Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-28
BY A. g. BIRCH.

S~SS'eA " AHS So 60 IA E11''N-'
DENVER, Colo, September 23-It
was bitterly cold whsn We awo.2s cr
Thursday morning, in spits of the fact
that this was only the ga day of Au-
gust
The canyon was. fully 5000 feet deep
here, perpendicular On the South side,
and rising il three great steps Of about
1000 feet each on the north SIDE. TE1s
sun only reached this spot fer d couple
of hours a day in Midsun1ns-
Again We found the hard-packed
sand at the waters edge full of fresh
deer tracks, made during the night
When we went to our boats We found
considerable water in each Of them
narrow beach and examined them. In
spite of the fact that they were built
of tough yellow cypress, we found
board broken in one and couple of
holes punched in the other. The leaks
were not bad, but one more bump upon
q sharp rock in the right spot would
let the water pour in
We had tools for repairs, ana a sup.
ply Of heavy canvas and tin. With all
four of US working, We had the boats
seaWofthy again in little over an hour.
Natural Scenic Railway.
The Yannpa River is as full Of curves
as a scenic railway. Very rarely does
it flow in one direction for mile
Usually there is sharp bend to every
half mile At each one Of these twists
it looked Is If the canyon came to an
abrupt end, and there was no way out
And almost always the rounding of
these curves holds some fresh surprise
in the way of marvellous scenery.
The surprise that awaited us around
the first bend on this day was a beau
ti3U herd of deer. The animals we're
grazing in one Of the little parks with
which tbs canyon abounds.
Evidently We we're the first human
beings these deer had ever seen. AS
they caught sight of us they all raised
their heads and stood looking us over
with fearless curiosity. A couple Of
big bucks approached 20 or 80 feet
nearer ths waters edge ana stared
belligerently at US.
We stopped rowing and drifted Quiet
~ with the current, hoping not to
frighten the animals before Mace and
Durham could Bring their cameras into
action. Less than SO feet separated us
from the leadefs of the herd when
Durham began to crank his movie box.
This movement seemed to perplex the
bucks. They started to retreat-but
very leisurely. As they went along,
however, the movements of those in
the rear seemed to Tighten the lead
and bounded away. in tlong, graceful
leaps. Motitz, who had bsen trying t.
count the deer, said there we're over
10 10 the herd.
Deer Fill Canyon. I
Within the next two Or three days the
sight Of even larger bands Of these
animals becams 30 common that We
paid little attention to them. rhs
with. deer. How they get enough to
eat in this rocky defile IS a mystery.
Shortly before Noon the usual DAYS
excitement begaH - the running of
rapids. There were T. number of them,
ana three stretches were very bad
We Ill put On our life-preservers before
entering the toughest places
In spite Of our best efforts, the swift
current had 4 trick of throwing us
against high rocks with sloping sides.
One. side of the boat would be swept
up this incline, well out of the water,
while the lower side would fill, and
then in a twinkling ths craft would
turn completely over, pitching us cut.
Morit7" and myself, in the Prickly
Heat, had three good Spills this day.
while Mace and Durham, in the
Lsakln' Lena-beirg more enercssed
with thsif Photographic work-had
LII one of these spills, ounhara's hsad
struck against rock, stunning him.
and 1t tcck the combined efforts of
Morltz and Mace to save him from
drowning. few minutes later. in
another spill. Mace st.usg his fight. Ter !
against a kntfe-edksd store ana SUI ]
Tered q cut five inches long. -.
Party Loses Feed.
BY mid-afterncon We were 50 enid
from cur constant immersion. ana g
bruised and sore from our contact with
the rocks, We had to land upon q little
store our circulation. Macs leg wa ia
such condition that he could barely
Mobile, SO We took turns rubbing him
back to warmth
When We returned to the hosts We
naoe an alarming discovery which in
our former etaes of misery, We nsg
overlooked; in ohs O. cur spills ths
ropes fastening the luggage into the
peat occupied by Merita ana myself
nao come loose, and the biz canvas
sack containing half the nartv7's sunrlv
Of canned goods had turabled out anS
sunk IN the river What was left in
the ether beat was A cchararativeIv
small quantity especially FER tour nsr
ana Jchnscrs Draw. the ,h+st and ,only
pace where, our cor-runchsr+ friend
Fray Baker, could bring us food. Nss:,
an unknown number of days Journey.
0%csdI4I -
Ihat night When we, mace camp ard
c2cksd supper We went. en- decidedly
short rations
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