Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-03
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mile or two, can descend to the river.
This we find on examination; but such
Il portage would be impractcable FOR
us, and we must run the rapid or
abandon the river. There is no hesi-
tation We step into our boats, push
off. and way we go. first on smooth
but swift water, then we strike q
CLASSY wave, and ride TO its top. up
again on higher wave. and down and
up on waves higher and still higher,
until we strike one just as 1t curls
buck, and breaker rolls over our 1T
tie boat.
still on We speed, shooting past
projecting rocks. til the little boat Is
caught in a whirlpool and spun around
several times. At last we pm cut
again into the stream.
Hurled back from rock, now on
this side, now on that, we are carried
into an eddy, in which we strugge for
4 few minutes and are then out again,
the breakers still rolling over us"
How bright Angel Was Named.
The many thousands who have de-
scended the Bright Angel trail at the
Grand Canyon VIII be Interested in
this entry under date of August l6
The little affluent which We have
ulSNNNtItl Iltlt ~ q 'iNtAtf RNt'NiN'fN''
creek-or river as il would be termed
in this western country where streams
are net abundant. We have named one
stream away above in honor Of the
great chief Of the Bad Angels, and,
as this Is in beautiful contrast TO
that, We conclude to name ii Bright
Angel.
on August II he writes:
1T is especially cold in the rain to-
night. The little canvas we have IL
rotten and useless the rubber pom
chos with which we started from
Green City have all been lost; more
than half the party is without hats,
and not one Of us has an entire suit
of clothes, and we have not blan-
ket apiece. So we gather driftwood
and build a fire; but after supper tho
rain, coming down In torrents, eXtln
cuisines it, and we sit up all night on
the rocks shivering, and are more eX-
hausted by the cold nights discomfort
than by the days toll
ON August Il:
Below, the river turns again TO
the right; the canyon is very narrow,
and We see in advance but short
distance The water, too, is very
swift, and there is no landing place.
From around this curve there comes
a mad roar, and down we are carried,
with a digging velocity to the head
Of another rapid. ON either side,
high above our heads, there are over
hanging granite walls, and the sharp
bends cut off our view, 80 that q few
minutes will carry us into unknown
waters.
Away we 20 on one long, winding
chute; | stand on deck, supporting
myself with a strap fastened on either
side to the gunwaic, ana the boat
glides rapidly whore the water Isl
smooth, or striking a wave she leaps
and bounds like a thing of life, and
we have a wild, exhlarating ride for
ten miles. which we make in less than
an hour. The excitement is 50 great
that We forget the danger until we
hear the roar Of great fan below,
then we back on our oars and are
carried slowly towards It's head, and
succeed i'm landing just above. and
find that we have to make another
portage
Descitcrs Never Returned.
And so on Tho diary recounts a
continual succession Of exciting bat
ties with fate. Meantime, In repeated
upsets, one Of the boats Is lost and
most Of their flour destroyed They
are down to a few days rations,
principally Of dried apples.
on August 2S three of the party
left them, preferring to take their
chances Of climbing the most perpen-
dicular walls and finding their way
to some settlement.
These men were never heard Of
again.
And the very next day the party,
after a most exciting passage over a
series Of rocky cascades swept out OF
the Grand Canyon IN safety
He repeated the passage for seien-
ffio research two years later md
then he used boat into which he
was strapped. several times this boat
rolled over IN the rapids and once
nearly drowned him.
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