Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-13

% recent wednesday, at 10 O'Clock am,
Mr.. Ruger, who, with her husband and two
children, lives near the summit OF Mount
Day, the highest peak which lies to the
north of Mount Hamilton, left her home in
search of her cows, which were but snort
distance away. 1t IVES cold, freezing day,
raining ard showing alternately. The weman
was slightly near-sighted, and the stormy
weather assisted in confusing her, and she
became bewildered, and instead Of going
home. as she thought, she took the opposite
direction, and soon wss bopelessly lost.
A bout noon her husband became alarmed at
her prolonged absence and went in search OF
her, and at night, not getting any trace OF
her, aroused the neighbors, who are cattle
ranchers and voodchoppers who live in the
adjacent hills, aud coon dozen sturdy
mountaineers were searching the rough
mountain sides and deep gorges of Mount
Day.
Camp Hres were built all along the noun
tain sides, and the lurid glare shot up toward
heaven, lighting up the deep gorges to guide
| the wanderer home. AT daylight the follow
| ing morning a systematic plan OF search was
| arranged, and each party took its course,
with the understanding that three signal
guns should be fred in case she was found
| Like all persons who are lost, she crossed
and recrossed her tracks, 80 that 1t was al
most impossible to get "hot" trail, owing
10 the rough nature of the ground. The
party searched faithfully until late In tht
z-sa, whom ss--frsr t'1s-oth -e.roPrse
off and returned home, worn out with hun
| ger aud fatigue, to recuperate before renew
ing the search. No parscn thought 1t posi-
BILE for the woman to live through the night
az che was thinly clad and bareheaded.
But there WAS one man in the crowd, al
old mountaineer, who determined not to qui
the search while ray Of hope remained o
6udipg her alive, and, most wonderful TO re
late, he was successful. About 3 o'clock p
m. of the second day of the search, thre'
| signal guns were heard booming up the de eE
gorge through which Smith creek ruus, pro
claiming the glad tidings that the Lost wa
found. / don't know whether there was "joy
in heaven" or not, but do know there wa
Joy in this neghborhooo, and many an ey'
glisteaed with tesrs of giadness. The MAJ
Of whom l speak is ]. 4. Kincaid, or Bob
Kincaid, as he is known all over the noun
tsins, poor in this worlds goods, but with
heart as big as Mount Hamilton, who's
latchstring always hangs out, bait 70
every tramp, deadbeat aud sponge OF III
mountains who never miss meal an
never pay a cent.
With the ins.inct-of an old hunter, he di
viDed her course and followed it TO a success
ful end. He followed her for five miles frt I
her home, through the deep and almost i'm
passable gorge below the junction of Smi,
creek with the San Isabella. Many place
che had slipped and rolled twenty or lhirt
feet, and one place 80. Yet, strange 10 relst'
not bone in her body was broken. Whe
found she Was just sinking into an irsenstbi
sleep, which would have known no wakin:
Kincaid took off his shoes and covered he
naked feet, and his clothes aud wrapped h:
in them, built fire and warmed aud rubbe
her into semi.consciousnts and with th
assistance which the signal guns ha! brough
he carried her TO her h ome, which she reache
t 10 O'Clock pm, just thirty-six hours fror
time she left it, in an Insensibe cond
tor, but in fair way for recovery.-SO
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