Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-28


Q therefore. to let the canoe proceed In
/ order that We might penetrate the nys-
I tory ~ this strange watery way. A.
We we're growing sleepy I told Oregon.
/ io I would take first watch. and that he
could sock the arms Of Morpheus Tor an
hour when ! would call him, and take
my rtat ln iaru. Do aHaentcd. rolled his
blanket round hls neck. claHpad his
hands about HE Knee. loHnt his head
forward 600 % rested upon them. aud In
few minutes this Htr1uEH. silent but
faithful half.hrocd was asleep.
settled myself TO watch. AMI thought
occupied lfsnif buaily the while. ID
made the time ny by. and I was sur
prsed when. later on, l consulted my
watch 60 md that. Instead % one. two
whole hours had flown and that Gre
ruflu had obtained "a longer Hlrata than
I had npporti0ncd him. go ! shouted TO
him To arouse himself. and after
grunt or two he uncolled himself from
hia cramped position. rubbed his hands
together sharply Tor n few minutes.
turned round In his scat uli he faced
forward. and. dipping hia paddle into
the water, took over from me the re-
possibility Of the helm. I was now at
llberty 10 take my turn with sleep. but
Just aa ] wnH about 10 do 30 ! was
startled BY GreHoriu uttsring IN a quick,
sharp tone, the words; Look forward.
Heuurni"
ana look forward. and beheld rising
up ln front " uH what appeared 20 be- a
Vrry high building with a huge yawnlnF
aperture In the middle into which our
flver lake flowed. at once called upon
NfeFufln 20 help me arrest the progress
N the canoe, and cautioned him against
letting IL enter the dark opening This,
~ course, meant no sleep Tor me, and
Tor several hours. until the pale moon
went out ana morning dawned. We were
kept busily employed with our paddles.
We sustained ourselves By drinking
cold mate and chewing a piece u oH-
ulch meut, an Gregorio sought COM
fort in "a Pine % tobacco. which luxury
was denled 10 me. not being a smoker
Glad indeed, was ! whom morning
dawned ana we could more clearly
make out our whereabouts What mad
appeared a high building turned out 20
Do a mighty towering rock. and the
aperture cavern Into which the water
nuwed. Al was dark inside save IN tho
fnr distance, whore ~ blue light up-
pearei 90 De- burning which. however.
cast no radiance on the gloom around.
Aftcf aomU hesitation ana not n single
iuiirlvlnEs ! determined 10 make our
way in. The water had grown very
shallow, ana We kept hitting the bot
tom, nH we proceeded. with our paddles,
and this bottom appeared 10 ho an In
cllned plane. 10 grew so shallow nt
last that We decided on wading and pull
ing the canoe after ~, and In this wise
ana proceeding slowly and cautiously
we reached the blue light 1ta cause be-
came nt once apparent. ns on looking
upward ! naw that n proceeded from n
great open cleft through which I could
SOC the sky of heaven, The stream here
wldcncd into nn immense pool Of water,
Elri on one side BY what appeared 10
De large courtyard. II was strange.
weird alghi-strauFc even 90 me who !
had seen many strange. weird scenes.
ana the ground N the courtyard app |
peared 90 be covered with nnc Single !
that hparkled like gold. Entering the |
canoe once more, we padded round tho |
big pool ana found an outlet al the far |
end, the water appearing TO How into |
n low aperture. too low Tor Us to enter. |
We returned. therefore, 20 our shingiy |
courtyard, and. pulling the canoe on 10 |
terra nrmn' prepared to explore the
All q sudden low rumbiing sound
attracted our attention. A weird shrek /
rang through tho cavern. the ground on |
which we stood heayed up and down: |
we could hear the crash Of falling rocks |
and the lashlnE OF water IN the direc-
ton from whence We had come. In |
stnctivcly We threw ourselves on the |
ground aud clutched at the shingle az
N searching for support The sensation /
was the reverse ~ pleasant.
1T n an earthquake We must ny. /
senornl" exclaimed Gregorlo. In quick.
anxious tones.
We Aprnng 10 our feet and made
tracks Tor the narrow passage through
which We had come. hut We We're sud-
denly brought 20 q full stop before a
hugo Jagged rock which hnrrcd an for
ward prosrcsa and prevented any exit
that way.
My Goii" ! exclaimed. "Gregorio.
We are buried alivoi"
II was even no. The earthquake had
passed away, leaving ~ ontomhed Gre