Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-01-16
LOST UPON THE PLAINS.
One Of the Most Terrible Adven lures Upon
Record.

storm between sun river anu tNc 1"on'J
eight mile springs II 1.-THE 9th ult., after
wandering ten days and nights upon the
trackless prairie, has at last been found. IL
is stated that he made a daily circuit, conf
ing within one and one half miles OF his des-
tination, the 2s-mile springs, daily camp
ing every night i'll almost the same spot.
We have the following story OF his finding
as related by MIR. Rowe, from the h'depe"-
dent:
From the center of the plateau in which
Mr.. Casey was lost, it is twenty-five miles
in either direction to timber. MIR. Rowe
struck the trail about eight miles west
from the Twenty-eight mile springs, and
followed it in a westerly direction tor about
six miles. 1t was i'll a zig-zag, circllng
course. Arriving at d bottom about three
miles wide, he lost the trail, but being an
experienced mountaineer, he marked the
spot and, Indian fashion, began 'fcircling"
for it. After keeping this up for three
miles he observed a cart on a high. ridge
some six miles distant, which he thought
belonged to a half-breed from Blackfoot
agency. This was about sun rise, MIR. Rowe
having rode about twenty miles before day
light Rowe galloped toward the cart, but
on arriving at the top Of the next crest he
was surprised to see it going in another di-
rection. Three miles further he came in
sight of it again. This time the horse was
laundering in a snow driSs; from which he
extricated himself. When he sighted the
nn.+ r.>l .1,;-or n rrosY, tho hnpcn 1voc O0inp
direct toward the snow drift from which he
had Just escaped. Mr.. Rowe now recog-
nized the lost driver. Casey was sitting on
the seat, a line in each hand and his head
down. The horse would walk Il few steps,
then halt, and turning his head gaze in Il
raise his head, look at the horse a moment,
and then without utrering q word, let his
head drop down again. Rowe called to him
two or three times, but receive no answer.
ssCasey. tor Gods sake, are you aliye?"
anXiously cried Rowe. Casey slowly raised
his head, gazed steadily at Rowe for a mo-
ment, and then burst into tears. "Where
are you frozen % asked Rowe. IL guess
my feet are frozen,''h he answered in a fee
BILE, careless tone. Rowe then looked at his
ankles and found that they were black and
hard. "Wili you have something to eat?"
inquired Rowe. eyes" the starving boy
answered eagerly, IL am very hungry"
Rowe gave him a part Of his lunch, and
wlsen he (Rowe) began to unhitch the horse
from the cart Casey insisted upon helping
him. saying that he had been hitching and
unhitching the horse for several days and
knew how to do it. So. to quiet him Rowe
told him to- hold the starved animal, bat the
moment the horses eye caught sight of a
bunch of grass he pulled the rope from Ca
sey's feeble hand. Rowe saddled the horse
Casey had been driving, helped him into
the saddle, and having hitclled his own
horse to the cart, jumped in and started for
a twenty mile drive over the trackless des-
ert. After travelling a few miles Rowe
gave Casey something to eat. He told Rowe
that he lost his. tobacco the first day, and
asked for a chew. "Why didn't you UNI
hitch the horse and'try to make one OF the
stations ?" inquired Rowe. II thought of
that" he replied, "but again I thought if l
got the horse and the cart separated no one
would ever find either me or the mail, and
by keeping all together, even if I did die,
somebody would: find the mail, and Bob Ca
scy coulds never besaecused of deserving his
post" He>wasfed sparingiy at the station
and soon the color came back to his face.
When. found both cheeks anl lips were
black, and he could not close them.
Mr.. Casey is 20,years old, about 5 feet 3
inches in height and weighs 1a5 pounds.
lie was ten days without food.