Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-20
Lost in the Storm.
A $50 mile Ride In the MOuntains
after Catfle-FOur Days without
FOOd-The TerrOrs Of Death
and Death Valley.

We are indebted to DR.. Buncher, of Dayton
for the following particulars attending the re.
cent adventure of Mr.. John CARING, brother
of Hon. II. Carling, of Fort Churchill, while
hunting cattle in the storm of April eth, and
in which Carling came as near the gate that
leads out of this world as most people would
care to approach. Mr.. CARING had cattle
ranging in the Big Bend country, and fearing
the herd would wander away during the storm
and extreme cold, his brother-in-law, himself
and one other, all resident near Churchill
started on horseback to look them up and
bring them in. The party Travelled all day
without seeing the herd and at night camped
about twenty miles from Churchill. On the
following morning the three started out again
in different directions, and with the under
standing that all were to meet at the camp IL
the evening, if unsuccessful. The brother-in
law and the other, whose name we did not
learn, were unsuccessful and in the evening
returned to camp, bnilt up a fire, prepared
supper and awaited the arrival of their com
panion-Mr. Carling; but the evening and the
night passed and morning came without his
return. Fearing that he had met with an aeci
dent or become lost, the two saddled up, wen,
in search, and when several miles out STRUCK
the trail of CARING.
LEADING THROUGH THE SNOW
toward the mountains. Thinking he had OBJ
tanned trac of the herd and hoping to over
take him soon, they followed as fast as possible
but although the trail looked fresh and they
rode hard, darkness came and they camped
without him. SO passed the next day and the
next day after on the tortuous trail, and nc
CARING. The scanty provisions of the party
in search were fast giving out and had to be
rigidly economical if any was to be saved fol
the missing man. At times the trail led ove1
log barbados, through dense underground,
and over rocky declivities, and here and there
DROPS OF BLOOD ON THE SNOW
marked the struggles and falls of the benighted
wanderer and his faithful horse 1t was now
evident that CARING was thoroughly lost, and
when found would be helpless-perhaps dead
AS he took no food, matches, knife or fire
arms, and had rode night and day. On the
morning of the fourth day, the searching party
emerged from the mountains upon the edge OF
DEATH VALLEY,
and at a deserted cabin near Black Springs
having travelled over 200 miles. On entering
they were overjoyed to find their lost conradt
had recently been there, and were rewarded {
few moments later by discovering both horst
and rider short distance away. Both were il
"a oil ND oily, Ix-ip
had it not been for this opportune arrival OF
help yet another tragedy would have been add
ed to the melancholy history of that Sahara OF
death. Mr.. CARING was soon made comforta
BILE with food and fire, and was able to give
an account of his wanderings. After becoming
LOST BEYOND ALL HOPE,
and either not daring to trace his long, weari
some trail back again, or hoping to find speed
Ter relief, he determined to pursue straight
course until he found shelter and food. But
imagine his despair, as at last, after all his de
terinined struggles and patient sufferings, HI
emerged from the enveloping wilderness onl!
to find himself ON the edge of Death Valley
that terrible waste of alkali plain, on whost
blistered, barren surface lie bleaching the
scattered bones of those who year after veal
have undertaken its pilgrimage. 1t will b,
remembered that number OF herders and
band of six thousand sheep, which they were
attempting to drive across into the Coso coun
try, persisted on this desert last summer. The
heat at that time was most intense and the ho
winds swept the alkali waste like the burning
Surrocco of the African desert, carrying deatf
to every living thing beneath its arid wings
The remains of these Mr.. Carling saw, and il
his faint and half delirious state, what wonder
if he imagined he beheld the unsepulcherd
host rising up before his bewildered vision!-
the
GHosTLY HERDERs
with fieshless, beckoning fingers, alluring hin
to their fate--the skeleton focks caperine
hither and thither over the snowy expanse,-
skeleton horses neighing plaintive welcome
to his own jaded beast; and heard the weirt
melodies of the marching dead, as they senti
neled their phantom herds To attempt t.
cross that sixty miles of plain was TO approach
the deadly Upas, while to remain on its desc
late confines was no less than death by starva
ton; and Mr.. CARING was resigning himsel
to his fate, when the voice of his companions
reached his ears. When CARING first entered
the cabin he found two pieces of tallow candl
which he devoured. He had despaired of eve
reaching home, and taking piece of brow
paper, in which the candles were wrapped,
HE WROTE HIS WILL,
bequeathing his property, worth $4,000, to hi
wife and children, and also recorded the dat
and circumstances of his adventure, that thos
who should find his body might also have
clue to its identity Luckily for him his com
panions persevered in their search his friend
are spared that grief and he lives to reeoun
his most fortunate escape. We congratulate
Mr. G. and are glad to learn that he is almos
entirely recovered from the effect of his event
full trip.
The delinquent sale of Kossutl
stock takes place on next Wednes