Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

were close nNninN, ana 10 nv NJ iit NtNnA
would be fatal. Before they had time
10 consider the matter the animal made
a leap, and landed almost a. the feet Of
the guide who Immediately icrked out
his hunting knife prepared for the struggle
which he saw TO be inevitable. Another
lightniug-like spring aud tien commenced
n deadly encounter. The brute received
stroke Of the knife IN Its side which
caused the blood 10 squirt out like Jet
from a fountain. The next moment they
were both 90 the ground Before either
of his companions could come To- his MD
the guide arose victorious His clothing
was almost IN rags and there was @ ter
rible cash across his thigh which took
weeks 10 heal The struggle though
brief had been terrific over and over
they had rolled, tearing frightfully at
each other IN their desperate Struggle for
the mystery ripping MP the frozen crust
aud prOfusply sprinklng 70 with their
blood The guide came uppermOst. and
holding his antagonist beneath bis Knee
until he could free his right arm from
the lnceraung hold ui Mp monsters
claws. he rapidly plunged bis knife i've
OF six times into bis body,
Another time they almost trOze to
death while besiegcd all night 10 a tree
by wolves. Again. while crossing the
Plains. they came near being run down
by an immense herd Of bunal0
Mr.. LOvejoy described the crossing of
the Grand river IL WINS 600 yards wide
aud was frozen on each side about one
third. The guide regarded 10 as too dan.
gerOus. but the doctor, nothing dnuuted.
was the first 10 take 60 Che water He
mounted his horse and the guide and
myself pushed him OF the ice into the
boiling, foaming stream. They went
completely under but came Mp directly
and, nfter buheinE the waves aud foam
ing current made for the ice ON the other
side. a long way down the stream the
doctor lcapci upon the ice and SOON had
his noble animal by bis side The guide
and ! forced in The pdck-mules and fol-
lowed the Doctors example. and were
soon drying our frozen clothes by com.
Portable fire. a few uiuhts after ,his
their horses were stolen by q band Of
rowing Indians and 10y many weary
miles the journey had 90 De- mulc afoot
The most thrilling aud hnir-hreadth rs.
cape Of AL they experienced on the 18th
OF january They had come 30 small
river which ran like a mill race Seeing
thut the current ran their way. aud
thinking 10 expedite matters thcy built a
small raft and embarked Everything
selves on their rapid moIc VI conveyance,
went smoothly for about twenty miles
and they were about cougrntumtiug them
when suddenly e HUI roaring sound was
heard ahead. The doctor noticed thuy
WIN HNINH ININHNN lNN water mNFU
sWiitcr uud instantly came 10 the CON
clusigu thut there must bt falls NOT fur
IN advance. They didn't thinks ANYTHING
OF that however until suddenly rUuudilg
a bend they saw about three miles uhcud
what appeared tn bee q wall Of solid
rock. The booming noise grew louder.
AZ last b dawned upon their startled
faculties that they were being carried
straight 20 the opening of an immense
box canyon. Too late they tried 10 make
for thc shore With thHr fruh paddles
they could make no Roadway against the
fierce current II ctrripd them On like
q feather All their desperate caurt3
were futile by this time they were trav-
cling over twenty miles un hour and
their little craft was tossed round and
round Ike % cork. The grassy shores
had disappeared aud Zoo their place walls
Of rock, which rose higher aud higher
as they advanced. Iho rest Is best told
ln tie doctors own words;
Suddenly the mouth of the canyon
loomcd up before u.s. We barely had
time 90 take one last look az shore aud
sky, when, with rush and roar as Of
heavy artillery, we swept through the
opening and darkness mppuctrnhl
darkness CLOSED about us tl'hp rOuring
noise, thr doctor dos fhes was probably
caused 10y ggysprsl 40 pen can describe
the anguish Of mind experienced hy us
cliuging on with o. death grip. holding
our breath 10 suspense, and waiting for
our craft to be smashed into kmdling
wood against some unseen obstruction
The wind whistlrd past our ears aud
deeper ana MJckcr grew the darkness
There was no sound heard now save the
rush oi the waters against the bank on
either hand. bur the speed with which
we were moving was simply appalling
The darkness was SO intense that 10
seemed as though the walls and roof of
the canyon must he within reach of my
hpnd, Believing that a rcCumhput posi-
ton was safer thau an upright one. I
threw myself backward and with head
resting con our tent nud eyes di-
rectcd toward the top of the cavern,
Wuited for-dcnth Now aud then a
lJtlc patch of light far above. Mould
shoot hy with such surprising swiftncss
that my hair would fairly staud ON eud
aud ] would clutch the rati with iirm-
er grin and wonder how much longer
long q would Doe before the end. The
slightest obstacle Ia our course would
have ended all our suspense and anxiety
In an Instant OF time, but there was
not even brush nor anything else In
our way. The emanuel was MS smooth
and deep rs 10 was in the valley we had
left-hOw long ngOt ! did not know, for
| could take no note of the flight of
time Was IL nu hour or a dayF The
interior OF the eurth must he long way
of, ! thought, and that I was drawing
nearer Ia 10 every minute seemed prob
able, for those little patches of light ]
had noticed n time back We're ma longer
10 bee SEEN Above, around Uud beneath.
ull WAS darkness ] could not even see
the water 10y which we were being borne
along I wasn't cer ain that ] had a
companion IN my misery. for | had not
heard anything from him since we en-.
tered the canyon On. on we rushed /
WAS about 60 pronounce my comrades
nnme, when blind glare of light shot
down upOn SIS. SO suddenly that was
Nstoundel Was | awake COR drraming2
] raised myself 90 a sitting posture aud
looked around.
'Behinu was pack opening between
the mountains, looking eNOctly like the
Z one ON tho other side Of the range. and
| IN front ana on each side was q broad
and fertile valley, through which we
| were flying with uudimnished speed ]
/ rubbed my eyes and looked again. and
/ just then my companion, who had also
| lain down tO avoid hitting his head
/ against the rocks which had been POO feet
\ above him. Strengthened up, revealing a
/ face so pale and haggard that / was
I startled The river where Il entered
/ the volley made a sudden turn TO the
/ right, and Of course the current set
/ into the hight Of the bond md, taking
| The raft with e. carried Il within ten or
fifteen feet of the shore, which was
, thickly lined with bushes Nix first act
] was 10 grab the painter and jump over.
! bOari with Ia md nlthnurh tho at,r-..,,f