, 1874-12-12

nU uQlllk +il0 III tNli HUI u dufn4gdHI Aai1A
o,,t This lol to MI oxamtnnllon of tho contents
OF lilo loRpinDd tpnai], which waa found to G0H-
mist Of bhnk nOtuH aud coin to tho amount or
noar)y C20o. OF course there was no more tallt
of going to America, ns,l ~ for tlo cnfoo-pot. 1t
hecame regarded ab precious hoirloom."
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a TRiAppEIc TRAPPED.
1Es FricA to Cntch II Esunr nn.l In A9t,n-
SELF Caraght-A Terrible Experienced.
f.es q; v'rgi.'a tSsy cthg'e"its' ct's ksy:
jnst returnod from an expedition Into Tho Sierra
Nevada, about 40 miles from town. relate tie fol-
lowing remarkable incident On last Thursday
on tho trail Of g door, which led ti,ern into a
Iemoto ravino In the faBtneHsoa Of tho
mountains, into whtol, thoy, had not
before yont'rea.. The. SNOW hoing about
bocan,a aiaooaragad, md, losing eil iSo'pe q
| osertakng tho door, which they had wounded,
they nbandonol tho pural,it. On thor return
| otle Of them discharged his gun at haro md
TANGO to tho right, as Il from some ono tn dis
| treHs UnGortain whothor they woro not Mis-
taken. md hna not boon deceived by tho
w'stling whit Of tho WIND s, thoy shouted a9uat
would soon come, they. held : con-
nn1tation, and wero about proceeding to
their camp. ) or nllos away oonoirilns that
0se fro as as pafs e " woadeoxas @qs y
|
startod on, but SOON o prolonged and mourI,ful
howl was borno down tho wind and again reached
their oars. Thoy stared at each other a moment,
| tho direction from which tho sound proceeded.
| They went on for some distance, laundering
through tho SHOW down . proclpltolis descent
which lod them through = gloomy eanon.
calling for rsllot. rlsy anawerod that
aid was approaching. Tho mans yslis of. mig
cry changed 10 erios Of joy, and they could l4enr
don't 60 away and leave mel" "como and col
mo out! an caught, aud starvingW Still they
could sec nothing, but guided BY tho nau's cries,
aud clleeting him with hopeful answers aH they
eerncd what soeinod to DO s1nall cabin built Of
ioga, without winaows or doors Tho anow
had drftol agaiust ono s|do OF tho hut naarly
as high al tho roof, aud, lB they could Aeo no
entrance, they went around to tho other Bide.
| Az eoon as tho occupant aaw shotu ho uttered
ordinations Of tho greateAt joy md explained
bis sisuation in > tow woydn by stating that ho
had built II bcar-trap aud had caught himself in
It five. days before. Tho door was made of
heavy logs, and was 80 arranged as to rlip. down
into It's placo from, above. Thoy tried to lift 1t
up but fasled. Finally, BY means Of Il stick
ofea of !0ft E which n sacensy 'sH ssr ~ ~ 'tss ss
prisoner 10 crawl tonoatL. Ho appeared more
flask Of brandy, they wore able to get linn to
tbeir camp abont dark, whero their oompnnons
had blazing fire awaiting their return. The
ha!f-famihhea rnaa ato rayonousiy. Ha wns sup
piled with pieuty Of hot coffee, ana nmulcl q
pipe. ntser which bis strength somowhnt royiyoa,
a ho g gsSe +a sho m to9wnH aes9ans &c % e,
l,e was found. 1Lc said hs mama was
Thomas Wny, and that he lad been engaged in
clopping wood In tho mountains during last
summer, SINCE tho first snowfall. about month
ngo, lie Ind frequently noticed tracks Of bears
among tho pine treos, md Ind ofton tried to get
u shot at thom, but without Rtlccoss At last tue
ilcn strnck him to build pou such M ho Ind
esn n seq G,gr ssy Srn assss ssag ssa I T. 1Gxs xe
Hs explained that the bear-trap il Inado ly
building small square house Of heavy, hewed
losa, and covering it with strong roof. Tug
door IL Of heavy loEs atG Y and sldoa up al
entrance about & feet high ant feet wide. i
sheep is killed and hung up inside Of the pot,
attached to a rope, which is connected with a
tho mutton the door falls, and ho ia Gagged. Way
went to work and co,nplotod his trap to his
satisfaction. and intoudod to bait it tho same
night. 11avluB curiosity to eco how it fonld
when tho door fell down. Ho attempted to raise
it. but was horror-stricken, and his hair stood Oh
end when lie found TINT ho waB unable to bl1dgo
It a1l inch. lio worried aud struggled: but the
heavy Weight refused to move. The pon
called for help, but knowing tllat' lc wns
miles from human habttation ind in 4 savage
ncs yhess few aSa. r. s
agony, and got Int little sleep. It con1nsuced
to snow. but fortunately hc had heavy blanket.
ovcrcoat, which Kept linn comparatively com:
Portable 1he next -, morning ho commenced
iuEs uS Of Of the A tomnost. ' no y hai I aot bis
gun againat a stump outside. and logged
to get Ut It TINT Ito might fire it OF and attract
somebodyl'ss attention. 1!o soon began to gel
hungry Ills thirst he drcnchca by thruattns
: his hand through tho ohinhs between the ]pys
; aud raking up a'oss and eating It. THUS ln,
efter day elapsed during whtcl, lia monta sui
J ~ thought OF everything had donc in atl ny
: life from tho time I was a boy 6 years old. :
At last a brilliant idea struck him. He lsod
nlatcles, aud would burn bis wy out: Will
| tho heel Of hiB boot no would kick aud GRIND
o Log until be had accumulated . quantity o.
dust and splntcrs, which he would light Will
match, and blow tho fro with his hat uutt
ho had burned hole largo enough to craw
, out. AL the. day previous to that on awhich
ho Nas found he WIS titus employed, but or
trial tho Bci,emo would not work. Iho wool
? refused to burn. aud iie again lay down t.
die. That day passed, and tho next day he had had
. ! abandoned MI hopo md WAS calculating hon
long 1t would tnko strong, healthy man to die
3 Of starvation. IIo waH in u state Of abtcct bt,
t por, when ho heard tho report of gun. llt
was III doubt whether It NRa not the elect Of III
, own maddenod imagination, but ho llatoood viii
all his might and kept Oh shouting. Whon hs oref
. wore answered ha was almost tlolirious with Joy
: As The VOTES approached, hts yisioua At aI
: preaching death He'd away and tho realities o.
t Ito camo buck like flood. Ho was prof,,aa it
luis gr. titudo to bis dellyerers, but declared iii
| intention Of getting out of tito 6erra Eeya.lnt
!. as soon na possible and abandoning boar-lunt
lug. Ha said ho had Ind most too cloao cnIl
. and didn't want any mora of 1t IN bis. The nex
| morning llo left for tho canlp Of Bono wood
choppers, who wore no doubt ut q 1osa to accoun
! for Lila long absonce.
E4on.fnlio.S- nsttl laiH ViHitOrs.
, j letsor to the New York World says:
s'We lust naw Longfeilow at tho funeral o.