Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1870-10-27
Ellis Recovery Probable.

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! At last the lost man is found. After suf-
! fcrin- untold hardsl.ips and privations for
'iirty-nine days; with no other food but
one snow-bird aud two little isl, this man
has existed during all that time in the noun
talns and wilderness Of the Yellowstone
country. For seven days the expedition
member, but in vain Not satisfied with
this. one of the party, Mr.. Gillette, with two
cavalrymen. remained behind to prosecute
the search still further. hut their efforts
proved equally aborivc All hopes for
| the recovery of Mr.. Evcrts were there
fore abandoned. 1t was resolved, however,
to make one more final effort, and to the
praise nf Judge Lawrence, more than other
citizen he il said, IN expedition was organ
lied about two weeks ago composed of Geo.
A. Pritchctt and Jack Burncttc, two expcr-
fenced trappcrs and old nlountaincers, who
were tnnIia. with that almost UNEMPLOYED
region. This party was reinforced BY
two Indians from The Crow Agency, and
started out i'll search Of the long lost man.
After "a few days hard travel Mr.. Evcrts
was found near the mouth of Bear Gulch,
in such u furnished condition that he was
unable 10 move, or scarcely speak. a mes
,rngcr was immediately dispatched u Fort
Ellis fora physician. and although, very
low and feeble. il was believed with good
care and proper nnurshmcnt lie would SUR
vivc. The discovery Of Mr. Evcrts. after
suc! IL lapse Of time. and under the cx-
trnollinary circumstances will! which he
was surrounded, is simply miraculous. We
give below \ letter from Mr.. Prilclletl which
brings The glad tidings. Also n brief extract
FROM Mr. Lnnyhornr's letter 10 Mcssrs.
parchcn s. pavmrr:
FoRr ELLIS. NJ. r.
10 Me>srs. King, Gillette. Langford Law
rrnrr and other Gentlemen: ....@M.
We have found Mr. I.vrrts liz is alive
and safe, but very low in flesh, 1t seems
difficult TO realiz: the fact HAT he lived, Int
nevertheless ii is so. We sent II messenger
y this post for u surgeon, and afterwards l
started with fresh horse to meet him, but
did not do 50, and canlr On here: tile mes
sanger had left about all hour bcr,fc l ar.
rived with III ambulance by the wagon
road, and missed him. return to.mnr-
row
~ understand that shc messenger who
came here in advance OF int, sent Or went to
Hclcn, to apprisc the friends Of Mr. Evcrts
of his safety, and may cxagcratc his con
d.ton. but think you nee'i not give your
selves the least unca,iness, Us he las all the
attention possible under the circumstances,
and when the surgeon gets there he will be
NIL right.
t'Wc found him on ,hr Is inst, on the
summit Of the first BIS mountain beyond
Warm Spring Greek. about seventy. five
miles from this fort llY says lie suhsistcd
all this time ON one snow bird two small
minnows, and the wing Of bird which he
found and mashed between two stones. and
made some broth III y yeast powder can.
This was all, with tho exception Of thistle
roots (of winch he had fair supply) he has
subsistcd on
he lost his mare, saddle. gun and can
tenas the first day out, and was left without
fishing tackle Or matches but after making
he Thought he might produce fire from his
opr.. glass and did 50. He lost both Ills
knives. During his wandcrinys he saw no
human being, neither whites nor Indians,
un,,i We ,nrnd him.
Yours, etc,
GEO. A. PRICHETT.
Also. for JACK BuRNETrE
The following is an extract from Mr..
Langhornc's letter:
''Mr Everts has been found in I'm almost
furnishing condition near the mouth of Bcnr
Gulch. He will be brought here in y few
days. He was found lying near the trail,
and almost unable to move. The ambulance
has been sent for him. This is reliable news,
but he NAV not live. All possible care is be.
ing taken of him.
IS. w. LANGHORNE."
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