The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-02
CARLTN PARTY HARDSHIPS.
LEAVING THE COOK 10 DIE ALONE
WAS THE WORST EXPERIENCE

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nc Bors Up Braveiy ard Told Hts Depart.
INK Comrades TO say that BE Met His
Fate Like y Man-The March and Rescue.
Mtssou1A. Moat. Dec1 The Carlin hunting
party with trapper named Kelley but with
out the cook, George Colgate. came out OF
| Bitter Root Mountains yesterday in better
| condition than when found over week ago.
| Guido Martin Spencer. who was best able to
narratc the experience OF the party. tells the
| following story. beginning with the time when
they first realized the danger Of thoir sltua-
| ton.
After going fifteen miles we came to fou-
| feet of snow. Colgate then became unable to
| walk. and ms we could not use our snowshoes
we went back and strucl, the river. We spent
four days constructing two RATS, and loading
everything possible on them started with Car
lin. HImmewriGht Fierce. and Colgate on the
first raft and Kelley and myself on the Sec
ond. keeley was trarper whom we engaged to
accompany us down. We bought all the
provisions he had Except for those pro-
visions we would have nll persisted. Kelley in
cluded. The n)ble OLD man gave US all his
supplies and risked his life for us. We shall
romember him with gratitude TO our ast day
Wo had gone only hall mile when tho first
raft swamped. striking rock. and throwing
Fierce aud Colgate into tho river and 1t was
only by the most pcrllous Efforts that either
was saved. We finally straiGhtened up the
We worked without much food or soep for
I'VE days, aud got up twenty miles further.
ers. aud we could not possibly get through.
Here we landed our RATS with great dlnlculty.
but on the wrong side Oi the river This forced
us to foil large tree fVC feet through. across
the river and finally we got across
ID. During n. all this time Colgate vas getting
Could not walk, and he had been delirlous.
After Getting across the river we knew we
death to stay with him longer. Fixing him as
comfortable as possble and dividing our pro.
flour, ten pounds Of beans, and three pounds
Of bacon, with plenty OF ton. we knelt beside
snow lei! piilessy ana GI the WEATHER Was be-
coming extremely cold. We made q fire.
placed wood within his reach. and came away,
tell'his, family that he died like a man. Iio
begged us that we should go and save our
This was on Nov. 10. We resumed our
journey, abandoning the RATS and going over
water. for we constantly cane in contact with
boulders and Jagged rocks. and the embank-
undred feet ABOVE The liver tha w 70 miss nj oS
DAYS travel We had accomplishment only
trout On liz Seye G lay our f Trovisions
game or fish. We were getting too weak 10
travel The next three days we had nothing
T. eat but q few huckleberries and tea leaves.
On the twentieth day ! was ahead OF the
party about half n mile when met Elliott and
his party who said we were then over 100
miles from civilization. told him OF our con-
dIttOn and he ut once prepared for COM
fort. Soon the rest Of the party cameup. 1t
was most Joyous meeting. and the tears
tricklot from our eyes. We act to work again
building rats, and once more started down
the river reaching the Forks on Tuesday
morning.
Colgate was nearly dead when we left him
and we knew II was OF no use to try to go up
tho river TO tlnd him. 1t would have been an
imIo-sihlity to have done so. and although
have cen suicidal. There was no way Of get
ting back 70 the nlacs from whence we came
without going miles overland. and with snow
falling nj the rate Of a foot day such attempt
WIS out OF the question
TIL" entire party left kendrick this morning
Tor spokane. where Gen. Carlin has taken up
his Residence. having last week been retired
from active servics in the army Himmel-
wright and ltercc will at once go to New
York. and Mrs. VIII Cgrlin is coming west
ward 10 Join her husband. who will
also reside in Spokane with Gen. Carin.
Kelley. the trapper. will remain in spokane
with Gen. Carin. II Is now impossible Tor him
70 return to his hunting grounds. and 40 the
hunting party Is ended. The abandonment Of
the cook Is the chief grief OF tho party their
own sunertngs being forgotten in the joy OF
return. The members OF the party say they
can never forget the sad parting with Colgate.