Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-04-05

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II s.s.. Glencoe, March %, 1856. q
EDIToR TrMEs-Our little village has just
been thrown into intense excitement and the
heart Of many hardy Pioneer made sad BY the
intelligence of the death of DR.. Ripley, and
also the awful condition in which his travelling
companion was found. The facts as they have
thus far come to hand are as follows: wiz
On the ,20th day of February, the Doctor left
here for Red Cedar Lake, Ga distance of about
80 miles, having young man named Nc
Clellan with him, they went out to cut timber
for house at Cedar Lake, and it seems on
the first day of March they started for Min
neha or Forrestvile, on the North Fork Of
Crow River for supplies, and missing their
course they seem to have gone too far east and
could not find the place and after three days
fruitless search, without food or fire (their
matches having got wei, they tried to return
to their cabin. After having slept in snow
drift and enduring, as they must have done, all
the rigors of that stormy weather during the
miles of camp, the Doctor gave out and re-
quested Mcclellan to try and get to camp,
and if possible return to his succor. AT the
time they parted the Doctor was badly frozen.
His knees, one foot and lips were froze, and
he frequently would lie down in the snow
The young man and him parted never to meet
again on earth. McCleland succeeded in reach
ing camp after dark the third day, having cut
off one boot, and for number of miles had
travelled with one foot bare. Now with him
commenced period Of suffering almost with
out parallel. For seventeen days he laid in
the cabin, both feet SO badly frozen he could
not walk step, and during all that time lived
on about one pint of rice and one pound cheese
unable to make fires or wait on himself. The
cabin having no door to protect hin, from the
attacks of the wolves which were howng around
in large numbers At the end of that time he
was found by Mr.. Chapman Of this place and
his surveying party, who were on their road to
complete survey on Crow River, and in the
language Of Mr.. c., the condition of the unfor.
tunalc man beggared description.
TLey lave been hunting the remains Of the
Doctor, for several days, but have not been sue
cessful in finding any trace of him. He may
have crawled into snow drift OF perhaps been
dcvourcd by wolves. The young man has
been sen, to Physician below TO have all that
can be done for him, but fears are entertained
that his feet will have TO be amputated. He
says, had he known that his sufierings would
have been SO intense and protractcd, he would
have preferred the Doctors fate. He is fit
objec, of the sympathy of all philanthropist
away from his kindred and friends, without
means, and having no friends in the Territory
to look to--yet trust warm hearts will res =
pond to the calls of humanity, and that young
Mcclellan will have no cause 10 complain for
want Of aid and attention. He is at the Was
son House, in Shakopee, or, at least, started
from here with the intention of stopping there.
Any donation for his relief sent or left with
the landlord of that Hotel will be thankfully
received. Yours respectfully,
- A. y