The daily sentinel., 1905-05-19
The Lost Are Found


Grand it was found that there had
been a landslide from one of the
mountains, and the slide had fallen
into the river, blocking a portion of
the stream. AS a result, the river
had risen perhaps 10 feet and the
stream was running at the rate of
3 or 30 miles an hour. regular
cataract had been created.
After remaining at this point for
two hours, during which investiga-
lions were made, it was found that
the boat could not possibly get
through the rapids, and it was de-
cided to return to Green River sta
ton.
Monday afternoon the start for the
return trip was made. Monday night
the party camped at Foote's cabin.
Good time was made Tuesday and
| dent. During the day the boat
passed through the famous Valen-
line bottoms. The party got off the
boat and visited many ruins of the
houses of cliff dwellers, gathering
numerous interesting fossils.
Tuesday night the party camped
at Turks point. The trip through
he canon Tuesday and Wednesday
was perfectly delightful one.
Wednesday the boat moved along
at rapid rate, making perhaps 40
miles. Thursday morning the boat
passed out of the canon. At this time
The supply of gasoline was getting
low
shortly after noon the boat reached
Riverside, the camp of Mr. Wool
verton, with only one-third of bar
rel of gasoline on board. A stop was
| made at Woolverton's camp and fifty
gallons of gasoline were secured, a
plentiful supply with that on board
| for the rest of the trip.
Leaving Riverside about o'clock
The boat proceeded up the river. but
had gone only miles when the
| steamer ran onto a great gravel bed
| N the river. Seeing that it would
take some hours to free the boat
| Messrs. VanHoorebeke and Arthur
eft the City of Moab. went to Thomp-
sons ranch. secured a team and were
lriven to Green River station. From
there they notified Mr.. Adams at
Grand Junction of the safety of the
party and, boarding the train.
cached home last night on No. 2
Mr.. Arthur and Mr.. VanHoore-
al n..Tt -. -. l,,.
nunicate with Grand Junction, know
ing that the relatives and friends
were alarmed over the delay.
Today a message from Green Riv-
ar stated that the City of Moab had
cached that port at late hour last
night, after the eventful voyage down
md up the Green river. All on board
were safe, and the party started for
home today.
Mr.. VanHoorebeke stated that
under ordinary circumstances the
trip could have been and will easily
be made by the boat. If it had not
been for the landslide. the boat would
nave made the trip up the Grand to
Moab in short time.
The weather was fine every day.
The scenery was the grandest he ev-
er saw, and is doubtless the finest to
be seen in the west. The Green riv-
er is as quiet as lake, and the
boat passed down this beautiful
| stream with the greatest ease. The
eye never tires gazing upon the won
| derful and matchless beauties of ma
| ture to be seen in panoramic array
on this great trip. Every member
OF the party enjoyed the voyage i'm
mensely
MIR. Ella had his kodak along and
| secured many fine pictures. A com
plete journal was kept of the voy-
age. and the story of the first voyage
made by steamer down the Green
river would prove interesting to ev-
eryone.
At many points the long-deserted
homes of that ancient prehistoric
race of men. the cliff dwellers. We're
seen and visited. The party secured
numerous relics such as broken tools
and broken pottery from these an
cient habitations.
II was voyage that will never be
forgotten by those on board. The
maiden voyage of the City of Moab
was an eventful one. attended by
pleasant. exciting and ever-interest-
ing associations.
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