Show COLORADO RIVER SURI MAY BE SAFE an associated press dispatch from kingman ariz states indications that the grand canyon explorers charting the colorado river encountered great perils in their voyage as a result of the flood which I 1 swept the canyon nearly two weeks ago are seen by veteran mountaineers here in the failure of the party to arrive at diamond creek trail on schedule the party is now two days overdue although another day has passed without news of the surveyors who left behind all signs of civilization when they entered the canyon august 1 there is no cause for alarm as to their safety according to roger W birdseye land commissary of the tha party who Is at diamond creek waiting for them to emerge from the gorge in their four small boats th the e surveyors wore vere last heard of september 14 when they camped at bass trail before leaving for diamond creek mr birdseye stated that the flood and storms in the canyon country would delay the arrival of the party until after october 1 birdseye left peach springs arizona for diamond creek a twenty six nine mile mountainous stretch last thursday traveling by pack mule and carrying supplies fox for the voyagers |