The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-11-28

side of the mountain as well AS from
Davis. The following of the traiR
through the laurel was resumed. The
search was extremely difficult. The
men had to creep at times on their
hands and knees and search minutely
in the moss and wet leaves for the
trail. Thus Monday was spent, and
when night came they had not fol-
lowed the trail more than four miles.
It's course now led south, toward the
Black Fork. The men slept that
night in the laurel ready to proceed
early the next day. AT day5rPak the
search was resumed, and about noon
the party came to- deep ravine. On
the further hank they saw the lost
hunter leaning against tree. He
was very weak, and talked with diff
Guilty. He had reached the ravine,
he said, on Friday evening. He
knew he WAS completely lost. Hav-
ing no matches, lie twice tried TO
build fire by discharging his gun
into stump. His clothing was soak
ing wet, The laurel WAS so thick that
he could not move a rod from where
he stood. He tried to keep off the
cold by jumping and Tipping his
arms. He grew tired, and despite
his tlisronIforts fell asleep.
On Saturday morning ne awoke to
find himself covered with snow and
both feet frozen. He gave up the
idea of reaching home the way he
had Travelled before, and thought to
get out of the wilderness by following
down the mountain stream to Black
Fork river, and down II to the settle
mPnt. So badly were his feet FIR, zen
that he could not walk on the land,
so he wa,lPd in the ICY stream, which
was mostly waist deep. AT length
he came to the high falls where the
creek plunges oyer the bluff into the
Black Fork river. He found the cat
aract impossible, and Il" could sec no
way tn get around the perpendicular
cliff. SorrOWfully he was compel ell
to retrace his steps. He decided to
wade Lack up the stream and try to
fad the summit of the mountain. 1t
was late in the evening before he got
back I" the place where he had spent
the night.
1t was now Sunday evening. and
he had eaten nothing since Friday
morning. He was unable to walk
any further SD he leaned against
the tree, and thus spent Sunday
night. He could not sleep, and his
I, ct were frozen again. The wolves
had SCENTED him and gathered in a
puck near him, making night hide
nuI with their bowls. He shot one
of them which sprang at him from
the laurel, whrreupnn the others ram
away. He saw a panther .eap arross
the ravine below him, but was not
mnlested by it,
After the second night SfhOrror and
suffering he was too weak to make
any further effort to save himself.
When he tried to walk he could not
tell when his feet were on the
ground, and as often as he made the
attempt he fell from exhaustion. In
utter dp<PiY hp took his station at the
tree and waited for death. His feet
were very painful, and he cut off his
shoes To ease the pain. In doing so
he gaShpd his feet BADLY, and the loss
of blood further reduced his strength.
He had given up all hope when res
rupd. a ~trelchpr WAS uiatlr of the
houghs of trees, and the rp4cning par
~ carried him over the mountains
to the nearest point where medical
al could he got. 1t was hate MnndYy
evening when they arrived with the
lost hunter, whose >uffrringS during
the rough journey were intense. The
doctor thinks he can save Hplmick >
life, hut fears both feet will have to
be aHpntated.