The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-02-25
LOST IN TmE N o

LOST IN THE SNOW.
The PerIIs of TRAVELLING over the Al
pine Ridges that Rise between Here
and Hamilton "A Stnge Driver and
His Ps ssenger Nearly Suceumb 10
Another Founders la the
SnoN-drifts and Makes bat 8 Miles
In Is Hours
The perils of travelling through the
mountain ranges that lie between us
and Hamilton, in mid-winter, are
forcibly illutrated by two incidents
which occurred last week to tho stages
going and coming from that place.
The stage which left here on the night
Of the 18th for Hamilton, with John
Pitchford as passenger, did not reach
Thirty-mile Springs till 10 o'clock the
following day, and both men had
suffered severely from the cold. The
drivers ears were badly frozen, as
were Johnny hands. After resting a
few hours at the Springs and reeuper-
ating their exhausted energies, the
driver and his passenger set out again
for Round Springs. They proceeded
but a short distance, however, when
the snow drifts became 50 deep thai
it was found imp ,ssible for the horses
10 pull the wagon through. They
then returned To the station, unhitch-
ed the team, and taking n of the
-. II - ,..nfI .a.fy tb. Irf,a.
pushed on To Halstead's, leaving his
passeng. r behind, to amuse himself
as best he conl |. to walt a week for
his next trip. The driver states that
he found it very difficutto get through
even on horseback. The cold MAS in
tense afal the snow drifts very deep.
At last accounts Johnny's commits
sary stores were running short, but
there wa no help for him till the stage
weat out last evening, and he has
probably had to put in three or four
days on beans straight.
The stage which left Eureka on the
day previous had IA similar, il moi
worse. experience between Hamilton
and Halstead's. The Sentinel gives
the following account OF how he got
through
ON the 10th inst, Gilmer, Salisbury
Il Co.'S stage left Eureka at 10 O'Clock
IN the morning and reached Hamilton
about 10 miles away, at 1870 in the
evening. Hence i; started for Round
Springs. the first station. eight miles
out OF town, an on account OF snow
in the road, which has fallen to such
a depth as to make 1t impassable, the
driver had To 20 out OF the main road
and pick his way. Is best he could,
around the hills and through the can
ons. ThiS would be bad enough i'll
calm weather. but is much worse in the
midst If binding storms, such ~ have
not visited White Pine before for
many years. ON the trip just alluded
10, John Montgomery, the stage
driver, lost his way in the storm in
trying 10 make the home station. lie
wandered about till three o'clock in
the morning. when himself and his
horses gave out completely. lie had
no idea where he was, and having
nothing better to to. he tied his stock
10 a cedar tree AMI shoveled the snow
away 50 as To make Il fire. Appre
hending some accident, Messrs Geo.
Halstead, 4. IL. Hunter aud George
Harris of Round Springs started out
shortly az er Daylight to hunt up the
wanderer AM bring him into camp.
After tramp NJ and shoveling snow
for three mil 5 they anne across the
los man doing the best he could to
make his way home. Our correspond
ent says he had blood in his eve,
which is no doubt literally true. The
party got into the station all safe and
sound at last, but there Is not much
fun in worrying through Is hours to
make eight miles.
The Rattle.