The Red Cloud chief., 1880-04-15

shrpw down our heiaisx 90 . hare
p;ece q grvund. fscck cut NJ sAe,ssr.
i<st. Pa b znder The JudC-pcar 49,
loui-sna oves kin ny or>rccss. an
dcrneaih HE banAlorcte- Nyt~~s vsr~
50 ves and cold. snd ny hooss - taH
of snou. that ! took them OLA ia
uise move. AishoasA VI. cpsered car.
selves completely uth oas bctdsnx.
veIi spcked In. ~ ess vas The NOV. 81
high the gale sna pssrrins vtna. iAss h
blsv shroaxh and sarusgA. ard frv~
nv blankets asd ba6.L@rphe 20 The
canvas shees cpserisx them n vAs
ahous thirsy-hve DEGREES h-lo~ s~ro.
and how the storm koul~t during The
long hours 81 the nsght, II was hke The
moaning Of the surf durtag . fsxrfni
storm coming frum y ss-mkr The
noi>s and rush al . p2ssing train - yoa
step aside from The rAiircsa-tr.ek "a -
IL pass. 7, wAsa long and terrible ss,ar.
day night Abcu, eight o'eiek Sunday
morning the Judge uncovered me and
called for me 30 Jump up-thsi he ard
Connolly we're about "a start for the
cabin on foot. leaving every thing. ny
boots underneath my bei6inS v-r~
frozen sin. fvxrncd them . lsile By
rubbing them rapidly In my hands. and
finally forced them on my fros'ed fee,
Nv fingers were fruren, too. and. ks my
ears we're frosted las; winter and In the
winter before by the Rocky Mountain
cold, I am g~t;ing rcuew hat unanlnsca..
10 10 speak. Ny boots 90, ] jumped mp.
but refused 10 90 on. as nc searched
in vain for tho ruad, and m.
storm stili ragged in AL It's fury. and
we cuuld no; see hfty yards into the
storm. nor hook ~ al agsinss h. and 80
we all jumped under "a bedding again
The Judge Was 50 cold thai be came
aud laid down Upon my bed, pulling his
robe over him, fairly grrznins In his
suffering. His hands were whEc With
cold. and he wss warming them In his
mouth, trembling and shiyering from
head To foot. At nine O'Clock he snd
Connolly again started, promising. II
they reached the cabin. to send out .
guide with food to take me ia. This
time they left for certsin, and. going ID
ward the mountains, found the road n
last and reached the cabin. An hour
after they had gone, noticing that the
storm had lifted = little, I took Gu, my
compass in bed, and, getting the course
TO Errett's from my notebook, got the
bearing "a closely IS | could. Getting
up quickly, l put on my oycrcoat, but
was unable Ia button IL. IL was ~ In
tensely cold that my hands were by that
time powerless, and I started of on q
trot that ceased As the snow grew deep
er. I took along my dog. which Was
lying under the loot of my bed, with
me, but left, rs did the others, horses.
mules, bedding and guns.
Faithful dog. mans true friend in dis
tress, He is the same DASH" q red
Irish setter. that went south with Steele
with Merritt's command to rescue the
besieged Thornburgh's command In the
pits AZ Mill Greek, and was there re-
cognized during the Indian firing, and
brought back by Captain Lawson 20
Fort Steele. Finding the direct line 10
the cabin was full Of snowdrifts that !
was too weak tn cross, | took to the left,
over hills from which the snow had
drifted oh-my dog leading me, running
ahead, and then returning rs II 10 hurry
me on. Now and then, where the sno
was soft and very deep, he would
founder helplessly and moan, as he did
during the storm aud the long hours OF
the night, and then follow behind me.
but, finding I was too slow, he would
hurry ahead and then return for me.
Too weak with frosted hands 10 button
my overcoat-for, a the snow touched
my gloves, IL froze-I went on with the
wind; but, when I had to partly face !,
10 turn toward the cabin, 81 great was
the gale that IL blew me down, and
there was no way but to crawl at times.
And so, through the deep snow
and over ridges, l finally
reached the h~aystack, less than
half a square from the cabin. The
latter I could not see, for the air was
thick with drifting snow. l therefore
lay down beside the fence until . luli in
the storm let me discover the house,
which I reached as soon rs possible, To
the surprise of all inside, for q party
was about to start out 10 hunt me. Dur
stock and bedding were subsequently re-
covered; and, the pack-train not srriv-
ing at camp, I left for Fort Steele for
more rstions and q new outfit, intending
to return after thawing out fingers and
feet. 1t Wa the worst night but one
that I have eve spent in the Rocky
Mountains, and the Judge says he
wouldn't pass through another like IL
for n million dollars"
Hence Horace Greeley's advice
sho,,lJ ha modi;ad thnslv. eco wexf
young man; 60 West!"-b but not tll
the springtime comes, gentle Annie.
or the ssbeautiful snow" hath gone.
Your affectionaie son,
c. A. II. Nc.