Deseret Evening News | 1890-03-03 | Page 3 | An Exploring Party

In Zploriex1arlj PEACH BnuNorf Arjr Mooch 3 I Chief Engineer Stantonaati his party railroad surveyor readied the mouth of the Diamond CI k twentyfive miles bow this pLies on March ht Every oue in the party is perfectly 8wa dl not having had any cerlous accident ofany kind since that of topographer Nirason Jan 11 The trip through thE Grxud Canyon Colorado has been one of much danger aDd ez citemeDt but has been e far successful suc-cessful In every way One boat was lost In letting it down I fall but no one was in IL After that the chief boatman charge uf the fleet deserted de-serted the arty In running one rapid Mr 11 lop was thrown out of the boat but his life preserver kept him up till he was picked up further dow A sudden sud-den rise in the river last week often of-ten feet made 1 two days ride through the narrowest aud most crooked part of the canyon wild exciting and < erilous Every one howeer clinic through without a scratch The party will b hero for a few days to get a neO supply be fjre going further