The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-14
must have been buried Il hundred feet

must have been buried hundred feet
deep.
/ 81 suppose, though, that I didn t
get very far with all my frantic paw
ing. / was pretty tired when the
snow began to grow less dense, and
my mind got easier until my hands
struck il hard surface, and L found
myself up against solid wall Of
| rock.
Now,' thought I, 'ir there's half
chance to get loothold, IL soon
push my way I" daylight.
''I'ut there wasn't. | soon found
there was rock overhead as well as in
front. | had crawlcd up under the
roof Of Il shelving ledge, such Il ledge
AS | knew juttcd out over Bowstring
creek, which runs through the canon
under our camp.
Suddenly, as L was treading and
, digging to turn out from under the
ledge. one Of my feet went into a
soft slush. L felt the water oozing in
around my ankle!
81 remembered the flood that was
now roaring down on the heels of
the rain, and l realized that it's tear
ing current would fill all The snow
that had dropped into the canon in
almost no time. Tn fact, it was al
ready filling it, and | was in instant
danger of being drowned in the snow.
81 just lay on my back, clawed ut
the rocks, and bored my way out
from under. all the time feeling the
rising wafer sl'Shing up at my feet.
The snow was lighter than it had
been. at least above the water. and I
w"rmcd along pretty fast till I could
find II" rocks over my head.
"Thcn all at once my eyes popped
! out int" the open on the side Of the
drift. with the sun blazing all
around me. yelled with JOY and
wall"wcd out, sinkin" to my hips as
tried I" walk on ihc slope Of the
drift. looked about. The ledge
under which BowString creek ran was
on one side. | had just crawled out
from under it-out Of a ridge Of snow
which had SlImpcd over from the
top of ihc slide. | had SIumpcd with
, it.
'lf I'D gone under the bottom of
IN" main jam | could hardly have
escaped. But I soon found that T
waSn I out yct--tar from il. [ was in
pocket, rocks that | couldn' I climb
ON on" side. and shut in hv Il Scmicir
Gle Of drift.
~ lay on my breast and tried to
wrigglc my way to the top. 1 could
only make IL little hradway by pack
III" and trampin" the snow. building
kind Of lranin" tower of hare, snow
AS | m"lndc'l by half-inchc%.
Bat, thought Il will Get 10 the
top some time. Vet in minute
heard Il rnSl of waves below. and
looking" down {" see my notch fillin"
wifi Il whirIl. III of water. re creek
ha'l hr 'hrn through - i: nr:., -
drift and waS hnrin@ lis FLOOD
against the one | was climbing.
81 stood, too scared To move. for
Il minute; then had Il sensation as if
the w"rld waS moving. dropping out
from under me. The drift + was
m"unting--it mus, have been a mar
row nnr-~mcltrd like the going Of a
Snaphubble, and was plunging along,
fi"htin" I" keep at the top of a roll
ing flood.
"'Fhrrr was just one immense fun
ing swish Of water poured out into
and over the lately cmpticd creek
channel. and | found myself swim
min" in The cold current nt--~Swimming
for the land.
- m clad that | am like duck in
III" water. WAS rolled under in the
rough and tumble a half-dozcn times,
but came mp spluttrrin". and forged
ahead Ill my feet hit ground, and
then Scrambled for the nearest hi"h
land.
"lt was the blast that started the
swnoslidgc. Nobody was hurt. Quin
was lucky enough to run in the right
direction, and the cook was up above
camp on the bridge, hauling up wa
ter. '-Youth' Companion.