Show boffa WENT OVER HIS SEVEN SEVIN MEN MIN ARE tragedy occurs on payette river in idaho nine men out 0 of a party of sixteen escaping death boise idaho allilee attempting to make a landing above the rapids in payette river about twelve miles from garden valley seven men were drowned the two boats which the were using were carried over the rap ids and swamped the other nine occupants of the boats had a hard battle tor for their lives but managed to reach shore the drowned men are bert ure mel curtis joe hamilton torn tom highland frank fitzgerald dave mcmillan joe boden so far as can be learned all are un married men the force of sixteen men in the two boats were engaged in a log drive for the idaho white pine fine mining company after portaging a large fall the first boat attempted to land and tie up for the night at the head of one of the rapids it tailed failed to make the landing and the boat was swept down the second boat tol fol lowed the first the occupants thinking their comrades had passed the rapids safely and were also swamped by the torrent |