The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-07
LOST IN TnE MoUNTAINs.
A Thrilling Story OF Wandering Woman
and a Man with a Great Heart.


and Man with Great Heart.
Eon recent Wednesday, at 10 a. m,
Mrs. Rnger, who, with her husband
and two children, lives near the summit
Of Mount Day, the highest peak which
lies to the north Of Mt. Hamilton, left
her home in search of her COWS, which
were but a. short distance away. 1t was
acoid, freezing day, raining and snow
Ing alternately. The woman was slight
~ nearsighted, and the stormy weather
assisted In confusing her, and she be-
came beWtldered, and instead of going
home, as she thought, she took the OPP
poslte direction. and soon was hopeless
~ lost About noon her husband be-
came alarmed at her prolonged absence
anc went in search of her, aIri at night,
not getting any trace of her, aroused
the neighbOrs, who are cattle rancheTs
and Woodchoppers, who live in the ad-
gacent hills, and soon dozen sturdy
mOuntalneers were searching the rough
mountain sides and deep gOrges of Mt.
Day. - - ~ - --------
p Camp-hres were built all along the
mountain sides, and the lurid glare shot
up toward heaven, lighting up the deep
gOrges to guide The wanderer home. At
daylight the following morning a sys-
tematlc plan OF search was arranged,
and each party took its course, with the
understanding that signal guns should
pc fired in case she was found. Like all
persons who are lost, she crossed and
recTossed her tracks, 80 that il was al
most impossible to get a "hOt" trail,
owing TO the rOughness of the ground
The party searched faithfully till late
In the afternoon, when one after anOth-
er dropped off and returned home, worn
out with hunger and fatigue, to recupe-
hnFnEn NWnn- An
person thought 1t possible for the wOm-
an to live through the night, as she was
thinly clad and bareheaded.
But there was one man in that crowd,
an old mOuntaineer, who determined
not to quit the search while a ray of
hope remained of finding her alive, and
most wonderful to relate, he was sue
eessful. About 3 p. m, of the second
day OF search three signal guns were
heard booming up the deep gorge
through which Smith Creek runs, pro.
claiming the glad tidings the lost was
found. L don't know whether there
was "jOy in heaven" or not, but | do
know there was joy in this neighbOr-
hood, and many an eye glistened with
teaTa Of joy. The man of whom | speak
,issJ. r. Kincaid, or bob" Kincaid, as
he Ia known all over the mountains,
poor in this worlds goods, but with
heart as big as Mount Hamilton, whose
latch string always hangs out, bait
for every tramp, deadbeat and sponge of
the mountains, who never miss meal
and never pay cent.
With the instinct of an old hunter he
OWNED her course and followed 1t to
successful end. He followed her miles
from her home, through the deep and
almost impossible gorge below the
junction of Smith creek with the San
Isabella. Many places she had slipped
and rolled 20 or 30 feet, and in one place
800. Yet strange to say, not a bone in
her body was broken. When found she
was just sinking into an insensible sleep,
which would nave known no waking.
Kineaid took of his shoes and covered
her naked feet, and took his clothes and
wrapped her in them, built fire and
warmed and rubbed her into semi-eOn
seriousness, aud with the assistance
whichIhe signal guns had brought, ne
carried her to her home which she rea-
ched at 10 o'clock p. m, 80 hours from
the time she left 1t, in an lnsensible
condition, but in ~ fair way for TecOT-
prV.-San lose MaFcurV