Show WOLLEN SWOLLEN RIVER NARROW ESCAPE J F gibbs gibb and his two sons have an exciting experience the sevier river nir ni r was on oil tle the manip nga age ng a last week tile the volume of anter having been largely larely lar 0 ely increased by melting elting ni snow J F gibbs and his two sons J D and 0 F ivere amy returning the hitter part art of orthe tile week from the gold fissure in ili deer creek canyon they chey bud several times crossed thu the river tit at ca ford olp opposite osite deer creel creek nud as it saved nearly L a mile of 0 travel over the ford fold which Is shallower but more rapid und and because it was waa storming the party parly essayed the vogel crossing the rhe water mark al lon the river banks indicated it recession of the water but the party was unawares unaware 1 of the breaking breal dog of the reservoir and which had bad left its deceptive high weter mark along the river bariks banks tho swirling muddy stream looke anything but inviting but tile the team it pair of powerful horses hor ries was lugea into the torrent teti ten feet from the va t i ac I 1 b light wilon wil wagon 0 on became an improvised i hilt c boat tho strong curro current rit swept the horses down clown tile the landing and d ahe temporary boat over on its side fortunately the dagou 0 box was secured to the gears by rods and prevented a dissolution 41 i partnership As the wagon reared up and to capsize tho tha gers climbed to tho the upper tipper side and thereby offset the curre current nL the faithful annit anni nals nials did their full duty and aid ufler after sonic aliue 40 feet fee of life on the ocean wave found bottom and gained the lne opposite bank banic which was abrupt and composed of quicksand tile the off horse harse mired down with only his head above tho the mu inu 1 and water the near horse plunged and retired in the quicksand not kot an ansta instant rit was to be lost meu men bred to mountain rb life seemingly have an intuition of what to do aud and to act in coi concert ert no word was sp spoken olten it etwas was a time lor for action while iviline J D tibbs gibbs was releasing 1 tile tho horses from froin the wagon the free lance ex publish er cr sprang into the river and clini climbing bing the bank separated the horses and urged tho the near horse up tile bank A rope was quickly paused through the collar of the mired horse and fastened to the tugs of darky who with almost human reason seemed to sense senise the situation its as she exerted her strength and gently pulled her mate from the rache roua buic and up tip the steep steel bank buida onto solid ground A ropo rope was then passed parsed through the end of the wagon tongue aud and the unpleasant incident was over except that the participants were compelled to make a six mile drive to i lie ihu vale in III wet clothing clot bing and aurit ig a storm I 1 |