Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-06
LOST IN THE MOUNTAINS.
Three Days Without Food-Rescue Aft
Hnna was Ahandnnad

Three Days Without FOod-Rescue After
Hope was Abandoned.
Last week s. F. Shaw and family and
Mrs. Fred Hutton, of Dixon, went up in
the mountains in the vicinity of the Rock
well ranch, for vacation of a few weeks.
They reached their destination and pitched
their tents without accident or incident
worthy OF record. Mr.. RoollwelIs cows,
from which it was expected to obtain milk
for Mrs. Hutton's baby, had wandered
away and failed to return. About o'clock
Friday morning, Mr.. Shaw, without wait
ing for breakfast, started in search of the
cows. He found them, but was unable to
head them for home. He followed them
over rough goTges and through almost i'm
penetrable jungles, and finally, abandoning
ell hope of driving them home, he filled a
canteen with milk and started for camp. In
following the COWS he had neglected to
note his bearings, and soon realized that
he was lost. He wandered about aimlessly,
and owing to his age was soon exhausted.
He had nothing TO satisfy his. hunger or
quench lis thirst bat the canteen OF milk,
and that was soon. exhausted.
Friday night found him in Jungle 80
dense that it was difficult to make any
progress. Thoroughly exhausted and dis
heartened, he laid down and was sooR
wrapped in profound slumber. Saturday
morning he climbed to the highest eleva-
| ton in sight and sighted the plains. He
abandoned all hope of returning to this
camp and made an effort to reach the open
country. His route lay across deep gRlehes
and precipitous mountains, andhisprogFess
was necessarily slow. He was soon ex.
| hausted and bewildered, and night coming
| on, he lay down without one ray of hope
Sunday morning, he struggled to his tee
and made another desperate effort. HS
| found spring some time during the day
| but he had been so long without food snd
water ard was so weak that the water did
not appear to revive him. He struggled on
| but at last, abandoning all hope of fading
his way, he kindled small FIRE and laio
| dowrssto die. Fortunately, he was, noa more
than.a hundred yards from the resistance o.
| A. Is Brown, who sau the light and wen
up to investigate it. Mr.. Shaw vas re
moved to the house and everything posi-
bic done 10 5eviye him.
| In the meantime excitsment and cs,n
fEsion reigaed supreme in the camp. J'h
suspense seemed too ,terriAle to be born1. b
| the wife and daughter. SlrS. Shaw wa
completely prostIated. Mrs. Hutton mad
| a wild frantic and despaining search of th
mountains, during which her clothes v7sr
almost torn off and her feet were shech
lngly blistered. She continued the Ssarc
until exhausted naiare conld do 10 rnox
The nights were passed in sleepiessnes
The son, Byron Shaw, fired his shotgu
several times Sunday morning, hoping
get some response. Mr.. Shax SAYS /
heard these shots, and responded with h
rifle, bat it was not heard BYRON starte
out for help, and met thee hunters, wi
were soon on the trail, which they abal
doIed at nightfail, expecting to resume
a
were organized, but be,Gose many of the
could reach the spot the glad tidings we
J + received that Mr.. Grown had found N
Shaw about 10 O clock on Sunday eyeuiu