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Show FOUIl MEN DJtOWNED LOO-DRIVERS LOSE THEIR LIVES IN PAYETTE RIVER. Attempted to Shoot the Rapids In a Boat, Which Was Overturned, Throwing the Mdn Into Raging Rag-ing Torrent. ' A Pnyettb, Idaho, Bpcclnl snys: A torrlblo tragedy occurred near Gordon Gor-don vnlloy Tuesday morning, In which four mon lost tholr lives by drowning. Tho dond: John Ucdon, John Bowcn, John Conloy, McDonnld. Tho four men woro a portion of a crow of log-drlvera who wcro running n big drlvo down tho mlddlo fork of tho I'nyotto and hnd gotten their timber tim-ber Into tho north fork of tho stream. Noar Garden vnlloy tho river gorgo3 nnd a sorlos of rapids occur. Whon this point wns reached tho four men nttemptcd to Bhoot tho rnplda, a feat always accompanied with a great deal ot danger, when they lost control of tho boat In which thoy wcro seated and tho frnll crnft struck a rock and was overturned, throwing tho men Into tho rlvor, which nt tho placo named has a romarkablo swift current, cur-rent, and tho men woro carried down stroam and drowned. |