The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-10-14

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the meantime keeping from them oil
the grub In the shanty. 1t then hsp-
pensd that the superintendent Of the
mine came there. Seeing the men he
asked them who they we're. They told
him. H. told them they were not tell
ing the truth for he knew the men they
claimed 10 be, and that they had been
l0st in the lake six weeks before. They
were 20 sulaciated, SO wild looking and
10 changed from the two big, strong
men that he had known that he refused
10 believe them. All the same,n he
said, eyou are two famishrd human be-
ings and you need doctor" He sent
d man to the mine for sleigh and or
dered the doctor be brought back with
the sleigh. The doctor came and with
out permitting them to have any more
food, took them back with him. They
we're taken to the boarding house, all
tho time raving for food, another small
amount of Cruel was administered to
each, and then the two men requested
,clean nndsrclothing, which they put on
and were put to bed.
Their sense of smell had become 80
acute that they could scent anything
eatanle long distance and they con-
tinued TO rave for it; but under the
Doctors strict orders they were only
allowed certain quantity Of grnel six
times a day. They became so ravenous
that they got up in the night to steal
food. They were caught at it and
locked up, under guard for week.
When they were again given their
liberty. The frst thing they did was to
rob couple of children of chunks OF
bread and butter, aud they were locked
up second time. A young girl living
In the house had her sympathies so
worked upon that she stole for one of
them cup of milk and slice of bread.
I. made him so i'll that he doctor had
be called in and made him disgorge it
with an emetic.
After being so long innred to the
severe cold weather the heat Of a room
even without FIRE WAS oppressive toll
them. They would sleep without cover
in the same room where others required
two or more pairs of blankets. They
learned at the mine that during several
days while they were ont the thermom-
ster had shown thirty-6ve degrees be-
low Zero They also learned, for they
had lost their reck oning of dates that
they had reached the mine on the 18th
day of January. They had been out in
the snow storm and bitter cold of tar
northern winter from the morning of
Move m Der 26, 1873. until the afternoon
Of January ~, 1874, living on twenty
ave pounds OF candles, the occasional
rabbit they could snare aud tuds and
bark.
The older one weighed when they
were cast on shat Stern and rock
bound coastn just two hundred and five
pounds. He was weighed day or two
after his rescue and barely tipped the
beam at ninety seven pounds. The |
younger brother, not qnte so heavy
man when their terrible experience be-
gan, did not lose quite 80 much flesh.
They perforce remained all winter at
The mine as communication with the
mainland was cut off by the ice. 1t was
weeks before they were permitted to sit
1t the table and eat as much as they
liked. Both Of them finally fully re-
covered their former health and
strength. Both of them are still alive,
The older we'll known citizen of De-
Lamar, whom The local readers of the
NUGGET meet every day. The younger
brother resides in California.
So far we have not mentioned any
names, the incidents Of This story Lav-
ng been toll d the writer without gus
picion that they would be written out
ind published. In telling the story the
names of several persons were mem
Toned who were at the mine that
winter. Among these names was that
II Samuel Lob who is now in chnrge Of
he tailings sweeps below the DeLamar
Mill. Mr. Lob was seen by the writer
md verifies so much of the story as
.ame under his personal knowledge.
lie says the appearance of the two men
When they arrived in camp was most
,itiable. They were mere frames of
kin and bones upon which theft
lothes hung loosely. Their shrunken
aces, with their matted hair and
,eards, black ened and burned as they
'aH been by their camp fires, with their
yes standing out in their sockets with