New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-10
HON SISSON VAS SAVED,
A STORY OF COURAGE.
Ftom ~ 0terIaad MonN.lg.


About Christmas, III the year 1906, SnOw-shOe
Thompson saved the NE OF james osson VINO had been
lying in Old deserted cabin In Lake valley Twelve
cabin and this sissOn had suDssted he was III the
cabin without IRE. During that time he ate
the -four raw iust as 1t came from the SACK on the
while rummaging about the shanty he had the
good fortune 10 hnd some matches These we're where
no one would have thought of looking Tor matches,
they scattered about under some hay that lay on
After finding the matches ssson made fire and
thawed his boots when he was able to get them of
frozen to MS feet When found by Mr.. Thompson eight
days later sissons legs were purple to the knees
-isson confident from the appearance or MS legs
that modification had set IN He Knew that unless MS
legs smputsted he must soon de- As ne could OK
meet no assistance from outside world he had con-
cluGsd 10 himself undertake 10 perform the required
operation. Thrre was an axe In the cabin ana Win tnls
opportune arrival OF Thompson, ssson would the next
day tempted 10 dlsjoint MS legs At the Knees
for that the day he had fixed upon Tor undertaking
IA Al t6s time he found ssson Thompson was on his
way from Placerville to Carson Valley 1t was in the
night, coming 10 the log nouse-whch was ocou
Pc moment ana was KNOCKING the snow Oh his shoes
by strkng them against the cabin whsn ne heard some
one cry out Going inside, he found Sisson situated
related above considerable amount OF proyisions had
been the cabin In the Tall, out all except the hour
had been stolen by tho Indians.
fortunate man. and making hiu as eomtor'a 20
assistance While Thompson WAS cutting the wood
ssson called out to him and begged him not 10 da INC
axe-the place being full OF rocks-As no might yel
1t for the purpose of taking of his iega slsssn was
firmly OF the opinion that when Thompson ieit nun ne
would never him again. He thought thompson
would never DO able to get down out OF tue
and was OF the opinion that In case ne dd succeed III
reaching the valley would not attempt TO return TO
the cabin. -,
Thorn pson told sisson he would surely return and
him away advised him not to think OF attempt
ing Amputate his legs as on cutting the arteries nc
would bleed to death. But Sisson had thought OF tba
He intended make sort OF compress or turnquet OF
some pieces OF bangrope' winch lie wouId t"lss
around his legs with stick such that bit OF
rock would be pressed upon the arteries Then with
nrobrx he would ends OF the arteries and
n hasn nf h. af
was 80 much his plans for the nmputauon
Of his Thompson almost afraid TO leave the
where he get hold oft; ne did so only upon
receiving from Ssson . solemn promise that he would
wait three days before attempting to use 1t On his
knses
on leaving the cabin Thompson travelled
all night and early next morning arrived at
Genoa He there raised party OF SIX men-W h. wade
Harris. Jacobs and Old settlers-to return with
him and bring sisson down 20 the valley. by lhomp
sons al vice the party carried with them Few tools LOT
use In making sled snowsnoes we're also hastily con
structed for the men composing tho relief party. As
none OF tbese men had ever done much travelling on
they Furnished Thompson not little amuse-