The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-23

| The daylight-meager and gray as it
w7as-still filtered into the depths of the
gorge, when they rose and crept down
TO the hover end of the mound.
| To properly attack the supposed exit
of the drain, they had to. stand knee
spade, while Jack and MyIes took turns
/ with the other They were soon 50
heated with the vigorous exercise that
they felt no discomfort from their damp
clothes and wet feet.
Rapidly the roots of the grass and the
underlying Strata of earth and stones
were cut away. Suddenly a mass OF
loosened debris Slid down, into ane
stream, laying bare the yawning mouth
of the drain.
1t was three feet wide by two in
height, and was built of great slabs OF
than the surface of the stream, and as a,s
soon as Pink cleared away the rubbish
That's enough ERE" he said. Now
He hurriedly led the boys to the upper
end of the gully. Here, again, they We're
compelled to enter the stream, only this
time the water was hip deep, and they
it sWirled around the point of the mound.
| After five minutes of hard work, the
edge of a long, upright stone slab was
"'Urrah!,' cried Pink. That's the
Now the spades were handled brislSly,
and clod after clod OF earth ana graVei
dropped into the current and was Washed
away.
| ing against the face of the stone, ana
the suction at their feet told ehe boys ln L4
the water was already leaking into the
drain. NIL "o,,+ ~
| the way, now"
He drove his spade. into q ereviee be
tween the slabs and the roof or the aralh'
and pried it still wider
One mighty jerk, and then down TOPPED
the stone fioodgate with tremendous
splash. ,.-..oa e,,o,,,
Its course and the mad waters leaped and
roared INTO the artificial channel. 80
swift and sudden was the rush OF the cur
rent that Pink had barely time TO spring
upon the mound and drag Jack with him.
| NIyles scrambled to land On the opposite
side, but Paltu lost his footing, and with
a shrill cry on mis- lips he was Whlrieu
| into the mouth of the drain.
| But Pink had seen the little H1ndoo
lslip. and he anticipated the catastrophe
nv running to the lower end Of the
nioInd. He threw himself fiat over the
| exit of the drain, and made a grab with
! both hands into the raging waters.
! An instant later he staggered to his
knees. dragging Paltu along with him.
| Tbe accident and rescue were over so
orinIIly, that Myles and Jack had scarcely
| time to be alarmed. Now they hurrleu 10
| the spot with cries of JOY.
Faltu was none the worse for his az
venture except a bad scare. He quickly
| recovered from that, and began dancing
about to dry his scanty garments.
ITS lucky we didn't al go spinning
through the drain, SAD Plns' Ut w Was N
| rush came And now lets ave look at
In a trice he and the boys were across
They shouted with delight to see that the
channel was empty except for tiny,
trickling stream in the centre Of the bed
| OF sand and pebbles. One or two lncheS
OF placid water covered the bottom OIL the
''Shall we begin digging?'' cried Myles..
tNot till we start a fire" replied Pink
It's too dark without it, and, beside, we
don't want wild beasts prowling about"
lie jumpesd down into the channel and
splashed across the low, timbered shore.
The boys followed him and started to
ga ther wood and dry grass; Black night
! flashing ruddily up and down the gorge.
1t was thrilling moment when Pink
advanced into the pool and took his stand
under the jottng rock. Every eye was ON
grew larger, but nothing could be seen for
/ TIE murky water that filed it.
When the sides began to cave in Pink
called on Jack for assistance, and both
dug steadily for ten minutes tossing up a
great heap of sand and gravel.
Suddenly a ringing, metallic sound was
heard. Pink dropped his spade and fell
ON his knees in the water With both
arms he CROPPED to and fro in the SUBJ
Il 'ad old of the box he cried hoarse-
". as he rose to his feet. ITS anchored
down with chains at each end, so the
floods couldn't wash it away. Look under
yonder bank for a stake, lads, while l ex-
anime this side"
On the edge of the pool nearest the tenn
pie, and covered with rank weeds, Pink
quickly discovered the head of a thick
iron spike. A moment later Myles made
a similar find on the other shore.
Both were loosened with blows of a