The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-22

miles from camp. / walked steadiIy ior WI WI
hours, and at the end OF that time i,, ME-
down IN canon IN heavy timSor' IN n' order to
get my bearings climbed u tall Or. and 70 ny ny
surprise was, unable to, recoRniSe anI TODD. a
iaHinarR that I had depended upon. was nc not !
In sight. and | could see nothing ' i.oIsa the
ever seen before. To mako matters Moiise' t th
sky was covered with thick, gray Ciouus; i Sni1
sun could not be soon, and the air was rapiuN
SGen %ed to tRe ground felt for the
first and only tune in my lite tho very sn0 art
Portable sensation OF being LOST ~ ssi1ed me-
and my first impulse was to rlunR1 aneSh ut I
random and 20 somewhere, nnyWnetSii ~ ait
down and cool on. 1t required something OF
mn effort TO refrain from jumping up udu ant
ming bnt IN ley moments b tag sitTStIon was
so simple that l swore roundly at myse,i tV OF
having got ratified ahopti me 9nt ny t the tor
Mount Hood would be Visible. and could then then
got my bearings rho ccm i'm G ssGF weS we
Aftcr a, long and weary ciimo hp rau Of fir
camp and ut once hogan bniIuih9 ,iyin n eIouds
OF mist that nlled the air. When me nnt WIS nns
finished was nearly wet through " hSa my ny
turn In Just rs was and shiver mysGI 70 Sieop:
When aw9ke in tho morning old h rom f %ss
ready. having passed the n !Ght in the Eikltat
camp. But when rot UP l discovered run III !
was In pretty bad fix. There was y {l,ii, VI
breathe, and was n t6oroughiy chilled. The
symptoms indicated congestion. ana fealiI ,,a
Mountains fnS at once. As soon as had break;
tasted told Tom to abandon all tne SUM hnu
lead tho way out as fast as ne soH,u t woads
didn't propose to die w there IN lIie Mou.i ;s
Tom took tho lead at n long. swinRlnR Galt'
and for I'VE hours We marched along IN sIienf nee
Kept me chilled through. md my teeth rattlod
ali accompaniment to our footialis. IL Whs I'M
hossi9l,e lor me 10 start my 1SeaWinw down the
Indians hronzed face. .c..
Al noon we halted and made some coffee
VINO looked Distressed motloned to me to take
the lead and foil In behind. NY breathing han
H eGDs and kn nT tina that had no lime 70
fool away. ! set off ut II ratio OF speed mat innue
the Indian hustle TO keep near me; dhe trai
and several times / narrowly, avoided falling
among The T9cks; On Tom tnot,n WAS on n 1Ss
edge Of a clitr and foil aboY! twenty feet and
whom went back to pick him up found b thSt
be hsd mis- 9nF pGnS
the trail and old Tom nrittod his teeth and
trudged along slowly behind. Ot course i nag
places. ACES and nd ' Very soon on felt still and
Bore and hardly able to get , aionE;
t 6ad va to sa a
at the foot Of tho mountains. where we wero
we'll taken cnre Of, Tho Indians injuries were were
n good soaking in n tub OF hot mustard wafer;
| drank n nint OF stoaming whiekey touoy anu
went to bed With mustard pastors All over me.
The news OF our return reached tho garrison
Just in time to prevent the departure OF natH
organized to 10 in search OF me in the direc-
ton originally pointed out by old Tom. Inc
half breed and another Indian had ceen seen
striking into tho mountains where Tom ana l
crossed the river, and my ialure TO return In
two DAYS had aroused suspicious that some-
thing had happened.
Tom was sent to the hospital up Mt Hood
River. and pulled through by II scratch with
tho help OF unrenitting applications OF hot
hors. The second day after ! got out OF BED
was sitting on the porch wondering how ever
made such chump OF myself as TO start on
bear hunt with handful OF crackers. thin
blanket. and no cont, and wondering also
how l had the luck TO escnne pneumonia.
when | heard disturbance going on
in the farmers pigpen. and thought l recog-
nized the character of thu racket My rifle
was standing in the corner wi hin reach, ana
could see tho pigpen from where sat. PICK
ing up the rifle and throwing cartridge INTO
the chamber. l sat Still and watched the pig;
pen. In moment black snout appeared
above the fence. followed BY paw, and bear
triod to climb out with sh0at under his arm.
hosting my elbow upon the arm OF my chair
and throwing aside the blanket in which my
shoulders we're envelOped drew bead on the
bears throat. pressed the trigger. and he tum-
Dled over dcud.