The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-11
UTAH YOUTH SAVES
CHUM FROM DEATH
Eli Taylor SEXES EraStuS
BorgquiSt on Brink of
PrecipiCe.
500 FEET ABOVE RIVER
YOUNG MAN MISSES FOOTING
ON NARROW LEDGE.
500 FEET ABOVE RIVER

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Yellowstone National Park. Grand
Canyon Station. July 10.-Clinging des-
perately to the hand Of his partner.
who had lost his footing and hand
hold on a ledge Of loose rock and was
rapidly sliding down q steep incline
within twenty-five feet OF a 5OO-foot
drop into the Yellowstone river, Eli
TAYLOR, a student OF the b. \. U.s at
Provo, saved Erastus BOrgQuist. q
junior engineer student OF the Univer-
sity OF Utah. from certain death
Thursday afternoon
Borgquist and Taylor. during their
summer vacation. have been touring
the Yellowstone park in the interests
Of publishing company. Ihursoay
afternoon they stopped at the Grano
Canyon station and then proceeded on
their bicycles from the Wyhe camp.
located near the concrete bridge at the
head OF the Grand Canyon Of the yell
lowstone. TO the south rim OF the river
basin near the Lower falls. Here they
climbed the Uncle Toms trail 10 the
foot OF the falls.
After Watching the water take It's
35o-foot tumble and becoming inspired
by the splendor OF the sight. they fol-
lowed the tourists trail down the river
At this point the trail ended. but
filled with curiosity and adventure,
they clunE 20 the rough rocks and FOL
lowed the river bed for 1000 feet fur
rock blocked their trail, and they de-
cided to turn back The sight OF the
treacherous ground over which they
had just passed, however, was too
much for them. 50 they concluded to
continue on. with the hope that they
might get out by an easier route. They
quickly discovered that there were
many dangerous lodges directly In
1t was now next to impossible for
them 10 turn back, as the 60-foot ledge
rrHh ffHh az 81 q
composed OF loose shale. After a short
rest they continued on. ever hoping
that smooth travelling would soon be in
sight. The lodges, however. became
and lOOser. and their fingers. hands
and knees were worn bare by the con-
tinual contact with the rough rocks
Ledge after ledge had been climbed
and at last the top OF the steepest one
was reached. Resting for a short time
the nervous. trembling Adventures
again started up the precipitous trail
At last they reached a ledge which was
less difficult to travel than the 9TH
ers. Progress was now some faster
and the youths could look back and
see the trcacherous waters rushing and
tumblinB in the river bed 500 feet be-
low.
The end now seemed almost IN sight
and as BorEquist. who was leading by
IS feet. chung tenaciously to a huge
boulder directly IN front OF him. hC
turned to look back. when the roch
gave way. The sudden loosening was
such a surprise that he was thrown
backward and went rolling down the
steep incline toward the cliff, which
was only about 20 feet away Taylor
saw the perilOus position Of his part
ner, and bracing himself against the
side and bottom Of a little gully ht
grabbed Borgquist's hand as he was
sliding by.
Unnerved by the accident. their prog
ress was now slower. After two hours
more OF hazardous climbing. they H.
nally reached a small grove OF pine
trees, and the remainder Of their way
was less hazardous.
When they finally returned to tho
camp they were bleeding from theil
numerous cuts and bruises and wer,
almost at the point Of nervous pros
tratiOn.