Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-15
HON. I. C. EyARTS.
More of His Adventures on the We
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S. W. Langhorne writes from Bozeman,
October 26th, to the Helena (Montana)
Herald ai8n7
Since my last to you Mr.. Evarts has
arrived in Bozeman, and have had sew
eral interviews with him. AS his many
friends will peruse with interest any
thing connected with his loss and recoy-
cry, / will endeavor to relate, as near as
| can, some few incidents of his life,
thoughts and feelings during those ter
rible days when he wandered over that
mountainous country so little known to
man. During that terrific storm which
prevailed few days after he was lost
he remained near some warm springs,
and at night slept on the ihcrustation
formed between two of the group, with
his head near one and his feet close to
another, his body resting on the forma-
ton between Where his hip lay it broke
through, and he was severely scalded.
He remained twelve days without fire,
subsisting on the root of the thistle, and
few small fish caught with his hands
and handkerchief. He boiled the roots
in the hot water of one of the springs,
and then greedily ate them. He was un-
fortunate in losing both his pocket and
butcher-knives, but after he resumed his
journey he was fortunate to find fork
at one of the camps that had been occu-
pied by his comrades, which proved of
great service; also a yeast-powder box,
which he jocularly calls his camp-ket-
tie. " He went all the way round the
lake and part way down Snake river,
and then retraced his steps, endeayoring
to reach Botteler s ranch, on the Yellow
stone. He would have accomplished the
trip successfully, but lost several days in
getting off the trail. Had it continued
warm, he thinks he could have reached
there in four more days As it was,
however, he does not think he could have
lived another night
Mr.. Barnett says he killed mountain
lion near where he found Mr.. Eyarts, and
thinks the beast was on his path. His
account of his finding differs somewhat
from Mr. Barnett's, as he thinks Mr.
Barnett did not see him until he was
quite near; but think Mr.. Il. may be
mistaken as to whether Mr. b, saw him
as he described. He does not admit of
the idea that he was deprived of sound
mind, but at the same time fancied that
he had plenty of company; thought his
right leg was one man, his lett leg an
other, his arms two Others, and his stom-
ach a hithi thought they were good tel-
lows, ana was sorry ne could not give
them al they wanted 70 eat. lie was
surprised that when thistles were TO be
aug, nres maze, WOOD 3rougnt ana meals
cooked that they would not heip nm.
Everything ne ate tasted good except
grasshoPpers' MS stomach had not
been educated up TO that point. lie
irequentIy ate nsh raw ana esteemed
them deliclousi caught one snowoird,
ana had rare meal; CHASED toad Tor
TWO days, put without capturing IT, In
MS dreams ne used 70 COOK some oi the
most genclouS meals he ever ate IN ms
liie. IL IS a great pleasure 10 near MN
talk' ana ne tels you SO many little IN
cidents that you cannot remember one
halt OF them.
His eondltlon now Is good; sound IN
mlnd, nearly IN appeute, with good
digestion, and as Jolly as can bei con
verses freely ana pleasantly with all VINO
come TO see MN, ana is dehghted with
company. he Is very spare, not weigh |
ing more tnan eighty pounds put Is
gaming rapidly' One arm was paralyzed,
but is gaming aeuoh. une ioot is worn
TO the bone on the outside JOINT near the |
mere