, 1874-12-12
a pnir OF Scsssps Esttroly saved.

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Eroan tho L<uvensnrth Con,nltrcfal.
It appears tint on tho 10Th ult., Lieut.. Whet-
moro, accompanied by sorsant. loft Con. Miles,
headquarters gu tho Wash!ta, to carry dispatches
to Camp Supply. Ronching tho Canadian lsivcr,
he concluded to loayo tho train and escort Will,
which 1,o lad beon travelling and atriko for Sup
ply, accompanied only by his Eervant. This was
n worry rinay undertaking, ab the balance Of tho
1fhn1ton, his servant, left the trRu bofore thoy
BAN aiEnB of tho relstnH..
hut they were both full of pluck and nnxioua
to roach thoir deatinntlon and 90 1i''mtndfnl Of
toward tho north. Toward ,fsLt, On the
17th. tho two reached II strcnm whoyo
thoy dotern'inaa to camp, bat Oh ro,1nd-
;ni: q point eamo suddenly on
coats. scattcrod through tho brush like lcayea
before wintor wind. Here waB nics position
for tho two mon, for they we'll knew that tho n.
tlla1Is they Ind met wero hut straggera OF still
Aud 20 it proved. llo!racing their stops they
p1l. spurs to their lotHcs only 10 rldo into tho
midst Of party OF nine mounted HAyAgoE WHO
wore 10 completely takun by surprlao Ut tho up
pcaranco Of tin soldier boys TINT t!loy 1norelr
turuoa OIL their horses and gave ono stoady, pro.
1ongol stnre Mt tho bl1o-c0ntel intritlcrA. But
Whotnloro aud his companion did not taso thu
Introduction 10 coolly. Quickly wlioolng their
Aogses, tlaey startcd down tho alopc and out on
tho aleoty and frozen prairio with tho Bpeod OF
tue wind.
They we're In for II now. Ono look behind
them revealed tho savaEon ln tull pnr,,
Huit. But they had good start. The wind
wa. blowing q ga!n from tho northwest and the
piercing noad!os Of nlcot drove atrnight Into
their faces with binding fury, hut thoy could
neitllcr atop nor chnn6o their col'rae. On went
tho fugtlyoH, a.sd on cnsna tho bood-thlrssy pnr.
suerH. It rus IL yoritablo race for lie.
Nono OF your dnle-novel tietions, but llv-
| ing, broatllug paptating, exciting ~faet. Nirso
hell-1ounds Of tbo frontier after two blne-eoats
nntl THUR acalps. Tlia vas tho oSact situation,
and Wl,etmora anti his companion know it.
| They also know that THAR horses would not
hold out long aSnilut tue terrible storm, ntl be-
gan to deylae WHY'S and means to soil their Hyes
as dearly as possible. They thought OF making y
stand III tho buffalo wallows, When tho ronient-
companions made them dig III their spurs lit
tic dcepnr md ecolt n moro favorable location.
| 1t last it was evidont that they could go no
further. md something must bo do,o.
Tho trail thoy were making on tho aloety Bnr-
faco told them there .was no cscapo by t!iGht, 10,
uuulingi,g their carbines, thcy dropped behind n
hmnlt tlliclset md prepared to "pasa in their
chcchp" AZ iiyely NJ possible. BY this time
darkness Ind GOT in, and tho storm Of sloet and
SNOW was raging with 11nabatod furr. Lung aud
anxlously thnHe two bon,i1nbetl md benigltod
| men knolt on tho frozen crust. and waited for
tho appearance OF their Hnyago foes, but they
| came not. .
Eitlcr tho rodskina Ind hocn peltcd ont Of
their p1rpoao By tito terrible storm or oIso tloy
had come to tho conclusion That tho market prico
| Of two gcalps woull not Justify moro than ono
or two 2D-n1lc lcats o., atltf md slippery ptai
rio. At alt events they gave up tho ehase Lfont.
Whatmoro and Hamilton stayed behind tho
thickeE all night, narrowly escaping froozng to
doath, aud expecting erory moment that tho
whoops Of tho aayages would DO Aoartl sud tho
crush OF n ton,ahawk put thom ouk Of thcir rnia-
| cry aud end the terrible, terrible suspense,
| When morning dawncd the Havagcs liad dishp-
poared, but tue boleagnrod mon were in another
piolls. Tloy were 1out Oh tho 1,rairie,-loBt 81
olrectually and completely ~ though they were
| in mid-ncean. Tho storm hoWltd AZ tlerce Gs 1t
did during tho night. by nothing in tho Ecayona
the compass DO determined. sWenry frozen,
hungry, and discouraged, tho wanderers began
to feel that their miraculous esaapo OF tho night
before WIZ only a puttins-of of tho inevitable
Finally. Gooing TINT they wero completely be-
Hioercd, they atIrex for The nearest HtfoaI
larger ouo, and thus these men keptou Until afte1
irnllnofabto hardslipa tley a,1ccoededin stirling
tho old trail TO nilou aoath Of Camp Supply. Fort1
niloB from tito post they met tho cavalry out il
search for thaus, Aud weso escorted to quarters
having becn nearly three days without food. mt
with their clothing frozon tight to their botliea
It WAS most thrilling and exciting adventure
and We regret exceedingly that lack Of space for
bids mentioning more thau tue most nlesgro de-
tasls OF tls Interesting anair. Told as II Was by
the hronzcA Aos,tenant, still cinti IN hts rongi
woolen shirt. cavalry hootA, aud pants tho stripot
| Of which proclaimed the wear and tear at the
race through the nndorbrunh, 1t only wantod tltc
Charm OF camp-lro to finish tho wora-pietnrt
/ Of QUO of tho most exciting adventures Of tie
lntan campaign. Lieut. Whotnoro sara his
wise he IL In gnod health u.,t spirits. Hamilton
his companion IN tho adventure hau not yet ar
rivod from tho frontier, owing to his oxhauHtot
condition.