The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-27
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY NILES IN
DER GROUND.
Death in . Mountain Mneistrom-The Body
Found Amer Long Subterrsuean Jour-
uey-A Rider HaggNrd Episode.

ono OF the most TeInGrkHDle SuDleTihuedu
waterways in the world was recently discover
cd in tho northern ranges Of the Rocky Noun
tains In Montana. An accident which proved
fatal to human life, was the agency by which
the discovery was made.
Two prospectors. named respectively Phil
Barnes and Pierre Ieger. II Flathead Indian
guide named kliknt and myself left Bonner's
Ferry on Aug. Z. and struck out in north
castcrly direction. headed for the peaks and
caNons in the extreme northern range OF the
main divide OF the Rockies. The purpose OF
my two white companions was to prospect for
valuable minerals in a section OF country
which few. II any white men have ever en-
tered before. My own object was to seek d.
version.
After whipping. pulling. and pushing our
pack mules through the almost boundless will
derncss of underground timber. gloomy
canons. cragged peaks. and drifts OF snow
we found ourselves on the 18th day ofAugust
according to the observations taken by me
within Twenty-Five or thirty miles OF the
canadian line and ut an attitude OF ,,2Oo leet.
that lowered above our heads to the eastward
were covered with snow. while tne days were
~ o'clock in the forenoon and o'clock IN the
afternoon. w
bad come to n standstil. unable to advance.
Owing to great Iependismia;r cliffs in front s 81
an sne eishy fest hsh
II roaring mountain stream and extending fully
twG the south Ggsr the
tically down tho sleeps from tho melting, snow
more than tho swash OF the running stream.
As We stool norS lSHfns yainy ar9a SHan Tor
alternating in forco. stronger and weaker Mt
intervals o! 2 few seconds 1t came IN Earring
some m inutes We listened in silence. Then
suddenly klikat spoke: l., l., ,, .,
peassd E ap OF Snai sfa is T BIZ
Hole-in the Water Him heap water run to
hell and rHt ON" It'd devils camp . 5s wbot
do y nE h9s n hy yh iSn W" Etsknt what
You. come look. he said. advancing to the
81 i he
innsy Wster ss In % aoe @
arproaehea the edse Of the projecting rock
and reered down from tho dizzy height.
Barnes and Lcgcr did likewise.
that We We behold, straisht down below us there
was deep pool or lake. about quarter of nm
hish walls oi eternal rock. thus forming per-
passage Of the water beyond this spot The
then lost itsclf. The water in the pool swung
drtea in 'o steadily acseleratcd tidal Current
toward the centre And here was the most
hs s1tss t tive wstes
shapeds great Luck hole in ,T
ward with lightning snced, A tremendous
Of darkness. n the centre OF this fun mel was
| great mass of snow-white foam. dancing and
dap SRH Of Of It
of fifteen or twenty seconds there would be .
greater downward rush of water, the pillar Of
speed OF the, current: then the roar would in:
crease in volume. another pillar of foam would
form. only to disappearn Jew moments later
| terrible sight.
glanced ut mE I've ir len s. Who Ike my
III could find a ledge OF quartz with color
in it anywhere near bv." observed Mr., Barnes.
DROP a horizontal wheel into that boiling suck
hole. Great Great scott! but wouldn't it snin'
rather thought 1t would but at that mo-
m"nt my attention was suddAly and shock
eat o s Tsee
shelving rock right, under Klikat broke loose
the whirling pool started to my ieet Just as
saw ths Indian maknG, f1entic :. Efforts to
too Slight, and the rock crumblcd under lis
GRASP Without utterinz word or sound Of any
| After a few seconds he came TO the suria
Barnes rushed to one Of the pnck mules for n
rope. but it was too late: Three; four. iive
course t,s that GRADUALLY drew nearer the centre
Of the great funnel. Mt the same time making
os Wiz sM that ookad
a sudden twist he shot into the very centre OF
yo%x For one 5rs he he
with the pillar Of foam. out of sight into the
bowels OF the earth and the darkness Of death.
rnvenous funnel had been satiated. The cavity
filled with water and was silent, But it was
short, safety. 1t quickly opened its dark and
and gave out u roaring snole that made the
very mountains tTemblr; draw fran, IN. edga
of tho precipice. 1t certainly was not safe
'""WeIi." remarked Leser with n siGh--for he
had been rather fond 2t the lnd!an" that's
the last vel! ever see OF poor hlikat, a.,
tance Of about tive miles. and on reachinG q
lower altitude discovered some very good
passes leading to the n"rthWesff we mao as
Lake axe in British Columbia. After many bard
ness Hitherto almost Unknown e c a,
men We ut last reached the south shore o
my my" pony had died on the Journey. leaving u
only one beast Of burden. the Indians cayuse
which bestrohe after kliknt's death and TIT
We found no human habirntion near tho lax
at the point where we struck its shores othe
than tito burrow Of AN old OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
a large and very rudely constructed canoe
and as it was our desire to cross over to tn
west shore OF tho lake. where some ricl
placer ground had been reported; we rente,
the Indians craft owner and nll. and nfte
securing our horses and the mule In a. retire
spot with fairly good grass. we started acros
the lake. ,
west shore and pulled the canoe out Of tn
J water, A strong breeze was drawing dow
over the water from the northeast-a very vi
!. usual thing. by the way, We at once beEn
prelarat ions for II camp fire. and 1t was Will
: in Iheact of ga herring dry d iitwood along til
| shore that Ieger discovered n Ehnstly obJet
!, | lying in the water within six feet OF land.
II was the corpse Of "a man-a an Indian.
Lcger at once called MS to him; ami t"gethe
= We dragged the body ashore. The face 81 III
: dead was badly hrn ised ana torn ana utter
disngured. the body was very much bl"ht"'
too. and all we could Scc for certainty wa
+ that the corpse was the romans # an Indian
, Hold on uddenly exclaimed l'arn.tsi a
r no bent over the dead body ami cut s"m"thlI,
from tho neck-a piece Of ragged clo'i
by -" hS cried. MS he raised himself efe'
and held MP tho article nti"ne'l. LhlI
the remnant Of my silk handkerchief; when
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