Squatter sovereign. [volume] (Atchison, Kan. Terr.) 1855-1858, 1855-12-04
: From the Boston Traveller, Nov. 5sb.
Sixty Hours without Food or Sleep.

Sixty Hours without Food or Sleep.
a Mas Losrs OK THE w MIR Nfour2
sTAINs.--Dr. Ball, whose .remarka Bile ses-
CAPE from death by expos,re at the White
mountains. has been already mentioned,
reached tn s city last evening. We have
from his own lips the following account of
his adventures:
DIR. Ball left the Glen House, on We'd
nesday afternoon, at two o'clock, TO take a
short walk upon the new carriage walk
which, has lately been built That yhno't
him to small shanty at the foot Of the
ledge. After arriving there he thought lie
would go up the ledge for short distance.
Finding 1t very stormy after travelling
mile or two. he returned back to the shan
ty, and by this time il was seven o'clock
in The evening. The occupants of the
shanty desired him to remain over night,
and he did 50. The next morning it still
ralned. and seeing the path over the l-ds Q
quite clear of snow, he thought he would
SO over the ledge. With an umbrella 10
protect him from the storm, he Travelled
over the mountain towards the summit
After going mile and half it began to
snow very violently. The path was so
covered that it could not be seen, and he
made the best way he could in various di-
rectlons. still going mp. He had passed
the second mountain, and thinking himself
near the summit was induced to go on
As he came upon the third mountain the
wind blew hurricane completely cutting
off observation. He continued, however,
to ascend, and finally reached the fourth
mountain, on which stands the Summit
House. There the storm was even more
violent than on the third mountain. the
wind commenced throwing him off his Re ct
and forcing him to turn to get his breath.
Alter battling with the storm for two hou 0
and not being able to detect the Summit
House, he concluded at three o'clock, p.
M, TO retreat down the mountain.
+ Turning then to commence the descent
but could not find his tracks, and went on,
merely guided by the fall CT the land
He 6na!Iy came on some stakes put down
In laying out road TO the Summit He
followed these down until night, intending
to follow them to the base OF the mountain,
as he had 40 idea On which side of the
mountain he was. But finally losing them
and night coming on, he was forced TO
look for place of shelter from the storm.
He fastened his umbrella between roc k
and some bushes, and then pulling up
some dead wood and brush. he piled them
up nicely over the umlrslla, and then laid
down under it. There he remained tie
whole gat, constantly moving to prevent
being frozen. He was very drowsy and
sleepy, hut managed to keep awake until
daylight. Then he arose and sought an
outlet, it being foggy at the lime, but not
stormy. IIe spen, the whole day in war
dcring in different directions, and finding
NJ outlet, returned to the same pl; er-
Night again came on, ana he made prep
araticns to spend it on the mountains. He
tried to light fire, hut the wind WAS SO
strong and there was So I:iu:h snow that lie
could not.
The light was passed the same as be-
fore, without sleep, and the next morning
he arose at daylight, came out and lean
ing on rock. exercised his feet, which
were both f.oZen below the aukles After
two hours exercise lie set out again to try
10 get off tie mountain. Nli.e standing
for few moments 10 consider which way
to go, he saw the party wEo were in search
of him. Iie ere out 10 them, and they
Stopped short and came 10 his relief. They
W re mu3h amazed TO fad him alive aud
allie TO walk. With tteir assistance he
walked down to the shanty, which was Two
miles distant, which place lie reached OF
Saturday at three o'clock, P. NJ, having
been without food or sleep for about Sky
hours.