The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-08-29
In A CL0UDBURST.
Terrible Experience OF Two Pros
pectors-
a Deingr 10 Canyon--A Miner Witnesses
the sad Fate Of Ills Comrade His
own marrow Escape from
Death.

Granger. putting his feet on the table
aud lighting fresh cigar, Il had lit
tie personal experience in that line
once, and never want it repeated.
Being pressed to relate hisexperience,
the colonel continued: 1T was in the
simmer Of 1872. A young fellow
named George Brown and were pros
1ecting in the Huachuca mountains in
Arizona. It was n comparatively nm
known country Mt that time, and filled
with dangers of all kinds against
which we were amply prepared We
had fine outfit. well 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 Apaches, who were bad at
that time. We had been out from civil
iization about six weeks, and had made
some small discoveries. but nothing
which thought would justify MS in
working at that time, SO we pushed
further up the mountains, following up
. canyon as far Us we could go with our
team, and when we could take our
wagon no further we made camp, and
each day prospccted the country around
1T packing our tools and water on our
mules.
..We had started out early one
morning on one Of these expeditions
The air was remarkably calm; not
breath stirred, nor was there cloud
IN the sky. The sun came up clear and
hot, and Brown remarked to me as we
toiled mp the narrow canyon that we
were sure of a fine day at any rate. We
reached the scene of our operations
about nine o'clock in the morning, and
tying our mules to 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, fleecy clouds began to gather
overhead, apparently the vanguard Of
two denser masses which were form
ing north and south Of u.s. Then few
drops Of rain fen and the cloud masses
thickened, became blacker and seemed
to rapidly approach each other
Seeing that 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
as. We redoubled our speed and gained
our mules as the two cloud masses met.
~ was now almost as dark as midnight
and the raindrops increased in size and
rapidity until il seemed as though the
clouds had teritably burst; and there
was o rush Of water like Niagara
coming down from the heavens.
We had reached our mules and were
spnrring 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
water pouring down the hillsides found
small depressions 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 tumblinp
into the canyon through which we were
riding.
II was a ride for life. Behind us
was solid wall Of water fifty feet
high. coming with the roar Of a thou
sand cataracts. The noise was deafen.
ing. In the face OF this wall Of water
A. y, - - aAANo7 VI WI 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
we were urging our poor beasts to
their utmost limit Of endurance. the
water around us growing deeper and
deeper each second, the rain still fail.
Ing In torrents, while that terrible wall
behind Us was increasing in height and
velocity and steadily gaining on us. /
was 2 little in advance OF Brown. and
shouted TO him 10 break for the hills.
but the horrible din behind drowned
my voice, and ! could not hear ii nv
sell ! spared my mule up the side.
mi, and looking back to see II Brown
We're following, saw that irresistible
current fairly lift him up, and in an IN.
slant he, with the mule he was riding.
was absorbed in the mass which was
rolling down the canyon as one nigh,
disappear In the NAV Of some insatiat.
monstey.s
eon9d not Stop TO look further .fol
hun The rolling wall of water wa,
egsaing down the canyon with the speei
q an express train. and every secont
lessened the distance between It an,