Show Man Who Fell Over Cliff Is Rescued 9 Jack Arnold m ld 30 who f fell 25 ft to a five toot and ledge and in the Che Tau rail shattered his hie ankle was rescued res res- cued in a a la grueling extremely dramatic and heroic action the middle of last week Arnold fa a o member of the theR R S. S Toner Co of Seattle working for the his footing Q while making his way along the rim down the Colorado River near the Power Resources min mini He plunged over Yer the Ithe edge of the rim a and hurtled hustled s some me to thirty feet through the Hair air on a sloping five foot ledge with a a shattered leg with his legs hang hang- sing ing jn over OVET oveta a sheer foot drop Regaining consciousness Arnold Ar Ar Arnold nold noId b began n calling for help help and and finally made himself heard f by yi Turn to page four I 11 From Page 1 Man Rescued the ih he Pow Power r Resources boys who immediately stopped all mining operations and started to his hta rescue They were Joined by the gang RAng from om the Arnold Amold Shul Us Construction Co Harlan Trim We ible of the Kansa Nebraska Kansas IN e-braska e Pro Pro- Co also mining in the area rea Arnold who fell tell at about 1230 Wednesday after telling members of f hi party he lie would see them at supper upper time was not rescued un un- tit 11 A.M. AM A.M. Thursday morning mornings as s his rescuers labored through the tho ho night H To effect the rescue the party had lad to work its way around the rim for about five miles mUes on a anal narrow oar nar row ledge after finding a ia break In n the the im carrying the man outon out ou oun outon on n a a stretcher in n relays with no water and only two flashlights In a nightmare of an ordeal 1 Arnold while waiting wafting wedged his foot between two rocks pall pill I ed cd the leg Jeg straight and splinted It with material at hand then built a fire for J warmth and to guide his rescuers The scene cene of th the e- e accident may maybe maybe maybe be more accurately described to those who know the country as near the Lathrop Mule Trail After getting the injured m manon man manon n non on top of ot the rim nm he was taken out by Power Resources Jeep to toa toa a 11 point where Mr Trimble had been able to get his car then was taken from there to Grand Junction June Junc- tion accompanied by that man and Stenberg and Rice Rl of Tele Tele- site At t Grand Junction the leg was set by a surgeon requiring two hours to accomplish as the splinters were carefully fitted to gether Arnold Amold is Is' now convalescing nicely a very very lucky man |