The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03
LOST IN OLYMPICs.
Adventures of Greenebaum in
the Mountains.
FOUR DAYS WITHOUT FOOD.
The Sam Francisco Merchant Tells Of
His Terrible Experiences and Of His
Discovery or Friends.

William Greenebaum, the San Francisco
merchant who was lost July q from an ex-
pIcring party in the midst Of the Olympics,
reached this city at 8 o'clock Friday after.
noon, after having wandered about in the
mountains four days without food.
It will be remembered Greenebaum left
this city July 10 - one of . hunting party
composed of himself, Edward levin,
Frank Wischenyski and Charles Dugas, to
make trip through the Olympic noun
tains, prompted by the spirit of adventure
and desire for hunting.
Learning that Greenebaum had safely
returned, Posr-IErELIIeEscER reporter
called on him at pa South Eleventh street
last evening and got the story OF his trip
and aventures.
The party, bound for the Olympics,
reached Port Angeles July II. at o'clock
in the afternoon. Here jack train with
supplies was formed, and the party started
the same evening for the range. taking the
old government trail. They crossed the
first main range on the 10th, at o'clock
in the evening, and made permanent camp
in Bunch Grass valley. Three prospectors
from Colorado we're overtaken there. but
the two parties kept distinct
Greenebaum's party spent the time hunt
ing and exploring this valley until the
evening of the 26th. They had decided to
break camp and go to Port Angeles on the
18th.
One of the pack horses had strayed from
his stake and the whole party went in search
on the afternoon of the 26th. Greenebaum
became foot-sore and paused to rest within
quarter of mile from the camp.
The others pushed on after the horse and
left Greenebaum on the side-hill near
canyon.
While the latter was resting mountain
lion attacked him. The animal came
crawling up and Greenebaum was driven
about in various directions in trying to es-
cape. He did not dare to run until he
reached More creek in the canyon below.
when he waded into the water up to his
waist. thus keeping the animal at twenty
yards distance from him.
This was on the evening of the 26th. at s
O'Clock Greene baum had to move very
cautiously to keep the lion from springing
upon him. He waded down stream fol-
lowed by the lion on the shore.
1t was fast growing dark. Watching his
chance when the lion was extricating him
self from q swampv point in front of
which were high boulders, Greenebaum
swan to the opposite shore and hastily
built two bonfres against the base of q
high cliff.
Between these two fires Greenebaum
spent the NIGHT watching for the reappear-
ance OF the lion, which had been frightened
of by the flames.
Greenebaum began search for the camp
the morning of the 9th, and hunted dill
igently all day. By night his efforts were
failure, and he was obliged to kindle fire,
which he did with one OF the three matches
in his possession, and spent q second night
without sleep or food. This was at point
supposed to be within five miles of where
Greenebaum's party had first camped.
He spent the next day, also, in fruitless
search, and at night he was again forced to
lie down on the bank of the creek by bon
fire. built with the next to the last match
he had.
Greenebaum wandered about with no
better success the following day. and on
the morning of the 30th his condition was
desperate. He had been three days with
out food or sleep, and had no weapons
all the time but q pocket-knife. He now
resolved to follow the creek. which he had
kept near, to salt water, and there hail q
passing steamer.
Luck greeted him at last. He was fortu-
nate enough to find tough piece of yew
wood out of which he made bow and ar
row, with which he killed a robin and
drank the blood. As he was fishing in the
stream at o'clock that afternoon he was
found by q search party, organized at the
instance of Il. Fl. Emanuel, OF this CITY.
and taken on horseback to Port Angeles.
whence he arrived in Seattle yesterday af-
ternoon with the other members
OF his party who had reached
Port Angeles alter fruitless search just one
hour before him. Greenebaum is the son
OF wholesale dry goods merchant of San
Francisco, who is represented by A. H.
Emanuel, of Seattle. The latter organized
a search party on the 2Ssh upon receipt of
atelegram from Port Angeles to the effect
that Greenebaum was lost in the noun
tains and chartered the tug Rainier for that
place.
Greenebaum is safe and sound. except
that he is nearly furnished
The former reports that he wa, at any
time out OF his head or delirious W ere en-
tirely false.