The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-06-30

the prairie. We reached Heron Lake
about noon. Went TO the thapman
House; after iinuer went to our
rooms all tired out. Our acconlmoda-
tions tor sleeping st Hersey were not
of The best. At this place we were
joined hv some others from Worlhingt
Ton. They informed Us that tho "cirt
Gus at that place was booIning. They
said they were sent cut as advance
agents to put up circulars. The next
morning, the snow train went east
FROM Heron Lake. We got on board
and went about five miles, when they
rail- into a snow bank and stopped,
We got I'll and walked into Window,
the wind blowing hard all the way,
1 AS there was no snow on tho crust we
were not troubled with 1t. About two
miles from Window was the deepest
cut Oh the road, being about forty feet
deep and one-half mile long. Hero we
found large crew of snow shovclers
clearing the track, the men one above
another, each man thowing the snow
up to tie other. We stopped here
some time watching them work and
seeing the locomotive snow shovel run
into the banks.
/. At Window, In the afternoon, the
boys re seived message from Worth
ington, saying, "Post no bills, s. is
dead" The Dext morning VIC started
out with three teams for st. James,
, thirty miles away. We hired guide
to pilot us across the prairies he being
an old herder claimed to know every
part of the country. Two of the
seighs were loaded ad VIII Gs sSd b LA
snow shoes for our horses and got
along all right most of the way without
, using them, as the horses could walk
i, on the crust without breaking through.
/ When we reached Mountain Lake II
I was showing hard, but finding no &C
| commodations there we went on.
! Here we struck south, leaving every
t thing to our guide. The wind filled
r the roads full of snow 80 we could moi
see them, but our guide said, 81 know
Ill all about this country" We crossed
f the prairie over the crust. Noon
] found US at a Mennonite settlement
}, Here we ate our lunch and fed oul
' horses. These Mennonites are q
q strange people. They number abou,
}. 1000. A number of families live ir
IS in one house, the stock occupying Il
v with them. They have very little Il
q do with other classes of people, anc
u are great money makers. Stopping
IS here one hour we went on. 1t wa
" showing and the wind blowing YER,
/. hard, 30 we could see but little way
/. ahead of us. We soon began 10 SEQ ou
!, guide. had lost his way. None Of u
!; : s rs,, anything Of this conntrSys;v Nave On n
" in st James at 2 p. m. Nov
t. it was past three; the VIM
o and snow were coming hsrde
d and thicker, and the horses wero get
t, ting tired. The teams stopped and tn
Ii men held council to see what was best t
% be done. Some said take the boxes oil
and get under, others said th
II horses will perish. II was decide,
,. 10 follow the horses; they might brin
us to some settlers house. We wen
. on and travelled this way for tw
a hours. The horses with trunks refuse,
If to go further, completely tired Out
q Tho trunks were thrown out; ate
i some waiting the horses started, an
I we went on leaving the trunks on tn
). prairie. In about one-half hour "
. We came to a house or dug-out; all bu
q the doorway was covered with snow
- We went 10 and could not see anythin,
o at nrst; There was . man, his vii
and three children. The furnitur
n consisted Of one bed, three chairs an,
"a stove. They were burning fax straw
j Il was the filthisst. I@lacay iYyYJ'.n W
O offered the man money to take ms 1,
Q the next house one mile away, bnt b,
@ refused to 60. At this time the cloud
were breaking away, and the wind dit
q not blow 80 hard. He told us the wa,
and we found the house. The,
4 co9ld not keep us anc
informed us we were fifteen mile
!. from st. James. We here struck the
r road; it was badly filed with snow
> but we could follow It. Tho storm
was nearly over and it was clear wher
8 the sun went down and found us eiQhI
j miles south ofSt. James. We reached
. there about nine, one-half hour too late
to catch the train for st. Paul. We
stopped here three days. It blowed
and showed all the time, and no train,
' While here we bad our pictures taken
/ with our sled. The same day we came
. into st. James . man came in that was
lost on the prairie, he had frozen his
race aud ears aud one foot. He had
travelled for hours In the blizzard. NOT
knowing where he was going, but knew
was his only salvation 70 keep going.
When the storm cleared away hs found
!. hlm to town. Tho fourth morning va
hired team and started for Mankato
u was cold and the snow was blowing.
out 1t was near the timber and we hsd
no fears OF getting lost. Not far from
st. James We passed q freight train that
was stuck fast In cut. Tho engine vas
covered with snow and they were shov.
cling 1t out. We reached Lake Crystal.
one-half way, at noon. Here we took
dinner, and learned that the train from
st. Paul was not running any farther
west than Mankato. d. wired to Man.
kato to hold the train till we reached
there. II was known Oh the road that
there was party on foot bound for 81.
1Paul. Ateach station We TELEGRAM
to the next. We reached Mankato be-
fore the train was due to leave. Here
: we left the doctor at the Mankato
house, and drove on to the depot. We
boarded the train, taking our sled with
us, and reached st. Paul at d. m.
The sled Is In ono Of the museums of
st. Paul. On 1t 10 printed "B. DIS. ex.
press from Worthington to st. Paul, du.
ring the blockade Of 1884," alsoths his
tory Of the party. 1t is claimed that
Our party was the first that ever ven. |
tnred on foot from Worthing,on to st.
Paul during the winter. In st. Paul
we found other parties that had been
snow'bound, each having his story to |
tell. This 10 winter that will long be |
remembered by the travelling men.
.-i SIOUX FALLS.
Julia Heineman was o singer In al
low st. Louis variety hall. Her BROTH
er went into the place, fired pistol al