The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-02
THE CARLIN PARrY's HARpsnIFs.
rsrrible suffering undergoss 10 = vsin
Attempt to Save the Cock.

KxxpRIcK. Idaho, Dec 1.-The Carlin
party, who were supposed 70 have been
lost in the Bitter Root Mountains Of Idaho
and whose rescue has excited so much in
terest during the past few weeks. arrived
here safely with the exception of George
Colgate, the cook, who fell sick and was
left to die in the mountains. The party
consisted of W. +. Carlin. son Of Brig
Gen. w. r. Cariin. J. III. Pierce, brother
in-law Of Mr.. Cariin, and A. L. A. Him.
melwright. secretary OF the Columbia
Granite Company, of New York city. The
party was organized last summer and
started from Spokane, where they engaged
Martin Spencer as guide and George COL
gate, of Post Fails. as cook. They
proceeded by train to kendrick.
Idaho, and with ten cayuses
and five weeks provisions. started
on, from that point on September Is. The
route vac by way of Sneli's mill. Wcippe.
Browns creek, Musselsheli creek and
thence via the Lolo trail TO what are
known as the Indian postoffices. tfty-five
miles from Musselsheli creek At this
point the trail branches from the Lolo
creek trail and leads to Warm Springs. on
the Clearwater river. the destination OF
the marty. which was reached on septem-
ber 26. Although it rained steadily for
thirteen days, which interfered consider
ahlv with the pleasure of hunting. the
narty met with great success and on Octo-
ber 10 started on the return trip over the
Loio trail.
After reaching the top Of the first ridge
parallel TO the Clearwater river. two and a
half feet Of saow was found. and the guide
estimated that the snow would be four
feet deep on the higher portions Of the
I,olo trail. Should the horses become ex-
haussed from lack of food the party would
be conn pelled to walk the balance of
the distance TO Musselsheii creek.
and. as the cook was sick and
unable to walk. his position in
that case would be very serious.
IL was consequently decided 10 return TO
the old camp on the Clearwater and build
RATS. If oy the time the RATS were COM
pleted the cook was still unable to walk an
attemrt would &c made 10 float down the
river TO South Fork. near which several
ranches were known to be located. Fn-
teen days were consumed in building two
RATS and several days more we're devoted
10 n final examination of the Loio trail
and in securing meat for the proposed trip
down the river. Spencer found the trail
,moract,cabie after iaborions trip In the
snow. The cook in the meantime had
been growing more feeble every day. A
,rapper. Ben keeley, vas engaged to ae-
eomnanv the party. With their supply OF
nrovisions equally divided on the RATS 50
as 10 avoid tas possibility OF losing all
their provisions in case either Of the RATS
were lost. the party embarked ana began
,he tourney down the river on November
& Two upsets asd delay caused by the
necessity OF examining the river ia ad-
vance of the RATS made progress slow. and
by November ~ only twenty-five miles
had seen accomplished. AT this point the
river vas fonnd 10 be fall OF projecting
bosiders and ihe water very swift Further
examination resulted ia the discovery
of several other ifupassahle places in the
river which made rafting imprscticabie
IL VAS therefore decided 10 abandon ths
raf.s and proceed the remaining distance
of sbout shirfy-eighs miles on foot. The
cook at tha, time VAS IN . seEni-eonscious
eond ton. modification having set in in
his logs below the knees Only eight days
nyovis.ony we're left, aud o. the cock could
no, POSSIBLY 1--we buI . few days longer
and sss besides perfectly helpless. he wa,
made as comfortable as possible. and th'
ress of the party began the journey on
toos. The shores Of tAs river were mass
a. ragged rocks. on which one could get a
bess only an uncertain fooshoid- Ere