Williams news., 1905-12-23
ESCAPED THE STORM
U. 5. Geological Survey Party
 Return Safely

IneUlDeTS Ol lIle O o. ScOlOSlCdl SUI vey party who have been engaged on work for some time on the north side of the Canyon under the direc- tion of R. T. Evans, arrived in the the city. The work of mapping the Shinumo quadrangle, on which they have have been recently engaged, has been completed, with the ex- ception of the level line being run from Swampy point to Greenland point, and this will be taken up next summer. MT. Evans goes east to Washington, where he will ink the sheet and prepare it for the en- graver. The Shinumo quadrangle comprises the district lying from latitude 36 deg. min. N. to lati- tude 36 deg. 20 min. N.; and from longitude 112 deg. 15 w., to 112 deg. 30 min. w.
 Accompanying Mir. Evans in the city Tuesday were two members of his party who underwent some se- we're hardships recently on the north side of the canyon during the storm. They were Theodore Chapin, who left for his home at Los Angeles, and T. Vandebogart, who departed
 for Denver.
 In our last issue a story of the
 hardships endured by Sam Nelson, a member of the party, was related.
 Mir. Chapin verified the story as the
 NEWS had it last week, and in speak
 ing of Nelson's troubles, related some that befell he and Vandebo- gart.
 !, As the NEWS representative
 gleaned the story it seems that MT.
 Evans and two other members of , the party were camped on the Shinumo. Chapin, levelman; Nel- son, cook and packer, and Vande- bogart, were sent to the north rim to run level from Swampy point
 to Greenland point. At that time g they were about half way between s the two places. On the morning oi D the 18th of November Nelson started . to look for his horses, intending to D return to point called Kanabonets
 for provisions Evans had left there :, for them. The horses had evident ly scented the coming storm, fol ;. they were not to be found. Las weeks issue told of the four days hardships endured by Nelson after he had started out, and how ht
 finally reached Evans camp on the
 Shinumo more dead than alive.
 Knowing that it was impossible for a relief party to reach the othel
 boys from that side Evans started to cross the Colorado and go to tht north side via the Bright Ange :, creek route, but was unable to .cross
 the river. o Chapin and Vandebogart waited '. five days for the return of Nelson o and then thinking he had perishee
 in the storm. started out for th'
 head of the Bright Angel creel :, trail, taking only blanket apiec' and small supply of provisions l. Though the distance was only si1
 miles it took them two days to cove
 the route. and at times were almos tempted to give up because of thu
 deep snow, which was almost foul ! feet on the level. They finally reached the trail and then were no = much better off, as it took them two = days more to reach the river, mos :, of which time they were in the ict
 cold water of the creek bed. Arriv
 ing at the river they found Andy
 Connor there as watchman over 2 water location and were taker
 across the river by him, finally ar n irving at Cameron's camp, on th' = rim. There they were later met by w. w. Bass and taken to his hotel l. where they were joined on the 1Otl It of December by Evans and the re
 mainder of the party, the river bl j that time having gone down SO tha 70 they could make a crossing.
 The three men underwent hard