The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-11-02
Thrilling Tale Told by an Explorer
OF Cliff Dwellers in
Utah.
His Companion, Who Had Fallen Down
Precipice, Attacked and Killed
by Birds.
He Had Had an Arm and Several Ribs
Broken and Was No Match for
Ills Adyersaries.

weeks ago Frank Ill. Coaroy ana j. =.
Barkelow, of Brooklyn, left here to view
the territory of the cliff dwellors. along
Nine Mile creek. Barkelow has returned
alone, foot sore and apparently heart
broken. He told the following story 40
an explanation of Conroy's absence:
When Frank and | finished our Jaunt
along the creek we placed cur entire
outfit on the back OF u burro, while We
walked along the side of the cliff. One
morning about two weeks ago we were
picking our way along the edge of what
looked like bottomless gorge, few
miles from the junction OF Nine Mile
creek with Green river. The path was
narrow one. perpendicular rock wall
on one side and the dark precipice
frowning below on the other. was
in front, the burro following close,
and Frank behind the burro.
Suddenly / felt the pathway ap-
parently slipping from under my feet,
and only by almost superhuman efforts
was enabled to scramble on solid rock,
as the stones of the path and thin cakes,
which seemed to peel off the rock. slid
over the edge of the precipice. ! had
started lot OF loose stones rolling down
and the stream kept growing until u
looked as if it might separate me from
Frank and the burro, and, apparently to
prevent this. Frank gave the burro Q
keen cut, so as to make him go on while
he could. The intelligent animal, how
ever, would not risk it and giving a
scream that was almost human IL
endeavored to turn in the narrow path
and go back, but in doing so it caught
| Frank and over the brink OF the preci-
pice they went, together. A hundred
feet or so down the precipice fiat, level
part of the rock jutted and formed r
sort of platform. On the outer edge Of
this the burro struck and rebounded
slightlyN just as Frank in his descent
struck on the animals side thus raving
him from instant death. After the re-
bound the quadruped went over the
| bridge and into the ravipe while Frank
dropped back upon the platform. /
leaned over and called out, but it was
some time before he was able to answer.
He was on small ledge of rock, with
several ribs broken and one arm
smashed and absolutely no chance OF res
cue inside the day. To make, matters
| worse, we wore both almost dying of
tkirst, and the aot. boiling sun became
insupp, rtab,e. Just as we had aagreed
that Frank should take his chances while
looked for aid / heard shrek, and,
glancing down, saw the beginning OF
| terrible combat. Above him an to one
| side was a large nest with several young
birds in it, and two enormous eagles,
suspecting him of an attack upon their
young, swooped down upon him from
different directions, struck at him with
bill and claws, and, pursuing the attack,
returned from the opposite direction.
Frank had his bowie knife, and. back
ing against the rock wall, fought them
off. but they seemed TO grow more ex-
cited and determined, and must have
kept it mp for two hours. Franks
broken arm hung limp ait his side, the
other was used in guarding off the at
tacks and was bleeding and lacerated,
while the sleeves of his coat and shirt
had been reduced to shreds by the
sharp talons which never ceased their
Il ioAA1A0N4hN AScShtAy - 6AOdA gave
me warning that the end was approach
ing and the fnry OF the great birds
seemed to increase. They at last sue
ceeded in what they were trying to ac-
co,nplish and what he was trying to
prevent. They reached his face with
their horrible claws. / will never for
get the sight as he staggered backward.
With scream of triumphant and graft
fed revenge his victors followed him
over the edge OF the shelf and far down
into the abyss.
Mr.. Berkelow reached small settle
ment more dead than alive, and came
into Ogden to ask for temporary assist
ance from q young business man here
who is acquainted with his family. He
then left for the East.
Reid and Depew. @
ITHIcA, m. Y, Nov. a.-Whitelaw
Reid and Chauncey M. Depew spoke to
large gathering here during the eyer-
ing Mr.. Reid's speech did not occnuy
Oyns. throe rpirsrfae