Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-03-18
SAVED BY PLUCK ALONE.
TERRIBLE ORDEAL IN THE
NORTH WOODS.
Disabled In the wilderness--Hls Leg Cut
90 the Bone -Four Days In u Snow
storm Brings Himself at
Last 70 Camp.

James Gilmore in local parlaucs is
cruiser" One Sunday he was up
on the Big Forks river about sixty
miles from Graud Rapids, MINI,
looking over the timber for tho pur-
pose Of finding a suitable piece and
then taking homestead. lie had
with him the usual outfit OF 4 cruiser
explorer blankets pro sision3 and q
gun OF course u good sharp as was
included says the ST Louis Globe
Democrat As he was making his
way through some thick underbrush
with that i'm element in his left hand
some twtgs caught the handle and his
leg was thrown against the keen bit
with such force as 20 sink II clear TO
the bone Just above the knee.
There was not much pain no
said in telling his story, but my
leg refused to support ma aud then
think | must have tainted. When |
revived found myself lying help ess
in the snow which was rapidly being
crimsoned with the blood from my
injured limb. My first thought was
to stannch the hemorrhage wnich
managed to do by unbuckllng my
leather belt from around my DO iy and
Swapping it drmly and closely just
above the wound Darkness was by
that time falling ths snow was eddy
Ing about me aud tho wind Was rising.
D.sengag ng my pack. sack and
blankets | tried TO arise The effort
was failure the limb proved uso-
less. Then l realizei that | had %.
foro me struggle against fearful odds
for life but determined TO fight tho
grim old monster to gritty finish one
way or another.
There was miles from any
human habita:Ion. Where foil
! however the brush was quite thick
There | manuged in some WAY
hardly know how. 10 clear. one
handed with my AK u little open
space Ia which 10 lie easily. also
contrlycd TO collect enough wood TO
make llttlo fire for the cod WINS
telling on me and was nearly frozen.
next | managed 10 get a. my
Blankets and unpack my sack. Over
m fra Of sticks | was enabled to
cook a little food AMI from melted
, snow ! male some cofeo-
1T was nearly midnight before
got enough brushwlod together BY
dragging myself from bush TO bush
, b. my hands to keep tho tiro going
the rest OF the n ght When / cut
down bush made short pieces OF
il and with a polo pnkcd them into
convenient place. At last dragged
myself back and rolled up in tho
blankets was very weak from loss
OF blood ! could not sleep much
! and would no: have dared 70 any WY.
as had the fire 10 keep up.
That was Sunday. stayed there
all OF Monday the next day. en-.
larged my camp little by draggtu.
myself around for fuoI
Tuesday the second dag after tho
accident, | decided 20 try 10 get 70
camp. Ny wound had become fever
ish. NV temples were throbDing
like trip hammers my nngcrs were
benumbed and my fcet slightly frost
bitten | commenced 10 use my wit
still further In my pack sack was
a ball OF twine such rs all experienced
woodsmen aud packers always carry
for emergencies. That | measured
into three equal lengths OF about
forty ieet The end OF one was tied
TO my rifle. that Of another 10 my
pack aud that OF the third % nv
bundle OF blankets With tho loose
ends attached to my veil leg would
crawl the forty feet and then draw
The n III claa aanuratafv ~ mn orfv
repeat time and time ngain tho pro.
cess OF the tedious march. During
tho day managed TO mako about
half a milo aud AT night found myself
nj the banks OF small frozen stream
| made. camp the same "a 1 had
the two nights previous
During the night solved tho
problem Of proceeding further. With
my sharp Ak chopped runners Tor
rude sled and with the cord that mad
Stood me in such good stead dashed
The parts together. | loaded on my
PACK. blankets and gun together
with myself and with my iron. pointed
staff pushed myself nino miles along
that stream on tho leo getting with.
In quarter 81 q milo o: camp
which reached Wednesday night
the fourth after tho accident.
There vas no one there 20 give
my nlurioJ a professional dressing.
but bandages were applied. and tho
no t day on the bottom Of spring.
loss camp supply wagon began q
sixty.miIe ride over IA corduroy road