Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-30
FLEEING FROM rHK TORRENT.
A Thrilling Experienc. with a Clouaburst On
an Arizona Canon

Thrilling Experienc. with y Clouaburst On
an Arizona Caaon.
From IN. san FrnncI.co Chronicle.
Speaking OF eloadburste." said Col. Granser.
81 had a little personal expcrienc. On tina, linz
once. and never want il repeated IL was An the
summer Of ls72. Avonng fellow named seore.
Brown and were prospecting In the Huachucs
mountains in Arizona. II was a counparatiyolv
unknown country at that time. and fllcd with
dangers Of MI kinds. against which We were am
ply prepared. We had hae oatAt. wen stored
with provisions. and We carried good arms aud
an abundance OF ammunition. THIS Cor the
double purpose of killing game and defending
ourselves against possible attack, Of Apach.-.
who were bad at tina, time We hal been oat
from civilization about six week. aud had made
scne small discovesles. but nothing which We
felt would Hastily ms an working at that time so
we pushed further u9 tha mountains. following
mp canon a. Tar could 90 with our team
and when we could take car wagon no further
we made camp, and each isy prospected the
country around A. packing our tools and water
on cur mulcs
We had started out early one morning on
one o. these expeditions. The mir was re-
markably calm. 10; breath stirred. nor wa,
there cloud in the ky. The sun came IN
clear ana no; and Brown remarked TO me
tcted up the marrow canon that We were sure
OF q line dav ut any rate. We reached the
scene OF our operations aboai O'Clock la the
morning. aud tying on- mules 20 a clump %
had NO, ,,o g., n, 49,, W INC mn We
s,lry pl a me- 90 ESt e.. In. -.
10 ga:lsr o,.r-l,,-,l .,,ss.,,.,,,i,. ~ s 80
tvvo ,l,,,s.- ,,,os.-. ,h'i'.a -, ,a
a,5 so,tb ~ ,s Tvr., - -. .' ~. nov y. N
ana n cl,us ,,,sss ,l,,,,,.,s -. $3.50.
ant. see,nea 20 ram Nv aT.nr.acb ,cb -. ''
/ 60 a., !, :. :. !. -. - - . - inv ,
started aoa IN" nr,a;'' a.. -s - -, s .s
clouds al,o,e ~ ~, ,,,,,,,,i,, 's -. .ue
the iarlnc.s incrs s "a An
paren,ly a. .auc.rs fslIing ,ro,,s -. IA.
doubled oT,r sre,l ana "a -. -. -
/ two ,,l,pd ,,,,ssc, M, \, - - -, ~ 'ue
! darl n. r,;jrs.b. - a., -" Nv, ~ s a rs
! in size and rnniaitv un,,I 4, ..r,sb =. 49,
! the clculs mad .rri,ahly bn.,, ~ -
| rush ~ water Ike a NIAGARA c,,-,;,., A., -,
! the heavcns 'NA
I've had reached our mules ana ,ro.o .,,,-.,...-
down the canon FOR oar ~ H. L,I,.,alss
were a raging cataract ~ ,snt.r o.. 80
were washed Gu. by the roots. bnga mi.
ders were rolled dow, in,o ~. - ~.
water pouring down the billsidcs ,nn,a Iii
dep-e.-iols and in f.. ,n;,,tc . e.,
I to ravines. In place. W. could ses ths Ii
washed clean To- the bca-oct ar1 ,ha n.
| mass t;rnhlinr into the canaan thr,,n.,h .h;.s
we were riding. ""'en
.'It vas a ,S1a for lie p.hi,s ne ..,,s
wall OF A,,;er ,ir,y fcot bi-b co-,ir,, 81 ~.
roar Of a tb,,s,nJ r..a.,',.,s ;;1.ae - ~. suo
! d,afeniug In The tacs - III. -, - -. rs
was a mas % dI,ris ,-b,I, -,
or.- ca b,,,, b~,,ls,, , "ns ,ha
inc event fo-T.rl b, -. - ,',.,.S ,,'e.
IL svc.t hefo-e tba h,,, - ~, La',-s,..s eu''
..W. w., p,.,;,,,, ,.,r - - - 60.
mo-, li,,i, a, -, g-,-,,,.a a. - Nv,
gro ,sino lasr,ar al 49, o..t, .s -
rain s;ilI falling in torr.p,s xhils ar, ,.-.,,I