The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-12-05
REScUEOF CARLIN PARTY.
Terrible Sufferings Endured in
the Shows of Bitter Root
Mountain.

MIssoULA, Mont, November 25.-
Greatly to the surprise of every one,
the Carlin party, consisting of Will
E. Carlin, w. H. Himmel Wright
and J. Harvey Pierce, young New
Workers, who have been besieged in
Bitter Root mountains, south of this
point, for nearly two months. have
been found, more dead than alive.
The following account of their journey
is given by the courier, who has just
arrived at Kendrick, Idaho: He was
sent back to Kendrick, the nearest
telegraph station. with the news, and
carried information from young Carlin
and friends to the effect that they had
but only started out in earnest
to capture game when first the
storm overlook them. Instead of
making preparations to at once retire
from the mountain, as urged by their
guide, Spencer, the Young men in
sisted on staying day or two longer
that they might secure few more set
of horns, as elk and moose were very
plentiful in that locality. According
" the hunt was continued, the party
being SO much excited during the
time that all thoughts of personal
danger was lost sight OF. The storm,
however, continued to rage furiously,
and the men soon found themselves in
a sad predicament. Spencer, who
had all along insisted that the party
should make their escape from the
mountains, finally persuaded his
charges to give up the hunt and to
follow his directions. The courier
then, without entering into detail. and
briefly, gives the following account of
the egress of Carline and party from
the mountains, dating from the
time that they discovered that they
were irretrievably lost unless heroic
methods were at once adopted to
make their way out of the snowy
wilderness On the 9th day of Octo-
Der, the day upon which they were
preparing to leave Clear Water, a
heavy storm came on which COM
pletely obliterated roads and trails.
To add to their distress, their animals
stampeded when night overlook them,
and they were powerless to proceed.
Being without snow shoes or other ap-
pliances for winter travelling, their
perilOus situation was soon realized,
and it at once became apparent that
the party was in for it.
That night more than FIVE feet of
snow fell, and the following morning
added cherries light to the picture.
Consultations were held, but no Jeff
nate plan of action was decided upon
until the following evening, when
guide Spencer decided upon Drawing
the storm alone, promising to 60 to a
certain point he had in view, which
if he could reach in safety all would
be we'll. The balance of the party
declined to allow Spencer to under
take the trip, preferring to live or die
together, and so the little band of
rapidly famishing men remained to-
gether struggling as best they could
against the fierce storms. Their pro-
visions were nearly gone. and starva,
ton stared them in the face, unless
thew shonld succeed in fighting their
way out of the mountains.
What followed until last Wednes-
day, when the party was discovered
by Lieut.. Elliott and party of res
cuers, who had gone into the noun
tains from Kendrick, about three
weeks ago, young Carlin is unable 10
relate, but the courier who was inn |
mediateIy dispatched to Kendrick |
with the news, and who only arrived
after riding necessarily night and day,
this morning, states that the men
when found were 100 miles in the
mountains and presented a pitiful
condition, being entirely out of pro-
visions. barefooted and with scant
clothing. The little band of brave
men were making a last and final
effort to get out, and twenty-four
hours later would have found them
dead. Cook George Colgate gave out
a few days before the rescue, and was
LETT To perish, as it was feared all
would suffer the same fate if they
should remain with him. all efforts to
keep him up with them proving futile.