mar
rowest, deepest and most difficult OF access
of any of the box canyons OF the State,
writes correspondent of The Denver
News. The fisherman or hunter who ven
lures to approach the edge OF the ellis
looks down in frightfui abyss with dread
full whirlpools thousands of feet below him,
which looking at it alone will inspire the
stoutest heart with desire TO cling to trees
or rocks The chssm is in many places but
a few feet in width and in one place IL
is entirely filled with a timber gorge
which is itself impossible of access by
the human foot The river for several
miles can be reached but at one or two
places, and that always at the risk OF lie OF
limb The writer has let himself down the
SIDE of some of the less dangerous places by
a rope in order to get fly within reach oil
the wary trout which are found in these
holes or wells.
At one point in the canyon log about
fifty feet in length has lodged across the
CANYON, with ends not on top of but against
the PERPENDICULAR " alls of the canyon. The
log itself is almost beyond tie reach OF man,
and it seems that if reached no man In his
right mind would attempt to cross Oh Sach
an insecure bridge, suspended over the
gulf, a plunge into which would be plunge
into eternity.
The gentleman of whom we speak. hav-
ing spent the day bunting and fishing with
some of his friends, had taken charge OF
two guns while the others were below fish
ing and expected to join them further down
the river, where il could be waded or crossed
on the wagon bridge. Passing along the
cliffs he espied the leg spoken of above and
determined to attempt to cross. he tried
the log to see if it were firm. As 1t appeared
to be so, he stepped out upon thls narrow
bridge, balancing himself with gun on
either hand. When a little past midway OF
the chasm the log slipped 4 little, settling
down at one end. What the feeling OF a
man in such a situation IS cannot readily be
imagined. While perhaps his hair stood on
end il is hardly possible that he took any
time TO note the phenomenon. Inc next
move was not made by the log but by the
man. He soon found himself astride the
log and minus two valuable guns, which
were soon at the bottom OF tile liver, which
is perhaps forty feet deep at that place:
Cautiously he moved on toward the goal
that seemed so desirable, and ia a short
time (but to him UNNECESSARILY long, he
reached the wall. Here a new difficulty
presented itself in the perpendicular wall
against which the insecure bridge was
braced. Slowly rising on the log he began
to grOpe around the rock above MS head LOT
SUI p1lt. Almost in despair he began think
ing Of a return to the side from which he
had started when his hand found niche
by which he was able TO draw himself to the
top. In this lie was assisted by his great
strength and his tTaning!aS railroad man,
which enab led him to perform feat which
to an ordinary man would be Impossible.
Even his iron nerves were uustrung by the
| experience, and it was considerable time
! before he was able to go down the river to
meet his companions, who were beginning
to wonder what iiad become of him. 1t need
not be said that this man will never attempt
| another such feat, but will walk to the
wagon bridge the next time or wade the
| river at some other point rather than walk
| log under such circumstances.