Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-08-10

settlement he travelled over three submits,
$50 miles, to Garden Valley and Boise Ba-
sin; started from there with 70 pounds on
his back to return, heard there was a
company min ing at s place called Dead
4 wood, 30 miles from Garden Valley, where
be might get some provisions. He went
there. and they having good supply, lei
him have what he wanted. After making
himself sled he took on lis pounds and
started. He got lost on the summit OF the
mountaiEs, was snow blind for three days
and wandered around over all the sum
mits for seventeen days before he found
the waters was camped OH and where he
went out. Alter he left me / killed deer,
duck and rabbits with the last of our am
munition. / caught two nice salmon,
which were treat and luxury. suther-
land was goue sixteen days when | con-
clnded he must have persisted On the
mountains. / hung up In the trees part OF
oar packs and took the horses and cross
ed the river and went some twenty five
miles to the base Of the summit Of The
mountain, where concluded he had gone,
ii being the lowest pass Here the snow
stopped me- | could not go with the ami
mails any further. blazed up the noun
tain several miles; stormed all the time )
l went back to camp; could not hold the
horses an, where, they being determined
to leave the country. Not having much
meat, 1 packed up and moved down the
river about twenty miles, shared some
ducks and ate up the old venison had
left and some salmon. believed could
not live much longer without change OF
food was terribly emaciated-no flesh on
my bones; very weak and growing weak
er every day; 50 concluded 10 try once
more to get over the mountains, and pack
ed up and started. The 21st of May l tried
the hill, but failed after blazing good
ways. returned, camped and made up
my mind to wait until the 9Th of June and
try it again, il lived. was so weak l
could not walk two hundred yards with
out resung. l would sit down and go to
sleep Immediately. On the 9th of May
/ was fortunate enough to kill deer with
the shotgun. Next day was down herd
ing. On NY return to camp saw fire
apd thought had not put it out in the
morning and it had got out, but coming
nearer | saw man. | hailed him, not
more than twenty steps away, but my
voice being weak could not make him
hear. followed him to the river where
he went for water. when l discovered it
was Sutherland. l was surprised and
overjoyed, supposing, before this meeting,
that he was dead. He had been gone
thirty-two days, but got in with 10 pounds
flour, 3 pounds oatmeal, 3 pounds bacon,
coffee, tea, salt and pepper / got strength
in three days, bat increased in strength so
rapidly could hardly see out of my eyes,
My hands were each as large as two hands
feet and legs enormous. My boots were
worn out, and was wearing seamless sacks
when he got back. He brought me pair
of shoes two sizes large and pair of
overalls. l soon filled them all up. Sui
flee, | lived to get out and am here. L
found had an attack of the scurvy and |
was swollen out of all reasonable shape. |
| stopped at the Hot Springs two weeks
and took baths, eat vegetables and straw |
berries. Rest assured we missed brakes
vegetable ranch, which we talked about |
many times, during the winter, wishing
you Lad our venison and we some of your
vegetables. Sutherland had hard trip,
but doubtless saved both our lives.
We sold little gold dust; it was nice
but not much in quantity, which has
created quite an excitement, some halfl
dozen men offering to fit ms out to go back. |
We do not know what we will do until |
We receive some letters Will probably be |
here weeks. 1t il terrible hot and mos |
quitoes by the million.
Tell Jake Clark | had to leave his gun |
with other things, if do not get it will |
pay him or buy him another. Give him |
my compliments and thanks. killed one |
of the largest deer with it that runs the
woods. | am getting much better of the |
scurvy, my face and body are little |
swollen yet Boise City is dull, 1t does
not compare to what it was in ~, all the |
merchants act as though they were asleep |
and half dead, etc
coul Id not give you the particulars and |
everything as would like to about our
prospecting. We got lost but believe we
have found good country to prospect in.