Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-12-11

companion, started down the canyon in
search OF him. A short distance from
the camp he found Cover, crawling on
his hands and knees. He had made
good part of the ten miles in this man.
ner! His injury necessitated the aban-
donment of the expedition.
THE FIFTH AND LAST TRIP.
Cover and Russell started out from
Riverside on the 10th of September.
They made their way by their former
route through Cresa Greek Canyon.and
out upon the desert without special incl
dent until the morning of the 22nd
Then Cover left Russell with the team
to make bis way by a circuitous route
through Two ranges of badland hills.
Cover himself was to cut across, pros
pecting on the way, and their place of
meeting was to be at an old pine tree ON
the other si,le.
In entering the hills Russell mistook
his canyon, going a little toofar east. Fol-
lowing it up however, it finally brought
him into the right trail, but the way
proved very rough, and in the midst of
the hills, the wagon was overturned, and
nearly all of the precious supply of
water spilled. This accident caused
delay OF about three hours. Afterward
Russell pushed on to the appointed rem
| devious, arriving there at two O'Clock
in the afternoon. He waited until five
O'Clock. without the appearance of his
companion. The animals were suffer-
ing for water, and. III order to save their
lives Russell was obliged to continue his
course He did up some provisions in
cloth, and left the parsel, with can
teen OF water and note explaining his
movements, and started for the nearest
waier-a place called Indian Franks,
twenty-five miles distant.
Immediately upon his arrival at
Franks he dispatched the Indian on
horseback to look for Cover, giving him
his watch as pledge of fifty dollars to
pay for his trouble. Russell himself
was obliged to keep on to Ell Toro, six
teen miles further, to obtain feed for his
team. When he got back to Franks,
the Indian had returned, and reported
that he could find nothing of Cover.
Russell than fastened back as fast as
his laded horses could go, accompanied
by Frank, to the pine tree. There they
found the provisions and the canteen
untouched. They made such further
search MS was possible, but could find
no trace of the lost man.
A SEARCHING EXPEDITION.
When word was received in Riverside
OF the loss of Cover. searching expe-
dition was organized, headed by Russell
to 60 over the original route. This
party traced Covers footsteps in the
sand from the point where he left the
wagon along the badland hills and into
gulch near the place where the wagon
was to emerge from the hills. Going
down the gulch he must have passed
within half a mile of the place where
the wagon eventually came out. The
probabilities are that he waited in this
vicinity for the wagon, but as it did not
come along at the proper time, owing
to the accident. he became concerned
about Russell's welfare and started in
to the hills to search for him. Russell
says that. as he was engaged in right
ing his wagon after the upset, he thought
he heard II call. He listened but heard
it no more. He shouted at the top of
his voice, and shouted again, but got
no response. Thinking he had been
mistaken about the sound, he proceeded
with his work
That call was the last sound of Tom
Covers voice that fell unon mortaI oar