The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-01
A.PERILOUS ADVENTURE Al
PIXIES PEAK.
Waning BaItimorean Recuesntitt
lien orNcw York fro" Dea'h-i"o
S,uhts of Horror.

Nights oil horioi
In the Sprinc Of 1874, when stories Of
tho Great West and the wonderful sue
cess achieved By emigrants 10 Its DOMAIN
induced numbers OF young men from
the Eastern States to go West, sever
- rom Baltimore joined the gold hun
ter OF Pixies Peak. Among them were
Mr.. Spencer Harris, agent OF the Baltl-
more and Ohio Railway, andRlchard w.
Temp,enan. Jr., son of Nj. l.. W. Ten
pleman. rea. estate agent, No. 81, LeNlng
ION street. They settled near Mani
Ton y, the foot 0 Pixies Peak. Harris
engaging b the occupation Of "heFd!ns,
and Templeman, after becoming ac4aa'n-
ed with the ueichborhood, actin. %
guide to pleasure parties and others VINO
desired 10 ascend The Peak, and was
distinguished FIR his daring and skill
Mr., Henry NJ. Morris, y wealthy eli.
zan Of New York. visited Manltou dur
I'M, the summer following the settlement
Of the TWO young men III that place lie
had been IN delicate health, and lie, -
gether with his wife, determined IL Try
the effect Of Colorado upon his disease,
III. strength rapidly returning he soon
e,ssved to ascend Pixies Peak, and pro-
vidinc himself with ia! rs:'o"N. al
tempted the ascent.
Asuow storm arose and he lost his way
and taking the wrong ira!! wa led 10
the brink Of the crater. Blinded by the
driving snow, and bew!!dered 10y the
darkness which was fast setting around
MIN he reached the chasm, and before
he could check his swift steps he irI. 81
distance Of twenty-five fee. 10 aProjec,-
in ledge, where he fortunately lodged.
He was stunned by the .a.l, but soon re-
covered mis- consciousness and locked
about him for some means OF cscIp.
Above him the rocks seemed perfectly
perpendicu,ar. and below him just over
The shelf on which he lay was chasm
two thousand feet deep the sight OF which
app.lled his senses. He was Imprisoned
upon the ledge and he knew he must
maternity wait for assistance. ii"
divided mis- luncheon into nine parts. cal
cula,ing one part for each day. Daring
the night terrible wind and ha'st"im
occurred and he suffered intensely from
the cold. The next day ne saw TWO men
in the distance climbing tran. bu.
thoug he allied ;otnvm they failed u hear
him. and disappeared behind u ledge OF
rocks Rsin poured in torrents during
the following night and he was exposed
70 the full fury Or the storm, and states
that so great was his suffering tia: he
feared ne would become delIr.ous, and
leap into the chasm below. HE next
morning three men appeared on a point
OF rocks a short distance from where be
WAS, and be succeeded in attracting
their attention. and after severa. hours
Of difficult and per!.ous WORK, lhey
reached Il position from which they
could let down rope TO INN, winch
they made by tying their coats t"se'hsF-
He was drawn up almost exhau'Ira,
Tn. rescu!ng party were h'chsra w.
Tcmp.eman. Spencer Harris and Reuben
Hea.y. II sppea-s that when
Nj. Morris didnot return 70
the hotel they volunteered
to - and search for him, al the earnest
solicitation Of his wife. On the Way 10
the hotel they was compelled to stop sew
era. times ana lake MI ii"' -
from the horse which he was riding ana
allow him TO sleep. A. they entered
the town the inhabitants turned out
en- na,se 10 receive them. Mr.. Morris
recovered from the effects OF his expos
u-g, and when about to return to his
home offered young TemPleman, the
leader Of the rescuing party, to whom
he had become greatly attached, siiua'
,ion in New York if he would accom-.
psny him. HIS offer was accepted and
Young Temp'eman i at present occupy
ing a responsible position in the once
Of the Diamond Line Transportation
Company, one of the freight lines OF the
Erie Railway Company, with which MI.
No--i, i Corrected To gentiemss
rsInsn Baltimore VINO visited new
Yark 4. few day $40 Templeman reia-
a,,i tn. above particulars NJ his Ne"
quarter, On Broadway. near the Asto7
House. And also state, that he Is fully
satisfied wiki ms presen, position and
ma. no further amt.,ou 10 &c: AS Pike
Peak guide.