The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-07-18
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Terrible Experience Of Two Pros
pootors.
Dcluge ~ a Canyon A Minor witnesses
tile sad Fate o. Ills Comradc+ His
Own Marrow Esnare from
nssnth.

Own Marrow EenaFe from
Death.
Speaking u cloudhurs.a. said Col
Granger putting his feet on the table
and lighting fresh cigar, II had lit
tie personal experience in that line
once, and never want il repeated. .
Being pressed 70 relate hisexpcrienee,
the colonel continued: '.It WAS Ia the
summer Of 1879, A young follow
named George Iirown and were pros
pccting IN the liuachuca mountains liz
Arizona. II was comparatively nm
known country at that time, and filled
with dangers 81 all kinds against
which we were amply prepared We
had fine outfit, we'll stored with pro
visions, and we carried good arms and
an abundance of ammunition This for
the double purpose of killing game and
defending ourselves against possible
attacks OF Apaehes, who we're bad at
that time. We had been ont from civil
lization about six weeks, and had made
some small discoveries, but nothing
which ! thought would justify liz III
working Mt that time, SO we pushed
further up the mountains, following mp
n canyon ns far aa we conld 30 with cur
team, and when we could take our
wagon no further we made camp. and
each day prospected The country around
it. packing our tools and winter on our
mules.
I'VE had started out early one
morning on one Of these expeditions
The mir was remarkably calm; not a
breath stirred, nor was there cloud
in the sky. The sun came up clear aud
hot, and Brown remarked to me as VIC
teilcd up the narrow canyon that We
were sure - fine day at amy rate We
reached the scene Of our operations
about nine o'clock IN the morning, and
tying our mules 10 clump OF bushes
proceeded on our climb up the hills.
We had not gone far when. the air be-
came intensely sultry and mass Of
light, neeey clouds began 70 gather
overhead, apparently the vanguard Of
two denser masses which were form
Ing north and south Of us. Then few
drops Of rain fell md the cloud masses
thickened, became blacler and seemed
to rapidly approach each other.
Seeing that a storm was upon us,
Brown and ] started down the noun
tain for our mules, the clouds above In
the meantime coming together, the
darkness increasing and drops as large
apparently as saucers falling around
us We rcd6ubled our speed and gained
our mules ms the two cloud masses met.
It was now almost as dark as midnight
and the raindrops increased In size and
rapidity until it seemed as though the
clouds had vertically burst; and there
was a rush Of water like a Niagara
coming down from the heavens
1--WE had reached our mules and were
squirting down the canyon for our lives.
The hillsides were raging cataract Of
water. Great trees were washed out
by the roots; huge powders were
rolled down into the canyon The
waterpouring down the hillsides found
small depressidns and in few minutes
tore them out to rayines. In places we
could see the soil washed clean TO the
bedrock, and the whole mass tumbling
into the canyon through which we were
riding.
1T was a ride for life. Behind us
was a solid wall of water fifty feet
high, coming with the roar Of thou
sand cataraets. The noise was deafen-
ing In the face Of this wall Of water
was mass Of debris " hole trees turn
ing end over end, huge powders large
as house being swept forward by
the powerful force behind as dust Is
swept before the broom Of the house
wife.
I'VE were urging our poor beasts to
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