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Show CedarMaj A Cedar "City manfys crrenbyi engaged in a perilouWftV ire-nctously ire-nctously important journey down.th turbulent Rio Grljalva kiver ia AtoSlco ,as a member of thaV(dtprrvCJUwrs ExpedlUoiw 'ft xWiiArt4i914restwlch,on c DrriwrJJfi-'James SPrest-wicV SPrest-wicV anAJnrtJsmd of fan, Jackson Jack-son mBtwiuffJs wHh the party making the first trip ever to be made don the datfgerous1 stream. ""Jft The expeditida l headed by Jack L. Currey of Salt Lake City, and is composed of l&fnen, most of them professional rer runners. run-ners. , i The Rio Grljalva, a 500 friUe river crossing from Guatamala into Mexico, has never been traveled trav-eled before, and the knowledge gained by the present group is expected to prove invaluable. The river is reported to be sometimes flat, sometimes placid, but in deadly El Sumedera canyon is a raping torrent, and Is said to contain con-tain 30 rapids In a 17 mile distance, dis-tance, with cliffs along the bank 'lOiTk 200 iu 2000 feet hign. It was expected that the group would complete the trip by Dec. 17, but this did not prove possible. pos-sible. No word was received until about the eighth day, when a helicopter pilot flying over the river spotted the group and brought out the report that the men were all apparently In good condition. A number of reports have been brought back since. The river traverses some of the world's thickest jungles, which together with terrific heat in the area, made the trip even more perilous. These conditions, coupled coupl-ed with the fact that the river is reported to be much more dangerous dan-gerous than the Colorado, make the Journey an amazing undertaking. under-taking. The stretch of river through Sumera Canyon is said 7 J ta havi wloa as much water as j the" Colorado,, U more , narrow, andre times as vlolenf. |
