The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-02
ONE MAN LEFT BEHIND TO DIE
After Vain Efforts to Bring Him
Back by Means of Rats.
Cayuses, Trophies and Outfit Abandoned
and Many Miles Tramped Over
Ragged Canyon Rocks.

barracks to rescue the lost Carlin hunting
party, has arrived here with the rescued
party. The party consisted of w. T.. Car
lin, son Of Brigadier General Carlin; ].
II. Pierce, brother-in-law of Mr.. Carlin,
and A. l.. Himmelwright, secretary of the
Columbia Granite Company of New York
city. Lieutenant Elliott reached the party
Nov. %.
An account of the hunting trip and res
cue was obtained from MIR. Himmelwright.
The party was organized last summer. 1t
secured an outfit in Spokane and engaged
Martin Spencer as guide and George Col
gate, of Post Falls, as cook. The party
proceeded by train to Kendrick and with
ten cayuses and five weeks provisions,
started out from that point on Sept. Is.
The route was by way of SHELLS mill.
Weippe, Browns creek and Musselshell
creek. AT this point the trail branches
from the Lolo trail and leads toward the
springs on the Clearwater river, the des-
tination of the party, which was reached
on Sept. &c.
Although it rained steadily for thirteen
days, which interfered considerably with
the pleasure of the hunting party, the
members met with great success and on
Oct. 10 started on the return trip over the
LNOlO lTdL. Alter IedCHlflS TIE Top OI llS
first ridge parallel to the Clearwater river
two and a half feet of snow was found
and the guide estimated that the snow
would be four feet deep in higher portions
of the Lolo trail. Should the horses be-
come exhausted from lack of food the
party would be compelled to walk the re-
mainder of the distance to Musselshell
creek. and as the cook was sick and I'M
able to walk his position in that case
would be very serious. so 1t was decided
to return to the old camp on the Clear
water and build RATS. If by the time the
RATS were completed the cook was still
unable to walk an attempt would be made
to float down the river to the south fork,
near which several ranches were known
to be located.
TOOK TO RATS.
Fifteen days were consumed in building
two RATS and several days more were de-
voted to a final examination of the Lolo
trail and in securing meat for the pro-
posed trip dow the river. Mr.. Spencer
found the trail impracticable after a la
borious trip in the snow. The cook in the
meantime had been growing feebler every
day.
Benjamin Kelley, a trapper, who. with
prospector Jerry Johnson. had built a cabin
near where the hunting party had camped.
was engaged to accompany the party. With
his supply of provisions equally divided on
RATS, so as to avoid the possibility of
losing all their provisions in case either Of
the RATS were lost, the party embarked
and the journey began down the river on
Nov. 3. A number of saddles, trophies and
part of the outfit were left for safety in
Jerry Johnson's cabin until next summer,
while the cayuses were left to roam over
the territory that furnished them ample
food while the party was in camp. Two up
sets and delay caused by the necessity of
examining the river in advance of the RATS
made progress slow, and 10y Nov. 13 only
twenty-five miles had been accomplished
At this point the river was found to be full
of projecting powders and the water very
swift. Further examination resulted in the
discovery of several other impossible places
in the river, which made rafting impracti-
cable. 1t was therefore decided TO abandon
the RATS and proceed the remaining dis
lance of about thirty-eight miles on foot.
The cook, at that time. was in a semi
conscious condition. modification having de-
veloped in his legs below the knees. Only
eight days provisions were left, and, as
the cook could not possibly live but a few
days longer, and was. besides, helpless, he
was made as comfortable as possible, and
the rest of the party began the journey on
foot. The shores of the river were a mass
of ragged rocks, on which one could get, at
best, only an uncertain foothold. Frequently
a large projecting cliff would hang over
the river and an hour or more would be
consumed in surrounding it.
THROUGH BLACK CANYON.
On the third day after abandoning the
RATS, the party reached Black Canyon,
which proved to be eight miles In length.
The river there has almost vertical walls,
varying from 200 to 1000 feet in height.
Clinging to bushes and small saplings, with
a footing sometimes of only a few
inches in width. and often many
hundred feet above the river, the
progress of the party was necessarily
slow and extremely hazardous. Three days
were consumed in passing through the can
yon without shelter or blankets, and some
times harassed by rain and snow. Very
little sleep could be secured and when, on
the eighth day. the supply of -four was
exhausted, there was ample cause 10 feel
discouraged, but. enfeebled as it was from
loss of sleep and the scarcity of food, the
party pushed bravely on.
On the tenth day of their tramp, Nov.
=. dIlcI HdNlflE cuDNtoNCu 1OI lNO UdNS ON
tea. three fish and a few berries, while slow
ly moving down the river and within five
miles of the nearest ranch, the party was
fortunate enough TO meet Lieutenant Elliott.
The Lieutenant Immediately made camp and
cared for the hungry men. As soon as the
party was able TO travel they were hurried
onward by boats TO an Indian ferry, TWEEN
ty-fcur miles from Kendrick; then By wager
to SHELLS mill, and thence TO Kendrick,
where they arrived safely on Nov. 90, and
were met by Brighten. William z. Carlin.
On the following day, Dec. l. they reached
| Spokane. where the party disbanded.
When the route by trail was abandoned.
the party was compelled 10 rely on its own
resources, as the guide was not familiar
with the river. or the management of small
craft in a swift river. They certainly could
have gotten out by Nov. l by pushing
through the snow on foot after exhaustine
the horses or by snow shoes. which they
could have easily made from the hides tina
were allowed TO go 10 waste in their camp.
II was solely the hope of bringing out
George Colgate safely that led them TO en-
dure the month OF untold hardship and
suffering which the trip down the river
necessitated.
Anarchist Sentenced to Death.
PITTBURG. Dec. I-Noal Maison, the
French Anarchist, who waylaid and killed
husband at Calamity. Pa. a few months