Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-02-18
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z,OURS OF TORTURE.
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TWO young men from Brooklyn, il Is
said. left here a short time ago to view
the territory Of the extinct cliff-dwellcrs
along Nine-Mile creek. says an Ogden
correspondent Of the ST. Louis Globe
Democrat Yesterday only one return
ed, weary, footsore ANA apparently
hcartbr0ken The name Of the younl
man Is j. r. BarkalOw, and his friend
was Frank NJ COnroy. The story he
tod an acquaintance here is ms follows
when Frank and ! finished om
launt along Nine-Nllc creek we couclud-
cd wo would 90 along down the Minnie
Maud creek before working our way
back II was terribly rough, but we
had placed our entire outfit on the back
Of a burro, while we walked, and so we
got along very nicely One morning
about two weeks ago we were picking
our way along the edge Of what looked
Ike a bottomess gorge, a few miles
from the junction of Nine-Mile creek
with Green river.
THE path was n narrow one, n per
pendicular rock wall on one side and the
dark prccipice frowuing below Us on
the other ] was in front, the burro
following close and Frank behind the
burro Suddenly / felt the pathway APP
parcntly slipping from under my feet,
and only by almost superhuman efforts
was ! enabled 10 scramble up on solid
rock, as the stones Of the pathway and
thin cakes, which seemed to peel of
the rock, slid over the edge Of the preci-
pice.
Il had started q lot Of loose stones
rolling down, and the stream kept grow
Ing an 1t looked as II it might separate
me from Frank and the burrO, and, APP
purently TO prevent this Frank gave the
buuo keen cut SO as to make him go
on while he could The intelligent ami
NAL, however would not risk it and,
giving a scream that was almost human.
IL endcayored to turn In the narrow path
and go back, but In doing so 1t caught
Frank I'm ITS efforts, and over the brink
Of the precipice they went together
"A hundred feet or so down the preci-
pice fat, level part Of the rock iutted
out and formed a sort Of platform. On
the outer edge OF this the burro struck
and rcbounded slightly just us Frank,
IN his descent struck on the animals
side, thus saving himself from instant
death After the rebound the a. adru-
ped went over the edge and down into
the ruvine, while Frank dropped back
upon the platform. l leaned over and
called out, but 1t was some time before
he was able to answer. Frank was on
n small ledge Of rock, with several ribs
broken ana one arm smashed, and with
absolutely no chance Of rescue inside Of
the days 1t would take me to go for
assistance. To make matters worse we
were both almost dying Of thirst, and
the heat Of the broiling sun was becom-
Ing insupportable. Just as we had
agreed that Frank should take his
chances while l went for assistance
heard a shrek from him, and, glaucing
down, saw the beginning Of a terrible
combat
..>lera him ami 70 ono s,do ,.os ,
largo past Win several yorng birds II,
II and Two enormous eocIes s,,snc,,,inc
linn NJ ~. ot,oci, rnnf, tbalr onn,,
syoonnd down mon him from diTfarnnt
directions, struck at him with bill and
rcfrrnad from M onnosite Direction
rr,pI. had his hovia lnifa on1 bocl,-
inc ,c,inst mo rocl, wou ronght tbo,n
or bpt fhcv soor,o,t 70 gro,v moro ox-
This luuSt have Lppf IN for. two hours